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By JONG CADION
PAGADIAN CITY,
ZAMBOSUR (PAGADIAN Frontline News/Sunday-December 8, 2013) – The Interfaith
Forum for Solidarity and Peace recommended to the local and national government officials for the protection of Watershed in
Zamboanga Peninsula in Southern Philippines, this is their press statement
during the press conference on friday at Anastacia Convention Hall in Pagadian
City.
The press conference
was attended by the leaders of different environmentalist groups and members of
Interfaith Forum for Solidarity and Peace in Pagadian City and Zamboanga del
Sur.
Rudy Arpon from the
environmentalist group of Social Action Center in Pagadian City said that their
statement was the result of series of consultations conducted from the
Tri-people and Civil Society Organization (CSO) in Zamboanga Peninsula that the
watershed area in Zamboanga Peninsula is already endangered after facing threat
we need protection.
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Rudy Arpon from Social Action Center(Photo by Jong Cadion) |
These are the 5 rivers
that benefited waters from Mt. Pinukis, Labangan River that supplies also water
to the irrigated Rice-land of Eastern part of Zamboanga del Sur flowing toward Yllana
Bay, Dipolo River supplies the irrigated Rice-land of Salug Valley area, the
northern part of Zamboanga del Sur toward the Panguil Bay of Misamis Occidental
and part of Lanao del Norte, Bisoangan River supplies the irrigation of western
portion of Zamboanga del Sur and eastern part of Zamboanga Sibugay flowing
towards Dumanguillas Bay while Sibugay River supplies irrigated Rice-land of
Zamboanga Sibugay flowing toward Sibugay Bay and Ecuan River supplies also
irrigated Rice-land of south-west portion of Zamboanga del Norte toward
Sindangan Bay.
According to Edwin
Quiñones of from Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center (LRC-KsK), Mt.
Pinukis is identified as the different wildlife and endangered species, the
source of foods in Zamboanga Peninsula and a very rich in Natural and Mineral
Resources.
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Edwin Quiñones from LRC-KsK (Photo by Jong Cadion) |
Two years ago, the
Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) approved the Mineral Permit Sharing
Agreement (MPSA) to 5 mining companies out of 42 mining applicants but because
of the strong resistance of Indigenous People (IPs) Subanen Tribes and the
community against mining operations, said mining firm had filed the case in
court against them.
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Subanen Tribal Chieftain Norberto Tilao also said (Photo by JC) |
“These 5 mining companies of Deo Technic-Gami, Perum 168, Sar-Stone, Valor Mining and A-Dynasty cannot start their operations due to none compliance of Free and Prior Informed Consent from the Tribal leaders in the area of Mt Pinukis as mandated in the Republic Act 8371 otherwise known as ‘The Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA Law)’,” Subanen Tribal Chieftain Norberto Tilao also said.
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Participants from the multi-sector during the press conference (Photo by Jong Cadion) |
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