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Republic Act 7942, or the Philippine Mining Act, allows mining operations to clear trees and relocate Indigenous and local communities. [26] The law allows foreign-owned companies to engage in mining activities.
March 24, 1996: Marcopper mining disaster, occurred in the island province of Marinduque, Philippines. A year after the Republic Act No. 7942, or also known as "The Philippine Mining Act of 1995" is enacted. A mine tailings pit fracture caused toxic waste to flood the Makulapnit-Boac river, displacing 400 families in Barangay Hinapulan.
The Tampakan gold and copper deposit is situated in the mountains surrounding the town Tampakan in the South Cotabato province in the Philippines. [5] The deposit was discovered in November 1990 by the Australian company Western Mining Corporation (WMC), who acquired mining rights in Tampakan through a Financial and Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA) with the Philippine government. [6]
It also directed DILG Secretary Benhur Abalos to implement the “immediately executory” suspension, which originated from a complaint of Roberto Duldulao regarding the alleged issuance of 205 permits for sand and gravel extraction to illegal quarries in Nueva Ecija in violation of Republic Act 7942 or the Philippine Mining Act.
It is a coalition composed of non-governmental organizations, church groups, and academic institutions and is the largest anti-mining advocacy network in the country. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Alyansa Tigil Mina began as a loose collective that began meeting in 2004 to address threats posed to sustainable development initiatives by the revival of mining ...
Personal Property Security Act (Republic Act No. 11057) Philippine Innovation Act (Republic Act No. 11293) Philippine Mental Health Law (Republic Act No. 11036) Philippine Mining Act of 1995 (Republic Act No. 7942)) Republic Act No. 11647 (Amendments to the Foreign Investments Act of 1991) Revised Corporation Code (Republic Act No. 11232)
Amending the Cooperative Code of the Philippines or RA 6938 : the Philippine Cooperative Code of 2008: 2009-03-05: 9521: National Book Development Trust Fund Act: 2009-03-10: 9522: Amending the Archipelagic Baselines of the Territorial Sea of the Philippines, or RA 3046 and RA 5446 (Read about the Convention) 2009-03-12: 9523
The Philippine Standard Time (PST) Act of 2013: RA 10591 May 29, 2013 Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act: RA 10667 July 21, 2015 Philippine Competition Act: RA 10844 May 23, 2016 Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Act of 2015: RA 10913 July 21, 2016 Anti-Distracted Driving Act of 2016: RA 10931 ...