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Sep 15, 2012· Eastern Visayas is one of the regions of the Philippines and is designated as Region VIII. It consists of six provinces, namely, Biliran, Eastern Samar, Leyte, Northern Samar, Samar (Western Samar) and Southern Leyte. These provinces occupy the easternmost islands of Visayas: Leyte, Samar and Biliran. The regional center is Tacloban City, one of two cities of Leyte.
Pax Libera aspires to become the foremost mining company in the Philippines. Currently, it has existing operating and contracting rights over thousands of hectares of mineral properties located in the provinces of TawiTawi, Isabela, Zambales, Surigao, Dinagat Islands, and Eastern Samar.
The bishop of Borongan in Eastern Samar hailed the decision of Environment Secretary Gina Lopez to cancel the mining operations in the province, saying he hoped that it would be permanent.
Jan 06, 2013· Magraogdaog nga mga Tawo ni Eastern Samar GOV. CONRADO "Aklan" NICART
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is set to issue suspension orders to two mining companies operating in Homonhon Island in Guiuan, Eastern Samar ...
This was also a direct reference to the Hinatuan Mining Corporation whose open pit mining operations since 1989 in the island of Manicani in Guian, Eastern Samar have become a classic example of the devastating effects of mining. What is striking is that HMC has been suspended since 2001 and its MPSA lapsed last October 2017.
IV. NATURAL RESOURCES . Limestones are largely abundant in Samar . A. Land Resources. The province of Samar is the largest of the three provinces in the Island of Samar with a total land area of of 559,100 hectares or 5,591 square kilometers.
MINERAL PROFILE PROVINCE OF EASTERN SAMAR 3 II. LAND AREA AND MINERAL POTENTIAL Total land area of Eastern Samar is 466,611 hectares. The total area covered by the approved mining rights is only % or 9, hectares of the total land area of Eastern Samar and only around 21% or 2, hectares are covered
Jan 17, 2013· MANILA, Philippines The House of Representatives has approved on second reading a bill declaring Eastern Samar as a "miningfree zone." House Bill 6679, which is authored by Eastern Samar Rep. Ben Evardone prohibits all mining operations in the province.
Aug 11, 2016· MANILA, Philippines The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has suspended two more mining companies in Eastern Samar, in line with the ongoing mining audit by the agency. The ...
Eastern Visayas faces the Philippine Sea to the east. The region is known for its famous landmark, the San Juanico Bridge, dubbed as the "Most Beautifully Designed and Longest Bridge in the Philippines". As of 2015, the Eastern Visayas region has a population of 4,440,150 inhabitants, making it the third most populous region in the Visayas.
Feb 02, 2017· DENR closes 23 mining firms, plans rehabilitation of affected areas ... Eastern Samar. The DENR also suspended five mining firms for violating environmental laws: Berong Nickel Corp., CitiNickel ...
Dec 12, 2012· China''s mining occupation of the Philippines. ... one of China''s vast army of mining companies operating almost under the radar in the Philippines is .
DENR to suspend 2 mining companies in Eastern Samar. Aug 11, 2016 3:01 PM. Environment Secretary Gina Lopez says even with the ongoing audit she has not yet seen a model of responsible mining .
The Legislative District of Eastern Samar is the representation of the Province of Eastern Samar in the Philippine House of Representatives. Eastern Samar was represented as the third district of Samar until Republic Act No. 4221 was ratified in November 1965, after which the representative of the third district of Samar automatically served as Eastern Samar''s representative.
Jun 17, 2016· The governor of Eastern Samar, one of the country''s poorest provinces, has asked three mining companies to cease operations that are being blamed for peace and order problems.
May 31, 2016· Notwithstanding the protests from an antimining group, the Hinatuan Mining Company continued its operation this week to remove mining wastes from Manicani Island in Guiuan town of Eastern Samar ...
BORONGAN CITY–The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Eastern Samar approved a resolution expressing support and interposing no objection to the resolutions passed by four barangays in Manicani island, and the Sangguniang Bayan of Guiuan, supporting the renewal of the Mineral Production Sharing Agreement (MPSA) of Hinatuan Mining Corporation (HMC).
The mining company, Hinatuan Mining Corp. (HMC), has been lobbying for an extension of its soontoexpire mining permit, asking for another 25 years of operation.
Jun 20, 2009· After what happened, the provincial government of Eastern Samar acted on the claims of the protesters and conducted an ocular inspection on most of the mining sites in Homonhon .
Oct 20, 2012· Mining operations in Salcedo, Eastern Samar is "out of control" The government authorities have failed to enforce laws to protect human rights of the mining affected community in the province of Eastern Samar particularly in the town of Salcedo, said Atty. Mario Maderazo, Legal and Advocacy Officer of the Philippine Misereor Partnership Inc. (PMPI).
Apr 13, 2011· GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION. Eastern Visayas encompasses the two large islands of Leyte and Samar, the province of Biliran and several minor region is the eastern boundary of the Philippines. The San Bernardino Strait separates Eastern Visayas from Luzon in the southeast while the Surigao Strait separates the province of Leyte from the northeastern part of Mindanao.
Nov 16, 2017· BORONGAN CITY, July 27, 2017–Eastern Samar vice governor Marcelo Ferdinand Picardal has called on the province''s finance committee to start a stronger initiative in collecting the excise tax shares from mining operations due to the provincial government.
Philippine antimining activist Francisco Canayoung was murdered after opposing chromite mining in Salcedo, Eastern Samar, which drastically destroys the health of local communities and the environment.
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