Senate Hearing - Manila Philippines Mining Effects on Food Security Save Palawan Movement (SPM) 8th December 2011

2. Berong, Quezon (Palawan)

3. Bataraza, Palawan

4. Heavy Metal Poisoning (Marinduque)
Dead Mogpog River – Acid Mine Drainage

5. Healthy Rice Field which is in danger Barren Rice Field which is biologically
due to the acid mine drainage to be dead for 16 years due to mine tailings of
brought by Intex Resources Marcopper
(Oriental Mindoro) (Marinduque)

6. Other side of the river used to be a rice field, but is now dead due to the toxic
chemicals from operations of Victoria Gold Mines in Benguet. Farmers built a
small barrier to prevent contamination on the other side.

7. Used to be a healthy rice field with 7.33 M kg of rice worth US$ 2.27M per annum,
but is now dead due to the toxic pollution of the rivers caused by mining.
(Cervantes, Ilocos)

9. Mining on top of the Rice Field (Narra, Palawan)
Pictures taken by: Save Palawan Movement

10. Mining on top of the Rice Field
Pictures taken by: Save Palawan Movement

11. Farmlands with laterite soils
Pictures taken by: Palawan NGO Network Inc. (PNNI)

12. Normal color of water overflowing during Part of farmlands with laterite in Purok 2
heavy rains
Pictures taken by: Palawan NGO Network Inc. (PNNI)

13. TRACES OF LATERITE NEAR FARMLANDS
Pictures taken by: Palawan NGO Network Inc. (PNNI)

14. Table A1. Poverty Incidence (Population), 1988-2009, (in %)
Group 1988 1991 1994 1997 2000 2003 2006 2009
Agriculture 56.33 54.61 51.15 47.10 48.28 46.10 47.84 47.92
Mining 27.84 28.63 30.22 29.50 34.80 41.27 34.64 48.71
Manufacturing 24.29 22.13 15.71 13.72 14.96 14.51 16.19 17.79
Utilities 8.73 11.41 8.23 7.58 4.43 4.12 7.44 3.23
Construction 37.21 34.70 29.40 22.27 25.83 21.49 25.19 24.52
Trade 21.42 21.31 15.77 13.34 12.89 10.72 13.87 13.12
Transportation & Communication 27.28 20.89 18.45 14.33 15.16 12.79 15.62 18.25
Finance 10.21 9.27 4.85 3.60 7.37 4.83 4.13 2.54
Services 17.42 15.09 12.35 9.76 9.56 9.06 12.41 11.94
Unemployed 23.28 19.53 16.81 13.01 13.13 10.51 12.65 12.83

15. A. Mangrove D. Cropland G. Seagrass beds
B. Forest E. Human Settlement
C. Coral F. River/Creek
The mining area with open pit is letter H. B2 represents denuded forest.
The darker tint of the coral reef at the left side represents dead corals.
(Alan White, Author of Philippine Coral Reefs: A Natural History Guide)

16. A total of 1128
tropical cyclones
entered the PAR and
56 % of this tropical
cyclone reached
typhoon intensity.
Each year, the
Philippines is hit by
an average of 20
typhoons.
Source: PAGASA