Borongan Diocese guintagosya an 'order to close mines' ha mga isla hiton Manicani ngan Homon
- 9:21AM Jayson Macapanas
- Jun 23, 2016
- 2 min read
Guintagosya han Diocese of Borongan ha Eastern Visayas an kasuguanan han local government hiton Eastern Samar province nga ipahunong an operasyon han tulo nga mga mining companies ha mga isla hiton Manicani ngan Homonhon.
"[The closure order] is putting the interest and the protection of the islanders and the home islands from further destruction and division," siring ni Father Juderick Calumpiano, director han social action center hiton Borongan Diocese.
"Even our pope is calling for a radical paradigm shift among mining companies whose interests are different from the communities affected by their operation," sumala pa ha padre.
Sumala pa ha iya nga an nasabi nga kasuguanan nga pagpahunong na han mining operations in "an act of mercy" para ha katawhan hiton Samar.
Una na nga nagpagawas hin 'order to stop operations' pinaagi hin surat hi Eastern Samar Governor Conrado Nicart para ha tulo nga mining companies)—Hinatuan Mining Corp. (HMC), Emir Resources Corp. (ERC) ug an Cambayas Mining Corp. (CMC)—nga diretso ihunong an ira operasyon ha oras nga makarawat an surat han bobernador.
An surat ha HMC in may petsa nga May 17 samtang an para ha ERC ngan CMC in naka-petsa ha May 31.
Guindismiss naman ni Nickel Asia vice president Jose Bayani Baylon, an the mother company han HMC, an claim han gobernador nga an mining operations an nagiging hinungdan ha problema hiton peace and order ha Manicani.
“The fact that one, two, five or 20 people protest…does not equate to a peace and order problem,” siring ni Baylon.
Nag-ooperate iton HMC hin nickel mine ha Manicani Island samtang an ERC ngan CMC in nag-eextract hin chromite ha historic island hiton Homonhon, kun diin una nga dumoong an Portuguese explorer nga hi Ferdinand Magellan ha aton nasud hadton tuig 1521.
An pareho nga isla in hinsasakopan hiton Guiuan.
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SOURCE: UCAnews.com
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