Arcilla: Tampakan advocateTo the general public, Carlos Arcilla may only be known as that UP teacher who speaks in favor of mining companies. This superiority complex also manifests in his insistence that those of us who stand against irresponsible mining just don’t understand mining. Yet Arcilla himself silences the kind of punishment that communities suffer in the hands of irresponsible mining. Also, contrary to what Arcilla would like us to believe, there are countless studies and reports, scientific and cultural, that are based on actual visits to mining communities and projects. Lopez has nothing to gain or lose by cleaning-up the DENR and forcing the mining sector to follow our laws.

Source: Manila Times April 01, 2017 16:18 UTC