Latest Report from the Island

The following text message was received by a friend of the Alliance:

Digdi po sa Mananao nagpoon na an exploration kan pagmimina. Asin nahahandal an mga residents nin huli ta an saindang tubig apektado.

Translation:

Here in Mananao mining exploration has started. The residents are apprehensive because their water supply is affected.

Date: November 25, 2011

Aside from the effects on water supply, the coloration of creeks has been observed. The silt has reached the sea and fishing is made more difficult.