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Case v. Oceanagold to proceed to full trial
The petition for certiorari and continuing mandamus filed against the mining agreement renewal of large-scale miner Oceanagold is set to...
Apr 26, 20242 min read


Illegal renewal of OceanaGold mining contract brought to court
(Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya) — Despite protest from communities and civil society in 2021, amid a raging COVID-19 pandemic yet, the mining...
Apr 24, 20243 min read


Concert calls for a just minerals transition
Kung atin lang ang mundo—if only this world were ours, if only it were up to us, we'd have a kinder, greener world. On 10 December 2023,...
Dec 14, 20233 min read


Landmark climate accountability bill filed
The province of Marinduque in the aftermath of Typhoon Paeng. The Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center (LRC) lauds the filing of the...
Dec 5, 20232 min read


Are indigenous peoples ready for the climate crisis?
Credit: Markus Spiske: https://www.pexels.com/photo/climate-people-street-crowd-2990610/ Many indigenous peoples live in forests. Because...
Oct 11, 20233 min read


Mining as a Women’s Issue*
This article discusses gender issues related to mining as well as makes concrete proposals for anchoring a legislative bill on mining...
Mar 8, 202314 min read


Study urges new law for energy transition metals in PH
A new study by the Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center (LRC) found the need for a new mining law that will regulate the management...
Jan 31, 20232 min read


Five years on, the pursuit for justice endures for the TAMASCO 8
Datu Victor Danyan, the former chieftain of the T'boli-Manobo people who was slain along with seven others amid their opposition to...
Dec 3, 20222 min read


SIPA 2022 Report launched: Half of ancestral domains found under environmental threat
Legal and policy research institution Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center (LRC) has launched the 2022 State of the Indigenous...
Nov 3, 20222 min read


T'boli-Manobo community leapfrogs to renewable energy
The climate crisis requires the overhauling of the world’s energy systems. Poor countries like the Philippines, which have the least...
Jun 16, 20225 min read
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