Archive | August, 2012

Illegal Mining and Illegal Logging Supports Philippine Insurgents

Ever wonder how Philippine communist rebels fund their armed struggle against the Philippine government? Wonder no more.  The article below is just part of the web of illegal miners, corrupt government officials, and terrorist organizations as well as insurgent forces. It was written in 2008 and our digging reveals that the same set up continues under […]

MOSSMA Lawyer Doesn’t Understand E-mail Fraud, Maintains TVIRD Murder Conspiracy Emails are Real

We’ve heard some pretty desperate statements from lawyers before, but this is probably one for the books. Monte de Oro Small Scale Miners Association (Mossma) lawyer Jarley D. Sulay-Trugillo apparently attempting to brandish a misunderstanding of e-mail fraud in order to make some progress for her client’s case.  In this article from Business MIrror, Sugay-Trugillo seems […]

Illegal Gold Smugglers Launch Cyber-Attack on Canadian Mining Firm in the Philippines

Apparently,  a couple of illegal miners took TVIRD’s slogan a bit too literally and probably an indication that companies shouldn’t risk being cute with their official corporate slogans. This mine is yours, says the TVIRD slogan and the illegal miners in Balabag, Zamboanga Del Sur took them up on the offer by pretending to be […]

Illegal Gold Miners and Gold Smugglers Blamed for Plummeting Philippine Gold Production

Like the islands in the West Philippine Sea, other things are being stolen from right under the Philippine Government’s nose. And it’s not just a bunch of rocks in the middle of the sea.  The Chinese are stealing minerals from the Philippines through a network of illegal miners and smugglers. One mineral being illegally mined […]