13/09/2021
Delikado sa kalikasan ng coastal area ng Lingayen gulf.
Large-scale mining alert!
The Proposed Iron Ore Pangasinan Offshore Magnetite
Mining Project located in Municipalities of Sual, Labrador, Lingayen, Binmaley and and City of Dagupan, Province of Pangasinan, covers a total area of 9,252.4506 hectares.
It is now applying for an Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC). It is a Category A : Environmentally Critical Project (ECP) which entails extraction of metallic and non-metallic minerals
including extraction of oil and gas, deuterium (off-shore).
Project proponent is the Iron Ore, Gold, and Vanadium Resources (Phils.) Inc., or . (referred to as Vanadium Resources), an Australian mineral exploration company. The proposed project is covered by a Financial or Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA) No. 07-2020-IOMR approved by the Office of the President on November 25, 2020.
This project will directly impact our coastal and marine resources, exacerbate climate and disaster risks, permanently alter natural ecosystems, and economically displace fisherfolk and communities.
A series of Public Hearings is scheduled:
13-17 September 2021 via Zoom :
Meeting ID: 833 5348 8226
Passcode : Pangasinan
13 September 2021, Monday, 9:30am, Municipality of Labrador
14 September 2021, Tuesday, 9:30am, Municipality of Lingayen
15 September 2021, Wednesday, 9:30am, Municipality of Sual
15 September 2021, Wednesday, 2:00pm, Government Agencies
16 September 2021, Thursday, 9:30am, Municipality of Binmaley
17 September 2021, Friday, 9:30am, City of Dagupan
Please attend and let your voices be heard.
Photo: UNDP
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