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Friday, June 06, 2008

CA settles mining row, affirms
claim of Olympic in Palawan

Itawes Mining Exploration argues it was deprived of due process

THE Court of Appeals (CA) has affirmed the validity of the mining claims of Olympic Mines and Development Corp. over 2,212 hectares of land in the province of Palawan.

The CA 12th Division, in a 23-page decision penned by Associate Justice Ramon Garcia, dismissed the bid of Itawes Mining Exploration to conduct mining operations in San Isidro, Narra, Palawan and Pulot, Espanola, Palawan, which were previously covered by the mining contracts of Atlantic City Exploration, Mondo Exploration Corp. and Toronto Exploration Corp.

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Tribesmen free 2 kidnapped Canadian mining surveyors

ZAMBOANGA CITY: Tribesmen seized two Canadians and four Filipino surveyors of a Swiss mining firm, but freed them later on a remote village in Mindanao after divesting them of their equipment and money.

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PGMA opens Luzon North Rural Congress in Baguio

BAGUIO CITY: “Mining investors must consult with the Church.”

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Puerto Princesa City hosts World Environment Day

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY: The Philippines celebrated World Environment Day on Wednesday in what has been acknowledged as the country’s “most environment-friendly city” to epitomize the universal campaign for environmental conservation and sustainable development.

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Officials appeal to resolve Mt. Mantalingahan dispute

BROOKE’S POINT, Palawan: Municipal councilors in this southern municipality of Palawan on Wednesday called on groups embroiled in a fight over the control of Mount Mantalingahan to conduct “sincere dialogues and to allow reason to prevail”

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