Following several days of anti-mining protests, Sibuyan Island residents celebrated another victory as Altai Philippines Mining Company was reportedly ordered by the DENR to cease and desist mining operations. | JMangaluzINQ
ordered by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to cease and desist mining operations, according to Alyansa Tigil Mina .
Tensions on the island reached a boiling point when two residents were hurt as police dispersed a human barricade created to stop mining trucks from passing.“The DENR Order suspending the current operations of APMC is a clear victory for the people of Sibuyan. Without the firm resistance of the Sibuyan residents and environmental defenders, we doubt if the DENR will lift a finger on the violations of the APMC,” ATM national coordinator Jaybee Garganera said.
The DENR specifically ordered the APMC to “cease and desist from the construction and operation of its causeway.”
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