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Why foreign aid may do more harm than good
Marcopper Mining Corp. began operations in Marinduque in 1969 with a $40-million loan from the Asian Development Bank. Photo shows mine spill in 1993 that reached Mogpog River. —PHOTO FROM DAVID SPROULE/OXFAM AUSTRALIA
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November 5, 2025November 5, 2025Opinion

Why foreign aid may do more harm than good

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It’s an opportune time to take a look at two of the Philippines’ major foreign aid donors to highlight issues and problems that characterize official development assistance (ODA). These are the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Japanese government.  There have been excellent civil society studies as well as critical academic research work on the...

Marinduque
Satellite view of the abandoned Marcopper Mining Corp. —GOOGLE MAPS
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April 18, 2024April 19, 2024Environment, Featured Stories

My island of Marinduque is a bleeding heart

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I grew up on an island whose tale begins with love and ends with death.  Scientists would scoff and tell a completely different story. How could they believe an island would rise above the tides as a memorial to the forbidden love of a princess and a commoner, who sailed together across unforgiving seas and...