Tag: Sibuyan Island
Green activists welcome suspension of mining operations on Philippine island
“This is just one of the fruits of the barricade with the tireless and unselfish people who have been joining and supporting us"
Rights group scores violent police dispersal of anti-mining barricade on Philippine...
Residents of Sibuyan have been manning a barricade since January 26 to stop mining trucks containing nickel ore from entering a private port
Philippine Catholic bishop backs anti-mining protest, visits barricade
In a statement, the Catholic clergy of Sibuyan warned of “tragic consequences” if the nickel mining project pushed through on the island
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