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The short answer is that both concepts are myths.
The long answer is that “Responsible Mining” is the current term applied to the framework of the government for the revitalization of the mining industry. This was a modification of the “Sustainable Mining” approach being espoused by the Mines, Minerals and Sustainable Development (MMSD) paradigm at the [...]

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In a conference held in London last year, Mines and Communities revealed that Filipino advocates for the protection of the environment are among those listed in the more than 860 victims of extra-judicial killings. Since 2001, there have been 23 environmental activist (18 of them were involved in anti-mining activities) killed while various community leaders [...]

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Dipolog City- Members of the Committee on Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Provincial Board of Zamboanga del Norte expressed irritation over an offending press statement during its second committee hearing conducted last week in Dipolog City.
The press statement was penned by Bong Garcia, a correspondent of Sun Star, but it was presumed the [...]

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