South Cotabato Gov. Arthur Pingoy Jr. on Wednesday downplayed the issuance of an environmental compliance certificate (ECC) to mining giant Xstrata’s Sagittarius Mines Inc. (SMI), saying the provincial government ban on open-pit mining stays.
Relentless rains for the past few days led to flooding in 15 villages here and in Sarangani and South Cotabato provinces.
Five persons were wounded when an improvised explosive device planted by still unidentified men at a public market in South Cotabato went off Monday night, police said Tuesday.
A former mayor of Tampakan, South Cotabato, who was tagged by two witnesses, including the gunman himself, as one of the masterminds of the killing, was acquitted Monday of the murder of his father’s political rival in 2004.
After eight years and eight judges, the killing of mayoral candidate Gregorio Banal in Tampakan, South Cotabato, in 2004 will finally see resolution.
Chief executives of at least three Mindanao towns included in the proposed mine area of Xstrata’s Sagittarius Mines Inc. have sought Malacañang’s help so the project could commence.
The South Cotabato provincial government has asked the Moro Islamic Liberation Front to dismantle its two newly established camps in the municipalities of Banga and T’boli.
Thirteen families were affected by a whirlwind that hit Bukidnon Thursday, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported Friday.
One was killed and two were injured after a tornado hit Lake Sebu, South Cotabato Tuesday afternoon, a belated report from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said Friday.
Former Pangasinan Rep. Mark Cojuangco has sought the support of the South Cotabato provincial board for a 500-megawatt nuclear power plant proposed to be built in the town of Lake Sebu, Vice Gov. Elmo Tolosa said Wednesday.
Four people were killed and two others were injured Tuesday in a head-on collision of two motorcycles in South Cotabato, police said Wednesday.
Xstrata’s Sagittarius Mines Inc. (SMI) said it was hoping the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) would issue a favorable decision this time on its application for environmental compliance certificate (ECC).
Gov. Arthur Pingoy of South Cotabato said Saturday the withholding of an Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) to the Tampakan gold and copper project of Xstrata’s Sagittarius Mines Inc. was not the end of the world for the mining company.
