Protests Against Philppine Mine Near Whale Shark Habitat

Environmentalists held protests Monday in the Philippines, Hong Kong, and The Netherlands in a bid to convince international bank ABN AMRO to withdraw support for the controversial Lafayette mine in Rapu-Rapu Island, Albay province. A statement from Kalikasan-People's for the Environment (PNE), which organized the protests, said pickets were held at the bank's head office in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and its offices in Hong Kong and Makati City...