APEX to continue mining operations in Davao de Oro despite landslide, protests

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Gabriela Representative Arlene Brosas calls on the government to 'suspend all large-scale mining companies in the country to prevent the destruction of our environment'

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“While the recent landslide tested our resilience, it also strengthened our commitment to help our hosts and barangays build a better fortress against the threats of nature,” said Luis Sarmiento, president and CEO of APEX Mining Company Incorporated , during a hearing at the House of Representatives on Tuesday, March 12.

Environmental groups said that AMCI must be held responsible for what happened and demanded an investigation into the link between mining operations and recurring landslides in Maco town. The disaster renewed discussions on the implementation of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau’s recommendation to declare the landslide prone area as a no-build zone.

“We consulted the stakeholder concerned, such as the MGB, to ensure that opening the school in the geohazard area will be safe…as a result Masara Integrated School resumed its classes after 9 years,” said Rimando.

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