mining

An activist protesting large-scale mining in Mindanao was killed by unidentified men on 23 December 2008, at New Bataan, Compostela Valley Province, environmental activist group Panalipdan-Southern Mindanao Region (SMR) reported.

October 2008

Environmental activists, mining-affected communities, indigenous peoples, and Church representatives staged a demonstration October 14 in front of the Sofitel Philippine Plaza in protest of the ongoing 8th Asia Pacific Mining Conference. The conference is organized by the ASEAN Federation of Mining Associations (AFMA), Philippines Chambers of Mines, and the Minerals Development Council of the Department of Natural Resources.