Bayan – Socsksargen noted that since 2011 up to the present, at least 15 from the military, police and paramilitary troops have been killed in the mine site while 6 were also killed from the side of B’laans including the massacre of Juvy Capion and her two sons.
“ECC approval is a grave injustice to the victims of massacre and other victims of Aquino government’s counter insurgency Oplan Bayanihan. Mr. Aquino approves the crucial requirement asked by the company but no decisive moves in giving justice to the massacre victims” Lariba said.
Bayan also pointed out that the ECC approval is unsurprising considering that San Miguel Corporation (SMC), a company owned mainly by Danding Cojuangco, uncle of Mr.[]
Aquino, holds 10% share for the Tampakan Copper-Gold Mine Project.