by Philippine Indigenous Peoples Links
Mindex (of Norway) wants to set up a Nickel Cobalt Mine in Mindoro Island. This will trample on
the rights of the indigenous Mangyan people in the island, as well as damage the fishing grounds
in the area.
The Freedom from Debt Coalition's signature campaign to ask the Philippine government
to repeal the law providing for automatic national budget payments for debt service.
The farmers of Kalawit town, Zamboanga del Norte province, are appealing for international support to stop the government from taking away their lands.
A hydroelectric dam being constructed in the Philippines will, if not
stopped, destroy the last cultural stronghold of the Ibaloi people in and
around Dalupirip, Benguet Province.
Elf Aquitaine is organizing an 'Authentic Adventure'
that will endanger the biodiversity of a protected rainforest area in the islands of Samar and Leyte, in the Philippines.
The workers at Shemberg Marketing, one of the world's biggest exporter of carageenan products,
have been on strike since April 1999 to demand that the company reinstate 15 dismissed leaders
of the Shemberg Employees Independent Union.
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e-mail) calling for support and urgent actions in cases of human rights
emergencies and protest actions in the Philippines. If you are interested
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