Manicani Island

Manicani
Manicani Island, Guiuan, Eastern Samar (view towards the West from the Guiuan Integrated Transport Terminal)
Manicani is located in Philippines
Manicani
Manicani
Location within the Philippines
Geography
Coordinates10°59′31″N 125°38′13″E / 10.99194°N 125.63694°E / 10.99194; 125.63694
Adjacent toLeyte Gulf
Administration
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceEastern Samar
MunicipalityGuiuan
Demographics
Population3,000

Manicani is a small island in Leyte Gulf, Philippines. The local governing body is the municipality of Guiuan of Eastern Samar province. Its 3,000 residents live in four barangays: San Jose, Banaag, Hamorawon and Buenavista. Housing and construction is mostly simple timber or concrete huts without power or plumbing.

History

Second World War

During World War II, the US Navy transformed Manicani into a major naval repair facility, Leyte-Samar Naval Base. It was built to carry out maintenance and repairs to any of the ships in the fleet. The facility included housing for 10,000 people, a mess hall, shops, administration buildings, and an outdoor movie theater. In addition, the USS Artisan (AFDB-1) and USS ABSD-5 were brought to Manicani. Upon leaving Manicani, all buildings and utilities were dismantled and removed by US Navy personnel.[1]

Typhoon Yolanda

Manicani Island suffered a direct hit from Typhoon Haiyan (locally known as Yolanda). Almost every home was obliterated including a church with 42 people taking refuge inside. Contrary to media reports the island was not evacuated.[citation needed] Many spent the majority of the storm without shelter. It took more than a week for aid to reach Manicani.[2]

Manicani Mine

The Hinatuan Mining Corporation (HMC), a Nickel Asia (NAC) subsidiary, acquired the rights to the Manicani site in 1987, with the first recorded commercial shipments from the mine coming in 1992. HMC ceased operations in 1994 due to falling nickel prices.[3] In 2001, despite fierce local opposition, mining resumed. In May 2001 protesting locals clashed with HMC. A Manicani local and two others were seriously wounded when a vehicle rammed the picket lines.[4][5] Also in 2001, due to the destruction of the delicate ecosystem the HMC was issued a suspension order.[6]

In 2005 HMC was granted a permit to remove stockpiles. Allegations of human rights abuses arose when 70 protesters were violently dispersed by police.[7] In June 2012 one of Nickle Asia's other subsidiaries, Samar Nickel Resource Corp, filed criminal charges when members of an anti-mining group blockaded the port to stop delivery of a vehicle meant to transport schoolchildren around the island.[8]

Effects of mining

Open pit nickel mine mining, like the one used on Manicani has been outlawed in many countries due to the devastating ecological effects.

“Manicani Island nickel mining has reduced the amount of land available to farmers and siltation into the ocean has adversely impacted fishing; before mining, agriculture and aquaculture could sustain the people of Manicani Island but now they have been made poorer.” - Journal of Geography and Geology, 2013[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Chapter XXIX Bases in the Philippines". Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Why Typhoon Haiyan Caused So Much Damage". NPR. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Nickel Asia Corporation Annual Report" (PDF). 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Truck plows through human barricade, 1 dead, 1 hurt". Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Fears of a further massacre in the Philippines". Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Walk the talk on anti-mining stance, pols urged | Pacific Times". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
  7. ^ "DOCUMENTED CASES OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS" (DOC). Citizens’ Council for Human Rights. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Mining firm to file raps vs Manicani residents". SunStar Tacloban. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  9. ^ Journal of Geography and Geology; Vol. 5, No. 4; 2013

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