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DENR, the Church and the nickel ore stockpile in Manicani

Environment Secretary Ramon Paje
Environment Secretary Ramon Paje
Has the government relinquished its duty of regulating the mining industry to the Catholic Church?

That’s the question I asked Environment Secretary Ramon Paje when he said that Hinatuan Mining Corporation (HMC) has to get the approval of the church to their request to remove the 1.1 million metric tons nickel ore stockpile in Manicani which poses risk to the environment minerals pose this rainy season.

Way back 2003 (the Environment secretary then was Heherson Alvarez), the Mines and Geoscience Bureau and Environmental Management Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources investigated and evaluated the impacts of mining operations in Manicani and Homonhon islands in Guiuan, Eastern Samar and the recommendation on the stockpile was, “while the operations of Hinatuan remains suspended, all available ore materials stockpiled form shipment must be disposed of immediately as these materials may cause siltation and water pollution along the seashore subject, however, to compliance with the other requirements of the DENR, MGB and EMB, as well as with the pertinent laws, rules and regulations.”

Mas pinapahalagahan ng Malacañang ang SM mall kaysa kapaligiran

Occupy SM Baguio
Deadma lang ang Malacañang sa mainit na protesta laban sa plano ng SM, ang higanteng sa negosyo ng shopping malls, na putulin ang 182 na pine trees sa Baguio para patayuan ng parking lot ng kanilang department store.
SM-friendly DENR Chief Paje

Kinampihan pa ni Environment Secretary Ramon Paje ang ginagawa ng SM. Sabi niya,“If we do not allow trees to be cut, will there be a development such as Fort Bonifacio?(Kung hindi natin papayagan na putulin ang mga kahoy, paano tayo magkaroon ng pagsulong katulad ng Fort Bonifacio?”)