Philippines

Research & articles

Safeguarding or disregarding? Community experiences with the Asian Development Bank's Safeguard Policies (February 2007) (2.0MB PDF): This Oxfam Australia report finds that despite the Asian Development Bank's safeguard policies, ADB-funded projects continue to have negative impacts on communities. This is revealed through a number of case studies that are used to analyse the safeguards' effectiveness.
Free Prior and Informed Consent (February 2007) (792KB PDF): This Oxfam Australia report details the concept of free, prior and informed consent and its role in the mining industry. It also discusses the challenges associated with obtaining consent and legal precedents in support of free, prior and informed consent at that national and international level.
Mining Ombudsman Case Report: Marinduque Island (March 2005) (3.4MB PDF): When Marcopper started mining copper on Marinduque Island in the Philippines four decades ago, local communities could not have foreseen the devastation it would bring.
Mining Ombudsman 2005 Case Reports (1.9MB PDF): The case reports for 2005 consider the impacts of mining operations or proposed mining operations in the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Fiji and Peru.