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Albay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Most of Albay is located on mainland Bicol Peninsula and it has four major islands to the east: Rapu-Rapu, Batan (part of Rapu-Rapu), Cagraray (part of Bacacay), and San Miguel (part of Tabaco City). Albay and its surrounding areas were known as Ibalon when Juan de Salcedo and 120 soldiers explored it in 1573. Albay is also the region's principal transshipment point with its ports: Tabaco International, Legazpi National, Pio Duran Provincial, and the Pantao Regional Port (under construction in 2003). en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Albay   (801 words)

Rapu-rapu Mining Case With its scenic beaches, lush and abundant flora and fauna, boundless mineral richness and marine bio-diversity, Rapu-Rapu Island is a gateway to the Pacific Ocean and serves as the natural breakwater of the Albay Gulf from natural onslaughts. Belonging to the town of Bacon, Sorsogon in the previous century, today Rapu-Rapu - the 17th municipality of Albay Province - is a proud and vibrant town of the Mayon province. This folkloric explanation apparently applies well to the geographical situation of Rapu-Rapu, Albay, when seen from the Albay mainland. www.philsol.nl /A00a/Rapu2-feb00.htm   (1120 words)

MUNICIPALITY OF RAPU-RAPU In 1901, Rapu-Rapu was declared a separate and independent municipality by Governor Arlington Betts, the Civil Governor of the Province of Albay. Later, a plebiscite was held for the people of Rapu-Rapu to decide whether the town should remain under the provincial jurisdiction of Sorsogon or of the Province of Albay. The will of the people in favor of the latter was respected, thus, Rapu-Rapu remained one of the municipalities of Albay until today. www.rapu-rapu.gov.ph   (493 words)

World Gold Council > discover > Gold News He announced that the Rapu Rapu polymetallic project started operations last May and the mine in Albay will officially begin producing metals in June this year. "Rapu Rapu started mining earlier, but its gold plant will be operational by (the latter part of) June yet. Edwin G Domingo, assistant director of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB), indicated that the start of the commercial operations of the four mines is stirring up interest in the local mining sector. www.gold.org /discover/news/article/2173   (319 words)

rapurapu Because of the growing population in both islands, Governor Arlington Betts, Civil Governor for the Province of Albay, created the municipality of Rapu - Rapu in 1901. The municipality of Rapu - Rapu is composed of two big islands, namely, Batan and Rapu - Rapu. Sometime after the year 1891,Rapu - Rapu and Batan Islands became part of the municipality of Bacon, Sorsogon mainly due to their geographical location, nearer to Bacon than to Prieto Diaz. rapurapu.20m.com   (192 words)

zoology Four species collected in Albay were found to be new to the collection of the National Museum, namely: Psammolyce Figiensis McIntosh, 1885, Lysidice Ninetta Audouin and M. Edwards, 1833, Hydroides PriscaPillai,1971, and Spirobranchus Maldivensis Pixell, 1913. One unidentified species of Hydroides, which was found in a dead coral at Maslog, Legaspi, Albay, is suspected to be new and which will require further collection and study. The following coastal towns were visited: Garchitorena and Caramoan in Camarines Norte;Bulan, Magallanes, Pilar, Gubat, Prieto Diaz, Matnog and Donsol in Sorsogon; Ticao Is., and Burias Is., in Masbate; and Tiwi, Albay. nmuseum.tripod.com /zoology.htm   (2002 words)

BK - Philippine Environment 2001 Environment Secretary Heherson Alvarez approves the ECC of Lafayette in Rapu-Rapu, Albay. Marinduque may happen again to Rapu-Rapu, Albay, as Alvarez sentenced this small island in Bicol to doom. The people of Mindoro, Boac and Didipio may have cause for rejoicing in their small triumphs against the mining industry. www.bwf.org /bk/2001/review/mi.html   (312 words)

G.R. No. L-13523 Madrid (herein petitioner), at the outbreak of the last war, was a permanent lighthouse keeper at Ungay Point, Rapu-Rapu, Albay, with a compensation of P720 per annum. Madrid's separation on the strength of the report of the Solicitor General is not irregular." On March 1,1951, the Court of First Instance of Albay unconditionally dismissed the treason case against Mr. Madrid a letter informing him that his services, as lighthouse keeper of the Bureau of Customs were, on that date, terminated — quoting the pertinent portion of a communication from the Office of the Solicitor General, substantially to the effect that "the record file of the CIC revealed the existence of derogatory information concerning Mr. www.lawphil.net /judjuris/juri1960/may1960/gr_l-13523_1960.html   (824 words)

Rapu-Rapu, Albay Rapu-rapu is a 4th class municipality in the province of Albay, Philippines. Map of Albay showing the location of Rapu-rapu According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 29,176 people in 5,591 households. www.worldhistory.com /wiki/R/Rapu-Rapu,-Albay.htm   (114 words)

The Manila Times Internet Edition REGIONS > 2 mines to boost economy of Bicol Reynulfo Juan, the Bicol regional director of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB), said these two mining projects are the Rapu-Rapu polymetallic project of Lafayette Philippines Inc. in the island town of Rapu-Rapu in Albay, and the Aroroy gold project of Filminera Resources in Aroroy, Masbate. Juan said Lafayette will start its actual mining in Rapu-Rapu middle of this year. LEGAZPI CITY: Prospects are bright for Bicol to be stricken off the list of impoverished regions in the country after two major mining projects, amounting to $148 million in investments, started operations in two provinces. www.manilatimes.net /national/2005/jan/09/yehey/prov/20050109pro3.html   (342 words)

La Fayette Mining in Rapu-rapu will impoverish the Bicolanos and devastate the environment The La Fayette open-pit mining project in Rapu-rapu, Albay has an initial mine life of six years. Alliance, Umalpas-ka Bikol and Kalikasan-People's Network for the Environment (Kalikasan-PNE) staged a protest in Legaspi City, Albay and Naga City, Camarines Sur while the SOS Volunteers for Environment composed of artists, environmentalists and church people conducted a cultural protest in the coastline of Bgy. The protest actions expressed outrage over the polymetallic mining operation of the transnational mining company La Fayette Mining Ltd and other priority mining projects of the visiting President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in the Bicol Region. www.minesandcommunities.org /Action/press636.htm   (640 words)

Pamayanan: Archive Cancel the ECC of Lafayette Mining in Rapu-rapu, Albay. Based on scientific studies of Ateneo de Naga's Institute for Environmental Conservation and Research, the fragile ecosystem of Rapu-rapu which continuously suffers from the serious environmental effects of past mining activities makes mining unacceptable and ecologically unsound in the island. www.bwf.org /pamayanan/newspro/arc9-2001.shtml   (369 words)

Gov.ph - Environment Legazpi City — Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Michael T. Defensor said the mining project in Rapu-Rapu, Albay can “make or break” the mining industry in the country. During his Bicol visit, Defensor also signed a memorandum of agreement with Albay Governor Fernando Gonzalez, extending an earlier agreement between the DENR and the local government of Albay for the management of a portion of the Mayon Volcano Natural Park for 25 years. It placed a portion of the Mayon Volcano Natural Park located at Barangay Buang in Tabaco City under the management of the provincial government of Albay. www.gov.ph /cat_environment/newscontent.asp?newsid=8844   (319 words)

positionpaper.html Large-scale mining projects will be operating in Rapu-rapu Island of Albay and Aroroy of Masbate. Studies made by Ateneo de Naga’s Institute of Environmental Conservation and Research (INECAR) had found out that abandoned mining areas in Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte and in Rapu-rapu, Albay failed to become agriculturally productive again because of perpetual pollution technically termed as acid mine drainage (AMD). There is the case of Goodfound Cement plant in Palanog, Camalig, Albay that is observed to be causing the decreasing water supply in some Guinobatan barangays and the increasing number of respiratory diseases in the vicinity. www.geocities.com /pomcatwebpage/htmlfiles/positionpaper.html   (1707 words)

ABS-CBN Interactive "We have already directed the company to implement certain measures," MGB Bicol director Reynulfo Juan said in reference to Lafayette NL, the owners of the open pit mine in the island town of Rapu-Rapu in Albay. Thursday, Typhoon "PEPENG" was estimated based on satellite and surface data at 570 kms east of Legaspi City, Albay (13.5°N, 129.1°E) with maximum sustained winds of 110 kph near the center and gustiness up to 140 kph. The Consultative Commission is studying a proposed article submitted by the Citizen’s Movement for Federal Philippines (CMFP) that seeks to strengthen political parties should Congress adopt the proposed federalism along with several states or autonomous regions. www.abs-cbnnews.com /storypage.aspx?StoryId=21536   (1819 words)

Albay Province Guestbook - A Bravenet.com Guestbook I hope you can help me trace my family roots from Bicol, Albay. He got his surname from his mother's maiden name. pub28.bravenet.com /guestbook/show.php?usernum=2368875318&cpv=1   (244 words)

Deepening crisis in Philippines over mining as it hosts the ASEAN Mining conference The Lafayette Mining firm on Rapu-Rapu Island, Albay is one of the companies that acquired inactive mine sites for exploration and extraction but they are required to rehabilitate them. Among these are the Hixbar Open Pit Mine (Rapu-rapu, Albay), Marcopper-Placer Dome Mine (Marinduque), Basay Copper Mine (Negros Oriental), Thanksgiving Gold Mine (Benguet), Black Mountain Copper Mine (Benguet), Boneng-Lobo Copper Mine (Benguet), and Palawan Quick Silver Mine (Puerto Princesa City). For years, owners of these mines have run from their responsibility of remediating the impacts on the people and the environment. www.minesandcommunities.org /Action/press759.htm   (6169 words)

STEEL The Philippine Star Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Michael Defensor declared the mining project in Rapu-Rapu, Albay as the prim... ‘Albay project can make or break mine industry’ The Times AT 7ft 6in and with a pay packet of several million dollars, Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets basketball team, forges a n... archive.wn.com /2005/04/30/1400/steel   (1013 words)

Sibat.org Two groundbreaking projects of SIBAT's Renewable Energy Program are underway as the Watershed Conservation and Management and Microhydro Power Development for Electrification and Livelihood Projects commence August in the coastal fishing barangays of Bagongbayan, Roxas, Palawan and in Binosawan, Rapu-Rapu, Albay. These projects are in partnership with the Palawan Center for Appropriate Rural Technology (PCART) and Samahan ng mga Magsasaka sa Bagong Bayan (SMB) for Palawan and Rapu-Rapu Parish Social Action Commission (RPSAC) and Sagip Isla, Sagip Kapwa, Inc. for Albay. This is the first time SIBAT has embarked on a RE project that has a specific livelihood component. www.sibat.org /news/03.htm   (177 words)

MINING  SECTOR  EXPECTS  $3-BILLION  INFLOWS  THIS  YEAR Another Australian mining company, Lafayette NL, is investing $42 million on the Rapu-Rapu Polymettalic Project in Rapu-Rapu, Albay. Rod Watt, Philippine country manager of Lafayette said the company is close to completing its mill plant and is scheduled to start commercial operations by May or June this year. Askew said that aside from the Dinkidi project, the company will also be developing the Didipio copper project in Kasibu, Nueva Viscaya. www.newsflash.org /2004/02/be/be003071.htm   (907 words)

PHNO: Headline News Philippines - At least 13 have been reported killed by a bomb thrown at a fiesta dance between 12:30 and 1:30 in the morning yesterday at sitio Santo Niño, barangay Liguan of the town of Rapu-Rapu on Albay province's Batan Island, about three kilometers from Legazpi. Several others are in Rapu Rapu District Hospital. More than 70 others were reported injured either by shrapnel or owing to the stampede that followed. www.newsflash.org /1999/04/hl/hl011279.htm   (306 words)

YEHEY!Finance Top Stories - When money matters Lafayette has invested some $39 million for its gold processing operation in Rapu-Rapu, Albay. Royalco will pour in money to buy the Philippine mining claims of Oxiana Corp., a mining firm that has development mines in Laos. Romualdez said Lafayette’s investment will go to a second mining claim in Northern Luzon. www.yehey.com /finance/level3.aspx?id=51961   (447 words)

BUSINESS IN ASIA TODAY - APRIL 26, 2005 LEGAZPI CITY - A US$250 million mining project of Australian firm Lafayette on the island of Rapu-Rapu in Albay will be fully operational towards the end of the year with an initial work force of 15,000. Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Michael Defensor said the project is one of the biggest new foreign investments in the country to help boost the Philippine economy. AUSTRALIA'S LAFAYETTE TO START US$250 MLN PHILIPPINE PROJECT SOON www.shibuimarkets.com /perl/news?nid=1091647   (1034 words)

New Page 1 TENEMENT ID Jose Uy Tiat Un Legazpi City, Albay www.globalink.net.ph /~denrmgb5/tenstat/tenemlby.htm   (488 words)

Philippine Schools Online Directory Republic Colleges - G. Alban St., Guinobatan, Albay www.geocities.com /ruxi23/schools/rschool.htm   (270 words)

ORE SYSTEMS CONSULTING - Central & Southern Phillippines Sherlock, R.L., Barrett, T.J. and Lewis, P.D. Stratigraphic and structural relations at the Rapu Rapu Au-rich volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit, Albay Province, Philippines. Stratigraphic and Structural Relations at the Rapu Rapu Au-Rich Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide Deposit, Albay Province, Philippines [submitted April, 2002, to Mineralium Deposita]. Lithogeochemical and Petrographic Aspects of Volcanic and Associated Rocks at the Ungay-Malabago Massive Sulfide Deposits and the Coastal Section, Eastern Rapu Rapu Island, Philippines. www.oresystems.com /global/phillipines.html   (190 words)

News & Views - Item [40533]: News Release The Rapu Rapu project, located in the province of Albay, Philippines, is a polymetallic mining project which a group of companies including Lafayette Mining Limited (the operator), a publicly traded Australian company, is developing. When in production the Rapu Rapu Mine will be one of the largest mines operating in the Philippines and will produce approximately 10,000 tonnes of copper in concentrate, 14,000 tonnes of zinc in concentrate, 50,000 ozs of gold and 600,000 ozs of silver annually. Lafayette is making excellent progress in the development of Rapu Rapu, and we look forward to an announcement on the project's full financing and a productionn decision in the near future. www.mbendi.co.za /a_sndmsg/news_view.asp?I=40533   (507 words)

rapurapu Because of the growing population in both islands, Governor Arlington Betts, Civil Governor for the Province of Albay, created the municipality of Rapu - Rapu in 1901. Sometime after the year 1891,Rapu - Rapu and Batan Islands became part of the municipality of Bacon, Sorsogon mainly due to their geographical location, nearer to Bacon than to Prieto Diaz. The municipality of Rapu - Rapu is composed of two big islands, namely, Batan and Rapu - Rapu. rapurapu.20m.com   (192 words)

Canadian Corporate News: TVI Pacific - Rapu Rapu Exploration Update@ HighBeam Research Rapu Rapu in the province of Albay, Philippines, is a joint CALGARY, ALBERTA--The Rapu Rapu project, located on the island of Canadian Corporate News: TVI Pacific - Rapu Rapu Exploration Update@ HighBeam Research www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1P1:21114583&refid=ink_tptd_np   (188 words)

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