Court of Appeals rules to uphold decision to uphold South Cotabato's open-pit mining ban – but only for small-scale mining.
GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines – South Cotabato Governor Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. announced that the provincial government would no longer appeal a decision made by the Court of Appeals , which upheld a lower court’s ruling that validated the province’s 2010 Environment Code.
The governor’s statement comes after the appellate court affirmed the validity of the South Cotabato Environment Code of 2010, dismissing a petition by a group that had sought to void the provincial ordinance. Marbel Catholic Bishop Cerilo Casicas wrote to Tamayo on March 16 seeking a public dialogue about the CA’s decision about the province-wide open pit mining ban.
The lack of formal announcement by the South Cotabato capitol prompted the Diocese to request immediate clarification and a conference. The Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center , a group working with communities threatened by open pit mining projects, maintained that the South Cotabato provincial government still has the option to appeal the CA decision so that the ban would also apply to large-scale open pit mining.
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