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IBALANGIBOG SA BILOG NA MUNDO, ORAGON AN BICOLANO! KAYA TA AN RESPONSABLENG PAGMIMINA SA RAPU-RAPU!
THE NEWSWEEK
VOL. 1 NO. 9 AN INTRA-COMPANY OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE RAPU-RAPU POLYMETALLIC PROJECT AUGUST 14-20, 2006
nly a few days after the mining symposium in Aquinas
University of Legaspi, RRPI President Manny Agcaoili oncemore faced a packed auditorium, this time to students, facultymembers, and representatives from the school administrationof the Bicol University in Albay. He effectively presented thecase of responsible mining in Rapu-Rapu.
The “Forum on Mining” was sponsored and organized bythe BU Graduate Students Board headed by its adviser Dr.Myrna Lanuzo and held at the BU Amphitheater on the morn-ing of June 12, 2006. Dr. Arnulfo Mascariñas, dean of the BUGraduate School (BUGS), opened the forum by stressing theimportance of the university’s involvement in important eventsin the province. As the premiere state university in the BicolRegion, it has the sensitive task as catalyst for a more bal-anced view and critical understanding of the issues.
The moderated open forum primarily centered on questionsabout the government’s role to regulate the industry andmonitor the environment. Among questions asked Pres. Ag-caoili was whether the company would consider scholarshipopportunities for BU students.
In contrast to the black-clad students of AUL, the students ofBU were mostly dressed in pink shirts. Moreover, less tensionand hostility and more intellectual curiosity were exhibited bythe audience.
It was an illuminating experience for all the participants. Afterthe forum, many signed up to become independent observersof the test run, taking to heart the challenge made by Mr. Ag-caoili: Get to know the project first-hand and not merely fromhear-say.
In addition to Pres. Agcaoili, there were three other speakers:Engr. Guillermo Molina Jr. IV of the Mines and GeosciencesBureau (MGB V) who talked on salient points of the 1995mining act; Engr. Gilbert Gonzales, regional director of theEnvironment Management Bureau V who explained the envi-ronmental regulatory statutes on mining; and Engr. VirgilioPerdigon, vice rector of the Aquinas University of Legaspiwho focused on the two spill events as the bases for theNGO’s fight for the closure of the mine.
L-R: Eng. Molina, Jr., Engr. Perdigon, Reg. Dir. Gonzales, and Pres. Agcaoili
BU students listen intently to the power point presentations
Streamer outside the BU Auditorium announces Forum on Mining
ast Friday, 17th August 2006, Acting Presiding Judge Raul
E. De Leon of the Sorsogon Regional Trial Court dismissedthe Complaint, as well as the Motion to Admit Amended Com-plaint without prejudice, in a civil class action suit f iled againstLafayette Philippines Inc. and the Rapu-Rapu PolymetallicProject. The dismissal was based on the fact that the plaintiffwas unable to "issue a proper certificate of non-forum shop-ping as required by Rule 7, Section 5 of the 1997 Rules ofCivil Procedure…" The counsel for LPI was Atty. CleofeVerzola.
Composed of affected fishermen in the coastal cities of Sor-sogon, the plaintiff was represented by Atty. Gil S. Gojol.They claimed that due to the two spills that occurred in Octo-ber 2005 which resulted in mercury contamination of marine
life, LPI should be penalized with damages and the courtshould issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) and prelimi-nary injunction. The civil case was filed on February 2006.
Although LPI sympathizes with the plight of the fishermen,the case filed was baseless as the tests done by UP NSRIand UP PGH showed that the levels of mercury and heavymetals around the Albay Gulf were all within DENR stan-dards. THE BFAR test results also showed that the fish inSorsogon and Albay are safe. Thus the case exposes thefish scare as a hoax and was probably due to some mis-guided elements who wanted the mine closed by spreadingfalse reports without regard to the negative consequencesthat may impact on the fishing industry and consumers alikein the provinces of Albay and Sorsogon.
CIVIL CASE AGAINST LPI DISMISSED!
Vol. 1 No. 9 page 2 THE NEWSWEEK August 14-20, 2006
EDITORIAL BOARD Managing Editor: Cecille Calleja Con-
tributors: Carmelita Pacis, Gilberto Llovit, Bayani Agabin
Production: Arnold A. Guadalupe, Kareen Asuncion Circu-
lation: Nancy Alipar, C.A.R.E. Dept.
MAYLENE SOLIS
Staff Geologist
Geology Department
Hired: August 14, 2006
ERNIE BALONZO
Pit Technician,
Mining Department
Hired: August 9, 2006
Ruel Avellana Grafil
Rosalie Madraso Jamora
Roger Rodrigo Lepalam
Edilberto Villajuan Marchan
Abel Zaragoza Nepomuceno
Marie Fatima Esperon Puliran
Adrian Tabigue Robles
Ian Malejana Solomon
Edgar Saberon Velarde
!
Famous Personalities born in August:
Superman, Mussolini, Bill Clinton,Jackie Onassis, Napoleon, Madonna
Renato O. Adora
Jose Guañizo Adrao
Sharon Derramas Ang
Cherrie Lou Baza Burabod
Lawrence Conda Demorar
Noli Bernal Dupoc
Erwin Echano Ecal
Erwin Bolaños Ecal
C-Jechrist Madarcos Erodias
JOB VACANCIES
RAPU-RAPU POLYMETALLIC PROJECT
Department Position Number ofVacancies
Sr. Mine Geologist 1
Geology Staff 1
Mining Staff Mining Engineer 2
Cadet Engineer (Dams Geotech) 1
Materials Manage-ment
Logistics Officer (Inventory Mngt.) 1
CARE Sr. Info. Communication and EducationOfficer (ICE)
1
CARE Officers 2
HRAS Recruitment & Training Officer 1
Safety Safety Engineer 1
Safety Officer 2
Cadet Safety Engineer 1
Environment Jr. Environment Engineer 1
Legal Services Manager 1
Legal Assistant 1
Engineering Section Head - Design/Planning 1
Commercial Commercial Assistant 1
xpectations regarding Environmental Management System (EMS) was encapsulated in the statement of Ms. Car-
melita Pacis, EMD Manager and appointed EMR, “EMS will become an everyday gourmet for all” as stressed in the
EMS Awareness Orientation to Management Staff held August 11, 2006 at the campsite’s Conference Room.
The 15 participants were acquainted with the importance of EMS in the company as one of the requirements of the
government for resumption of operations. The seminar is especially important to management staff since they will
be audited during the certification audit of ISO 14001:2004 by Certification International Philippines, Inc., the Pro-
ject’s certifying body, as soon as the company is ready on areas of management responsibility, structure and de-
fined responsibilities, among others.
EMS implementation commenced in August 2005 with the pilot EMS awareness of some employees. To date EMS
documentation is ongoing and internal audit is scheduled on September 1-2, 2006.
EMS Seminar for Management Staff held
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