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A bank and a backward town
A Cabangan farmer begins his day even as the town is still draped in fog. [photo by Jaileen Jimeno] CABANGAN, ZAMBALES — The Rural Bank of Cabangan sits proudly outside the center of this dusty town,...
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Mining mayhem triggers eco-disaster in Zambales
First of Two Parts STA. CRUZ, ZAMBALES – Nickel is not doing too well in the world market these days, but residents here do not seem to mind, even though nickel has become one of this town’s major...
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ZAMBALES is not new to mining. Acoje Mining dug for chromite in Sta Cruz for 75 years beginning in the 1930s. In 1934, Benguet Corporation began to extract chromite from the mountains of nearby...
View ArticleFirms mining watershed, forest areas of Zambales
Last of two parts STA. CRUZ, ZAMBALES – For nearly two years now, Leonardo Lustria Jr., manager of the Sta. Cruz water district, has been at his wit’s end trying to find ways to protect the town’s...
View ArticleA watchdog in need of watching
THE Provincial Mining and Regulatory Board (PMRB) acts like the environment department’s eyes and ears on the ground when it comes to how mining is being carried out in a particular, well, province....
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