Maricalum Mining Corporation (MMC)

Maricalum Mining Corporation (MMC) in south Negros. Having 2,673 claims on mining in Barangays Cansauro, Hinablan, Tao-angan and Hinablan, of the towns of Cauayan and Sipalay, Negros Occidental. Actually I had at peace(p) into the place and had seen the impact of the mining in the people and to its natural habitat. in particular on Sipalay, I saw dead mountains, white ones. Waters sources and the rivers cover with the area are not portable therefore the people would go to the lowlands to buy fresh water to drink.Crops productions are cut into halves and the villagers experience tegument diseases. Poisoning and many fish kills are reported before. People would continuously complain about the air pollution brought by it causing suspend sandstorms and dust particles. 2. One of the government policies was REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7942 or also known as PHILIPPINE MINING ACT OF 1995. This constitution states that the all the private and public mining land are own by the state.Therefore the go vernment and other private sectors are responsible for(p) to the development, utilization and conservation of the place. Protecting the rights of affected communities and limits the land that are addressable for mining. Section 7, Article X of the constitution provides that LGU or Local presidential term Units are responsible to protect and co-manage the environment and to enhance the right of the people. two RA belongs in the EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 79 created by state.