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==PCCI seeks Palace meeting on Tampakan project== | |||
*Source: http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/economy/22974-pcci-seeks-palace-meeting-on-tampakan-project | |||
*TUESDAY, 07 FEBRUARY 2012 19:55 | |||
:by MAX V. DE LEON / REPORTER | |||
THE Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), the country’s biggest business organization, is seeking an audience with President Aquino to push for the continuation of the $5.6-billion Tampakan copper-gold project. | |||
Miguel Varela, PCCI president, said the group understands the concerns of the provincial government and other oppositors of the open-pit mining method. | |||
However, Varela said based on consultations and studies made for the Tampakan project, the proponent Sagittarius Mines Inc. “will be able to respond to any possible impact of the open-pit mining method.” | |||
Varela, at his recent visit to General Santos City, said the national chamber will make representations in Malacañang for the Tampakan project in support of the local business chambers, including the Mindanao Business Council. | |||
“We will make our own representation because we believe all the safeguards are in place for this project. The Tampakan project is an investment the government must not ignore. The parties supporting the Tampakan project are doing the correct process and we will do our part by talking to the national government”, Varela said. | |||
Varela met with local business groups in South Cotabato and Tampakan Mayor Leonardo Escobillo over the weekend to discuss issues hounding what is seen as the biggest single foreign investment in the country. | |||
Varela said the proponent of the Tampakan project has “consulted the community and that this project will benefit not only the host municipality but the entire country.” | |||
“We were presented with the environmental and safety plans for the Tampakan project and this project is actually doable,” he said. | |||
Varela said they are also willing to dialogue with the South Cotabato provincial officials, consistent with the pronouncement of South Cotabato Gov. Arthur Pingoy that he welcomes a dialogue with any group to finally resolve the Tampakan issue. | |||
Pingoy has declared that he is not against the Tampakan project but wants to resolve an environmental code “he is bound to implement” through intervention from either the courts or the national government. | |||
Aside from the ban on open-pit mining ordinance that was issued by the local government of South Cotabato, the Tampakan project was also denied the environmental clearance certificate by Environment Secretary Ramon Paje. | |||
==Construction gov’t hospital in S. Cotabato begins== | ==Construction gov’t hospital in S. Cotabato begins== | ||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R12&article=1611328513973 | *Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R12&article=1611328513973 | ||
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A street dance, a showdown and a tribute program will highlight Feb. 14. | A street dance, a showdown and a tribute program will highlight Feb. 14. | ||
Sagayan is a Muslim war dance traced from both Maguindanao and Maranao tribes. It depicts the steps of their hero Prince Batugan from wearing his armaments, the war he fought in, and his victory. Dancers carry a shield with shell noisemakers on one hand and a kris (double-bladed sword) on the other. (DED/PIA12) | Sagayan is a Muslim war dance traced from both Maguindanao and Maranao tribes. It depicts the steps of their hero Prince Batugan from wearing his armaments, the war he fought in, and his victory. Dancers carry a shield with shell noisemakers on one hand and a kris (double-bladed sword) on the other. (DED/PIA12) | ||
==Maguindanao to stage maiden Sagayan Festival== | ==Maguindanao to stage maiden Sagayan Festival== | ||