OGC.TO - I dont find the situation troubling at all with Dipidio. As CL says, Philippines looks very business friendly here.
taken from another anti-mine hate mongering web site:
President Arroyo has appointed Angelo Reyes as the new DENR (that is, Department of Natural Environment and Resources) Secretary. Reyes is ex-military. He had previously held various positions of power including Chief-of-Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines until January 2001. According to some analysts, he’s been appointed as head of the DENR to enforce the mining policy; being ex-military he could facilitate militarisation of the mining areas and ease the way for exploration.
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