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3,080 results for “Marinduque Marcopper settlement”

  1. Marinduque contests $25-M legal fee

    Marinduque contests $25-M legal fee

    The Marinduque provincial government has asked the Supreme Court to review a Court of Appeals ruling upholding a 25-percent contingency fee worth about $25…

    Josephine D. Escovidal·

  2. Marinduque identifies high drought risk towns

    Marinduque identifies high drought risk towns

    Marinduque identifies Torrijos, Buenavista and Gasan as drought-vulnerable areas, prompting preparations for water shortages, drought-resistant seeds,…

    Josephine D. Escovidal·

  3. Dry Spell Takes Its Toll. Drought conditions are being experienced in an Iloilo town, raising concerns over the impact on local agriculture and water resources.

    Three Marinduque towns face high drought risk

    Torrijos, Buenavista and Gasan face heightened drought risks as provincial authorities prepare agricultural assistance and emergency water supplies.

    Josephine D. Escovidal·

  4. THE barren landscape of the Tapian open-pit mine in Marinduque bears the scars of a disaster that began in 1996, when a fractured drainage tunnel released millions of tons of toxic mine tailings into the province’s waterways. Thirty years on, Marinduque is still waiting for the rehabilitation promised through a $100-million settlement from Barrick Mining Corp., with conditions for its release still awaiting action from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

    Marinduque: Still not healed

    Three decades after the Marcopper mining disaster, Marinduque is pressing the DENR to act before the 4 October 2026 deadline tied to a $100-million settlement…

    Carl Magadia·

  5. Faith on the streets of Marinduque

    Faith on the streets of Marinduque

    Looking back, those Holy Weeks were more than spectacles. They were lessons in devotion, sacrifice, and community.

    Rowel Barba·