After holding a dialogue with Sibuyan Island residents, Sen. Risa Hontiveros said that mining operations in the area are still moving, even after the Altai Philippines Mining Corporation has been slapped with a cease and desist order. | JMangaluzINQ
During her dialogue with Sibuyan residents, Hontiveros was told that corals and plant species were destroyed during the mining operations.
“Kung mapatunayang mga critically endangered species pala ang nasira, may pananagutan sa batas ang kumpanya. Ang posibleng paggalaw sa mga endemic species ay malinaw na violation ng environmental laws,” Hontiveros said. She also brought up the killing of Councilor Armin Marin, a local Sibuyan leader slain in 2007 during anti-mining protests. Hontiveros urged speedy action so that it would not happen again.
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