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Mining Benefits: will they last?

Unlike plants, minerals do not reproduce. Once minerals are extracted, they are gone forever! One of the most frequently asked questions I get is: what happens when the minerals are depleted? The short answer: mines close and you are out of a job. The long answer is revealed in this short video. Tina Pimentel of Bantay Kita, a non-government organization that advocates for governance and fiscal reforms in mineral extraction, reveals facts about job security when you work for a mining company.

Posted by Gina Lopez on Sunday, April 2, 2017

PRESS RELEASE: Forward, Backward, Side Steps on FOI: Systems Reboot, Strong Push for Law Needed

THE ISSUANCE on July 23, 2016 of Executive Order No. 2 on Freedom of Information drew support from the Right to Know, Right Now! Coalition as a signal of the commitment of the Duterte Administration to respect and promote the people's right to access information in the Executive Branch.

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