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Semirara Landslide: The Untold Stories
"Community demands and the dirty energy Pandora's box
A community leader from Barangay Semirara and various support groups shed light on the real situation of communities facing the daily threat of coal mining in Barangay Semirara, the location where 5 miners got killed and 5 still missing inside the Panian coal mining site operated by Semirara Mining Corporation (SMC).
In a press Briefing in Quezon City, Bernardo Magdaug community leader of Isalba ang Caluya (ISACA) said "Nananawagan kami sa pagkakaroon ng malaliman at makatotohanang imbistigasyon sa operasyon ng pagmimina sa Semirara a ... -
Semirara Mine Tragedy: A Question of Priorities
"A collapsed wall left five miners dead and five missing when a landslide hit Semirara mine in Antique just before midnight on Wednesday last week.
Two more landslides would smite Semirara in the days to follow, following another avalanche on February 14 on lands clearly weakened after decades of open-pit mining.
Semirara Mining Corporation is the largest and only coal producer in the country, chaired by David Consunji, the country's fifth richest man as of last year, and Isidro Consunji, its CEO. Semirara, inc. has regularly been awarded a place among the top 30 publicly-listed companies ... -
Aquino urged to stop pushing coal power plants
A civil society network advocating for reforms to help the country adapt to climate change expressed dismay on Tuesday, over the Aquino administration's push for coal-fired power plants, and renewed its call on government to tap cleaner and less wasteful sources of energy.
Aksyon Klima Pilipinas, in a statement, said it was disappointed with the apparent priority given to coal by government in supplying the country's energy needs.
"We are dismayed to see the government's renewable energy plans go to waste in favor of dirty and harmful energy. Our message is simple: Coal will cost us the cl ...