Philippines: Cordillera Peoples Alliance
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Public Information Commission QUICK FACTS ON MINING FOR #MinesUnsafetyWeek
This week, Baguio City is once again set to host the 69th Annual National Mine Safety and Environment Conference, more commonly known before as the Mine Safety Week. Civil-society and peoples' organizations are known to conduct parallel commemorations called Mines "Unsafety" Week in order to combat the claims of mining corporations regarding the impacts of their mining operations.
Now, as part of this parallel commemoration, let's look into some quick facts on Mining in the Cordillera. The numbers below are continuing threats to the resources of indigenous peoples in the region. It will worsen the tragedies and irreversible impacts of environmental degradation caused by years of large-scale mining operations. In Benguet alone, natural disasters continue to leave massive destruction in communities due to the environmental scars left by decades of mining of Lepanto (LCMC), Philex, and Benguet Corporation (BCI). These corporations are quick to blame the forces of nature for the disasters that happen, but locals and academic researches attest how their operations are largely the contributors for the impacts of the disasters.