‘Mining regulators should undergo lifestyle check’Government officials who regulate the mining industry should undergo a lifestyle check, a lawmaker said Saturday. As illegal drugs kill our people, irresponsible mining kill our environment, and both results are irreversible,” Barbers added. President, Madame Secretary, I urge you to conduct a lifestyle check on the past and current officials of these three agencies, especially those based in the so-called mining provinces. Irresponsible mining practices could not have thrived without the blind consent of these people and the LGUs tasked to implement the laws,” Barbers said in a statement. Mining, he said, is the Philippines’ sweatshop because laborers endure measly wages while owners rake in huge profits.

Source: Manila Times August 06, 2016 14:26 UTC