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firms and conduits that have a bad track record in the Philippines are
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banned from investing in the country;
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f)
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In land and water use, the production of sufficient food free from
pollution towards food security shall always be the priority;
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g) Long-term mining development shall be programmed by the State in
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accordance with the country's availability of resources, capability and
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well-being
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acceptability. The right of Musiim Filipinos and indigenous peoples to
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self-determination and ancestral domain shall be recognized and their
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of
the
people,
technological
capacity
and
people's
collective property rights are guaranteed by this Act;
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h) Job security, adequate wages, benefits, and safe working conditions for
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mine workers shall be ensured in state- and privateiy-owned mining
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corporations. Their right to organize and form their own associations, to
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collective bargaining and to strike shail be upheld. The state will strictly
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prohibit forced and child labor in the industry;
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i)
Small-scale mining operations shall be supported and regulated by the
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state. The state will encourage the formation of cooperatives among
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smail-scale miners and provide financial and technical support to
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develop the labor-intensive and upgrade the backward technologies into
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a more efficient and less environmentally destructive mining process.
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Whenever smali- scale mining is stopped, alternative and sustainable
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livelihood shall be provided to the smali-scale miners.
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j)
Mining operations shall not in any way create or exacerbate conflicts. In
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no instance shall the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the
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Philippine National Police (PNP) and private security and paramilitary
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groups be used to coerce or force the entry and protection of mining
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operations;
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k) Mining industry research and development shall focus on harnessing
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more
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methods. The advanced technologies from other countries that are
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proven to be appropriate locally shall be adopted in the industry;
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l)
economically-
efficient
and
less environmentally
destructive
All mining operations shall be strictly regulated to ensure the domestic
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processing of mineral ores up to the secondary and tertiary stages of
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industriai production to develop our own basic and medium industries.
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Recycling programs and substitution in the use of minerals shall be
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incorporated in the overall plan of mining development to reduce mine