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PHILIPPINE

Presented byVisayas Mining Conference

February 25, 2012

MINING SITUATIONand Peoples

Struggle

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PH IS RICH IN

9M Ha or 30% of totalland area has metallicmineral deposits

5th mineralized country inthe world

3rd in gold, 4th in copper

5th in nickel P47 trillion estimated

industry worth (NEDA,2004)

MINERAL RESOURCES

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Modernization andmechanization of

agriculture Metals and minerals as

resource base for

industrialization Electronics Precision instruments Machine tools Automobiles Infrastructure

MINING IS VITAL

TO DEVELOPMENT

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PH MINING IS...

Mainly extractive Export-oriented Dominated by TNCs

and local miningelite

Dependent on

foreign capital andtechnologies

Exploration

MineDevelopment

Extraction

InitialProcessing

Refining &Smelting

Fabricating

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100% foreign

ownership for biggestmining agreement (FTAA) over81,000 ha over 25 years,renewable for 25 years

Investment guarantees

10 5-8 year income tax holiday,100% repatriation of capital andprofit, duty free importation

Auxiliary rights such aswater, timber, and easement

rights

RA 7942MINING ACT OF 1995

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Destructive Mining

at a glance

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Mining under Aquino administration

Number of OperatingMetallic Mines:

Copper: 3

Copper: 1 Gold: 8

Nickel: 15

Number of Processing

Plant/Smelter: 2

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$10.546 Billion (Php443B)total exports of minerals & mineral

products from 2005-2010

P43.72 billion total taxes,fees and royalties collected(2005-10)

0.91% contribution of mining toGDP (2000-09) 0.376% of total workforce

employed by mining (2000-09)(source: DENR-MGB Q2 2011 statistics)

ECONOMICCONTRIBUTIONS INSIGNIFICANT

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Pollution of upland,agricultural, aquatic

ecosystems with acid minedrainage, laterite and otherspills

Forest cover loss incritical watersheds and

biodiversity areas (Miningcompanies exemption from EO23 or total log ban)

21 Abandoned minesreplete with hazardous wastes

ECOLOGICALDESTRUCTION WIDESPREAD

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Example of large-scale mining damage in Palawan

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Extent of ecological damage in Claver, Surigao del Norte

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Economic dislocation throughdecreasing productivity and income on

mining-affected peasants, fisherfolkand small-scale miners

Community impacts such asland-grabbing, increased povertyincidence, disaster vulnerability, etc.

Health impacts such as watercontamination, skin diseases,respiratory diseases, etc.

SOCIALIMPACTS EXTENSIVE

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36 recorded cases ofanti-mining activist killings

since 2001, 7 in 2011 Harassment to

discourage publicopposition (SLAPP onCEC-Phils, red-baiting onMEM)

Militarization ofcommunities andadvocates throughSCAAs, continuation ofIDFs, approved by Aquinothis 2011

HUMAN RIGHTSVIOLATIONS BY MINING

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GREENWASH

P2 Billion/year supposedly spentfor environmental CSR programs by

corporations that have track record ofmining disasters (Philex in Negros,TVI-RD in Zamboanga, Rio Tuba, etc.)

Massive PR with billions spent inTVCs, print ads and events

communicating misleading information P2.6 billion spent by SMI in CSR,

employment, taxes, operational costsand social service investments

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What is to be done?

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Legal actions LGU resolutions Cases vs. Human

rights violations Writ of Kalikasan,

Protest actions andmobilizations

DENR-MGB, MiningCorporations

Pro

mining localgovernment unitsand mining projectareas

Community

barricadesInternational lobbying

PEOPLE'SSTRUGGLE!

Monitoring Education and

information Scientific researches Organizing and

alliances Community-based

POs Sectoral and

national formations Legislative lobbying

Provincialresolutions

People's Mining Bill

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Scrap the Mining Act of 1995

Uphold peoples rights andprotect our environment

Stop foreign and large-scalemining

Pass the People's Mining Bill Nationalize the Mining

Industry Defend our Patrimony

OUR CALLS

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MARAMING SALAMAT!GO OUT AND JOIN THE STRUGGLE