Protestors picket South Korean embassy in Manila over mine

MANILA (AFP) — Environmentalists picketed the South Korean embassy in Manila on Wednesday to demand the closure of a controversial Korean-controlled mine in the eastern Philippines, witnesses said.

The protesters urged LG International and Seoul's investment arm, the Korean Resources Corp. (Kores) to pull out of the project.

The South Koreans took over control of the project in April after its previous operator, Lafayette of Australia, pulled out over environmental issues.

"There is no reason to continue the Lafayette mining project. It's three-year operation in Rapu-rapu island has brought so much environmental destruction, community displacements, human rights violations and livelihood loss," the environmental group Kalikasan claimed in a statement. ...