Following recent attempts to militarise mine sites, and associated killings, there has been a plethora of news stories on Philippines mining issues.
There is more fall-out from the murder of Fr. Fausto ‘Pops’ Tentorio, as the investigators pursue “anti-mining” motives for his murder. Fr Fausto opposed Xstrata’s Tampakan project.
See http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=11298.