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Chairperson Rina Santella - Maru Bagac Foundation

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Chairperson of the Maru Bagac Foundation -and Partners during farm visitation - march 22, 2012

Sapang Bato Farms

Maru Bagac Foundation Farms - with the Officers of the Foundation - the farms is comprising some 200 hectares of agri-lands to be developed into a vegetable valley - located at Sapang Bato, Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines - March 22, 2012

Maru Bagac + Intertech

March 18, 2012, FloridaBlanca, Pampanga, Philippines:

Maru Bagac Foundation - Logo

The MARU BAGAC MULTI SECTORAL FOUNDATION has opened up a huge project development program for its property at Floridablanca Pampanga, Philippines. The investment plans consisted of a Foreign-funded bio-ethanol production facility to be established independently by Foreign Investors, and more importantly the establishment of a modern trauma-medical Tourism Hospital worth PHP1.0 billion; a mixed-used housing and wellness community for PHP500.0 Million; an agri-agro economic zone to be named the Maru Bagac Food Valley worth PHP2.0 billion; An Integrated Paper processing facility and kenaf production project worth PHP400 million; and an Integrated Coffee production and processing facility worth PHP200 million; and a proposed Bank development subsidiary to be named Goodshepherd Bank;

Several Corporate sponsors, Partners and Affiliates have been tapped to implement these projects among which are Intertech and Ballbros Corp., among others.

The Maru Bagac Multi-sector Foundation, Inc. 
was re-organized in March 13, 2012
and the President & CEO of Intertech have been elected as President
of the Foundation for fiscal Year 2012. This is by virtue of the invitation extended
by Chairperson Macrina Santell of the Foundation, who have been  the
inspiration and missionary person in this organization.
As we all know, Macrina Santella is also Vice Chairperson o the Board of Intertech.

Congratulations to the Foundation!! who has intended to invest in several projects
comprising, hospitals, home for the aged, mining, agri-agro development, waste-to-energy,
kenaf, food processing
and alternative energy development projects.

Be Simply Human

walang alam - huggable naman!!

There was a time that i beckon to ignorance - coz it makes 
us all teachable - and so that makes us adorable . . and 
when we became learned - we spank ourselves with titles 
of honor that never valued us back - then to our vanity, 
we added a cauldron of seeming intelligence over our heads 
that we thought we have gained in fact - but somehow 
loosened our true self worth which is the real US - the 
person within . . and i just wonder at all the levity we 
exercised upon others to show how much different we 
are - gravitating to a human "black hole" of knowledge 
that might be our own making . . . from which direction 
we may all end up in a simple vapor of ignominy . . . 
so i dare say this to all who listen - 
BE SIMPLY HUMAN!! . . .

The solution to Mining is "small-scale mining" approach

Solution is to control

“The solution is not to ban mining but to control it,” he said.

“We must have mining. It’s just impossible to live without mines 

and you can’t say do it somewhere else. It’s un-Christian,” 

Wallace said.

Wallace, an Australian expatriate and longtime Philippine

 resident, said that if the Philippines were to harness 

mining, it would create hundreds of thousands more

jobs, build more roads and bring basic utilities like

Nickel samples

water and electricity to the communities.

But if the government were to ban mining, 

illegal mining would still exist, he said.

Brimo said mining, tourism and agriculture were not

mutually exclusive and these industries could

co-exist with each other.

Brimo also shrugged off concerns on the 

environmental footprint of mining, noting that 

it’s very difficult to find viable mining sites

anywhere in the world. He noted that only 62,000 

hectares, or 0.2 percent of the land mass in the country 

was covered by mining claims.

Out of every 25,000 mining prospects in the world, only 

500 will be seriously explored and only one will become 

a live mining project, he said.

Very strict parameters

Lawyer Christian Monsod, a consultant for the Manila 

Electric Co., said he was in favor of mining 

but under very strict parameters.

He said mining could benefit the country 

if four conditions are met: that environmental 

and social costs are accounted for; that the 

country gets full share of value of extracted 

minerals; the institutional capacity of 

government must be put in place; and money 

for mining must be used to create new capital,

including human capital and boost infrastructure 

in the countryside.

At a press briefing after the forum, Chamber of

 Mines president Philip Romualdez said 

small-scale mining must be subjected to the 

same regulatory net as large-scale miners and 

it would take political will to do so.

Although tourism is another potential growth 

driver for the Philippines as cited by 

environmentalists, Pangilinan said most mining sites 

were not ideal for tourism.

“Our mines in Padcal and Surigao are hardly suitable 

for tourism, simply because they don’t have the features 

of an attractive tourist site. And even if tourism were 

possible, we must ask: Are the expected returns from 

tourism comparable to the benefits which mining can 

provide?” Pangilinan said.

“Mining is not the enemy, poverty is,” he said.

Pangilinan also said a government plan to introduce 

the concept of “total economic value,” or TEV, 

in assessing mining opportunities was “intangible, 

elusive and extremely subjective.”

“How does one quantify and test the value 

attached to the beauty of a sunset, the feel of 

early morning mist or the music of water rippling 

through a stream?” he said.

Industry not perfect

In his presentation, Pangilinan admitted that the 

mining industry was not perfect, which sometimes 

leads to perception that mining is dangerous and 

destructive. He suggested the following:

That national and local policies on mining need to 

be harmonized and the cooperation of local government 

units must be procured in order to subject small-scale 

miners to the same regulation as large-scale miners;

That the capacity and competence of state regulators 

be improved, particularly in regard to equipment and 

quantity and quality of regulatory staff;

That there must be an independent environmental 

commission responsible for supervising and enforcing 

environmental concerns;

That the private sector be open to a profit-sharing 

scheme which will assure the government of a more 

appropriate share in the benefits derived from resources; and

That mining benefits between host local government 

units and the national government be shared more equitably.

It was during his discussion of the Padcal mine in 

Benguet that Pangilinan inadvertently brought the 

face-off to a climax when he figured in a heated 

exchange with environmentalist Regina Lopez, 

managing director of the ABS-CBN Foundation.

Government for mining

Government representatives at the forum indicated 

that government was not against mining but that 

the industry should be made to cough up more 

money, mainly because of its bad track record in the 

Philippines and the country’s need for more revenues.

In a speech at the conference, Jasareno said the 

extractive industry should not run away from its 

responsibility to the environment and the people.

Environment Secretary Ramon Paje said the provision 

imposing a 5 percent royalty fee on top of the 2 

percent excise tax that mining companies are already 

paying would not be changed in the executive order on 

the new mining policy that is being drafted by Malacañang.

Those who want to amend this should bring their case

to the President, said Paje as he stressed that the mining

 industry is getting finite resources from the Philippines.

According to Jasareno, the government recognizes the 

value of the country’s abundant mineral resources like 

gold, copper, iron and nickel, and the need to work 

with the mining industry.

“The government is aware that left on the ground, 

these minerals cannot generate wealth for the Filipino 

people. And the country needs wealth,” he said.

300K small-scale mines

Jasareno said there are 31 mining companies operating 

in the Philippines. Small-scale miners number between

200,000 and 300,000. Permits and mining claims cover 

1.14 million hectares, or 3.8 percent, of the country’s total land area.

He said there are eight projects in the pipeline that 

will significantly contribute to the country’s mineral 

output in the next two to three years.

The country’s mining sector has been experiencing 

a boom in the past year owing to the high prices 

of precious metals, particularly gold.

In 2011, the metallic mining sector posted a 

gross production value of P122 billion, a 

9-percent increase from the P112 billion posted in 2010.

GDP contribution

Despite the mining industry’s improved earnings 

over the years, however, its contribution to the 

gross domestic product has not increased. 

According to Jasareno, the contribution of 

mining to GDP “has not been able to breach 

the 1.5-percent barrier for a long time now.”

“Mining’s contribution to total exports is also 

similarly situated,” he said.

Paje said the government loses P5 billion every 

year from not collecting royalty fees from mining companies.

Jasareno said the mining industry’s presence

in the Philippines over the years has left communities 

with a “nightmare” in their backyard, giving the entire 

industry the bad image of a despoiler of the environment.

“Mining operations in the past have left behind legacy 

mines, or mines that were simply abandoned by the 

mining operators without doing rehabilitation work. 

They are not just gaping holes, but also sources or 

causes of acid mine drainage, siltation, ghost towns

and other nightmares to the host communities,” he said.

“They have become the rallying point of people who oppose 

new mining projects on the simple understanding that such 

new mining projects will end up as new legacy mines,” 

Jasareno said.

Session Road Baguio City in 1944 as American and 

Filipino Guerillas overrun the City - fighting the 

retreating Japanese Imperial Army of 

Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita

Sustainable Small-Scale Mining

Tree seedlings

By: Bene Ilacad Ballug

Small-scale mining provide sources of income for many people 
in the Communities along the mineralized zones of Zambales Province. Most of the people here enjoy a modicum of experience in traditional small-scale methods such as the so-called “camote” mining and adit mining as practiced in the gold-rich Benguet mineral areas. It is a source of livelihood and income for the community folks who are also into farming production as a second income center.  By virtue of Governments’ “small-scale mining program” that was enacted into Law – this established the system within which coverage of the small scale miners are now formalized in a program and this have provided a well defined course of action to further develop this industry to serve the host- Communities  and also increase the income potential of the Local Government. This law has helped the development of rich mining communities such as those found at Zambales, specifically in the Towns of Candelaria, Masinloc, Sta Cruz and other southern towns. In the Town of Candelaria alone where new Mining group under Intertech – have began what could be a pilot-development program for the eventual development of small-scale mining programs alongside with the development of the environment  and inclusive of the economic upliftment of the stakeholders. It is thus important to create the best working conditions for small-scale miners. 

Small-scale mining under Intertechs’ co-development program with CCMCI shall integrate agro-agri development within the applied areas be carried out as a sustainable activity in accordance with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) of the Philippine Government.

"corporatization"

To improve small-scale mining thru cooperative activity: 
Upon organization of a cooperative group between and among the community folks the system of “corporatization” shall be institutionalized in as much as this covers the issues on surface land ownership and right of way. In Intertech experience, we have decided to improve on the “bayanihan” spirit of neighborliness and sharing of benefits such as “income share” from the business operations of the mining establishment. Then the members of the Cooperative Group such as CCMCI become stakeholders in the business thereby giving substance to the corporate participation of the Community folks. A new order herein transforms the whole meaning of cooperation among the Company and the Community that ensures therein further developmental strides to be undertaken all under  a DENR program to mitigate the concerns of the forestal and the environs.

Intertechs’ agro-agri Program:

This program shall introduce a variety of action that are mainly focused on reforestation and agricultural productivity intervention. Both ensure that the commitment to DENR shall be fully implemented within the contract period of 10 years and renewable. The Company shall establish area-wide seedling centers for trees that can grow fast in the Philippines and at the same time introduce other fruit bearing trees and farm products that shall provide additional income for the host-community including its neighboring Towns.

3 major dev’t project in Zambales

IBA Zambales:

Three major projects were inaugurated 

here this week as part of the development program 

of the provincial government.
Governor Jun Ebdane inaugurated the rehabilitated segment of Carael National Highway in the town of Botolan, which was damage heavily during the past rainy season.

According to Governor Jun Ebdane, the rehabilitation works, which connects the northern and southern parts of the province, worth P50 million.
Ebdane also inaugurated P50 million worth of medical equipments at Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Hospital.
High Integrated Medical Engineering Exponent Corp., Inc. (HIMEX) provided a Hitachi Multi-Slice CT Scan Machine, a Hitachi Ultrasound Machine with Elastography and a Hitachi conventional Xray machine.

The governor also formally opened the P100 million worth Zambales Sports Complex that included a track-and-field oval, an Olympic size swimming pool, and an indoor basketball court, among others.

Small Scale Mining Law - R.A. 7076

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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7076

 AN ACT CREATING A PEOPLE'S SMALL-SCALE MINING

PROGRAM AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

Sec.  4. People's Small-scale Mining Program. — For the purpose of

carrying out the declared policy provided in Section 2 hereof,

there is hereby established a People's Small-scale Mining Program

to be implemented by the Secretary of the Department of

Environment and Natural Resources, hereinafter called the

Department, in coordination with other concerned government

agencies, designed to achieve an orderly, systematic and

rational scheme for the small-scale development and utilization

of mineral resources in certain mineral areas in order to

address the social, economic, technical, and environmental

connected with small-scale mining activities.

The People's Small-scale Mining Program shall include the

following features:

(a)    The identification, segregation and reservation of certain

(b)     mineral lands as people's small-scale mining areas;

(b) The recognition of prior existing rights and productivity;

(c) The encouragement of the formation of cooperatives;

(d) The extension of technical and financial assistance, and other social services;

(e) The extension of assistance in processing and marketing;

(f) The generation of ancillary livelihood activities;chan robles virtual law library

(g) The regulation of the small-scale mining industry

with the view to encourage growth and productivity; and

(h) The efficient collection of government revenue.

Sec.  5. Declaration of People's Small-scale Mining Areas. —

The Board is hereby authorized to declare and set aside

people's small-scale mining areas in sites onshore

suitable for small-scale mining, subject to review by

the Secretary, immediately giving priority to areas

already occupied and actively mined by small-scale

miners before August 1, 1987: Provided, That such

areas are not considered as active mining areas:

Provided, further, That the minerals found therein

are technically and commercially suitable for small-scale

mining activities: Provided, finally, That the areas

are not covered by existing forest rights or reservations

and have not been declared as tourist or marine reserved,

parks and wildlife reservations, unless their status

as such is withdrawn by competent authority. 

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Sec.  6. Future People's Small-scale Mining Areas. —

The following lands, when suitable for small-scale mining,

may be declared by the Board as people's small scale mining areas:

(a) Public lands not subject to any existing right;

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(c)    Public lands covered by existing mining rights which

(d)     are not active mining areas; and 

(c) Private lands, subject to certain rights and conditions,

except those with substantial improvements or in bona fide

and regular use as a yard, stockyard, garden, plant nursery,

plantation, cemetery or burial site, or land situated within

one hundred meters (100 m.) from such cemetery or

burial site, water reservoir or a separate parcel of land

with an area of ten thousand square meters (10,000 sq. m.) or less.

Sec.  7. Ancestral Lands. — No ancestral land may be

declared as a people's small-scale mining area

without the prior consent of the cultural communities

concerned: Provided, That, if ancestral lands are declared

as people's small-scale mining areas, the members of the

cultural communities therein shall be given priority

in the awarding of small-scale mining contracts. 

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Sec.  8. Registration of Small-scale Miners. —

All persons undertaking small-scale mining

activities shall register as miners with the

Board and may organize themselves into

cooperatives in order to qualify for the awarding

of a people's small-scale mining contract.

Sec.  9. Award of People's Small-scale Mining Contracts. —

A people's small-scale mining contract may be awarded

by the Board to small-scale miners who have

voluntarily organized and have duly registered with

the appropriate government agency as an individual

miner or cooperative; Provided, That only one (1)

people's small-scale mining contract may be awarded

at any one time to a small-scale mining operations

within one (1) year from the date of award: Provided,

further, That priority shall be given or city where the small-scale

mining area is located.

Applications for a contract shall be subject to a reasonable

fee to be paid to the Department of Environment and Natural

Resources regional office having jurisdiction over the area.chan robles virtual law library

Sec.  10. Extent of Contract Area. — The Board shall determine

the reasonable size and shape of the contract area following

the meridional block system established under Presidential

Decree No. 463, as amended, otherwise known as the

Mineral Resources Development Decree of 1974, but

in no case shall the area exceed twenty hectares (20 has.)

per contractor and the depth or length of the tunnel or

adit not exceeding that recommended by the director

taking into account the following circumstances:

(a) Size of membership and capitalization of the cooperative;

(b) Size of mineralized area;

(c) Quantity of mineral deposits;

(d) Safety of miners;chan robles virtual law library

(e) Environmental impact and other considerations; and

(f) Other related circumstances.