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Mining Firm Explores Narra Without Permit |
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Saturday, 17 June 2006 |
NARRA, Palawan--Another mining company, Patricia Louise Mining
Development Corporation (PLMDC), has illegally begun mining activities
in Palawan despite the absence of an exploration permit.
PLMDC has been harassing the town of Narra to obtain the approval of
residents and the local government to mine the nickel-rich mountain in
Narra that extends from Calategas until San Isidro. The proposed mine
is connected to the small-scale mining of PGMC in the latter town?. The
farmers of the Calategas Irrigators Service Association (CISA),
however, expressed their opposition and relayed the reasons for their
stand to concerned authorities.
Despite this, an ocular visit by Kilusan Sagip Kalikasan (KSK), ELAC
and the media on March 31 and April 1 revealed that new diggings had
been done by employees of PLMDC. When the area was mapped, it was found
that the proposed mining site is one of the core zones under Palawan’s
Strategic Environmental Plan, because of its high forest cover.
Plans are underway to file a case against PLMDC for the illegal exploration. |
