the cso advocacy for a new mining law in the philippines by alliance against mining

8/14/2019 The CSO Advocacy for a New Mining Law in the Philippines by Alliance Against Mining

1/11


2/11

General Assumptions:Policy of Liberalizing the Mining Industry

1. Optimize extraction new and improved technology,high capital input

2. Capture capital need to attract foreign investors

3. Local mining industry must capture the worldmarket

4. Foreign market=dependent on foreign capital


3/11

Challenging the myths of mining in the Philippines

Shifting mindsets and popular consciousness:

The Philippine Mining Act is flawed (undermining national sovereignty,sell-out of national patrimony and unmasking the disincentives)

Mining as it is currently being undertaken cannot contribute toeconomic, social, cultural, moral nation-building of the Philippine nation

Mining is not imperative for national Philippine development Good governance and local investments should be prioritized before

foreign dependent investments

Environmental protection is not secured.


4/11

Dapitan initiative

Advocates from all over the countrygathered on October 11, 2002 at the RizalShrine, Dapitan City in Mindanao to sign amanifesto which is what is known now asthe Dapitan Initiative

It goes beyondmerely opposing certainmining activities but strives to provide clearalternatives.

Generate suggestions from communitieson what the new framework for miningshould be in the Philippines


5/11

Dapitan

Declaration(2002)


6/11

Alternative Vision


7/11

Methodology


8/11

Drafting

At least 10 revisions of the law;

Comparison with the past mining laws;

Table research;

Comparison with other relevant laws;

Comparison with international standards and

protocols;

Referred to other mining laws of other countries.


9/11

To raise public awareness and understanding on

mining and the negative impacts of the mining andcurrent national policy on mining

To generate the critical mass needed to pass the

Alternative Mining Bill (AMB)

To generate resources to mobilize campaign

activities

To raise public awareness and understanding on

mining and the negative impacts of the mining andcurrent national policy on mining

To generate the critical mass needed to pass the

Alternative Mining Bill (AMB)

To generate resources to mobilize campaign

activities

Advocacy goals

for the Alternative Mining Bill

Advocacy goals

for the Alternative Mining Bill


10/11

A Frame for Advocacy

3Mobilization

2

Strategy

1

Analysis

4

Action

5Evaluation

Continuity

6


11/11

In Summary:

1. We agreed on a framework (Dapitan Declaration) for anew mining law (2002)

2. We expanded and specified the framework into a set of

principles (2002-2005)3. These principles were translated into specificprovisions, producing a model law (2006)

4. The draft model law was subjected to many, many,many consultations (2007)

5. We talked with friendly legislators, so they will file andsupport it in Philippine Congress (2008)

6. We discussed and approved an advocacy plan

the cso advocacy for a new mining law in the philippines by alliance against mining

Documents