As of 2007, according to the records of the Provincial Treasurer of Marinduque officially furnished to MACEC, Marcopper has standing tax debts of PhP 1,013,101,529.51 ($21,036,161.32) in the municipality of Sta. Cruz for the period 1980 to 2006; PhP 11,164,686.80 ($231,824.89) in the municipality of Torrijos for the period 1983-1996; PhP 1,194,977.89 ($24,812.66) in the municipality of Mogpog for the period 1999 to 2006; and, PhP 23,163,602.60 ($480,971.81) in the municipality of Boac for the period 1985 to 2006. - Bulatlat
Dagdag pa rito ang P 19.2-Million na buwis din sa Siltation and Decant System:
In addition to the above tax debts is, another tax debt on the Marcopper siltation and decant system and lot totaling PhP 19,253,315.36 had not been collected by the Provincial Government of Marinduque despite favorable decision of the SC under GR 170532 dated April 30, 2009. (In this matter the Commission on Audit in 2014, said in its Report that non-collection "deprived the local government of much needed funds to finance its operations".) - COA
May kinalaman ba ang hindi pagbabayad na ito ng buwis sa mga eleksiyon?
Bahagi ng isang pag-aaral hinggil sa mga kalakaran at mga usapin ng "mutual benefit" sa pagitan ng minahan at mga namumuno sa lokal na pamahalaan ay ang sumusunod:
"Sensing their increasing unpopularity,
Marcopper/Placer Dome had allocated their resources carefully during the 1998
election. The campaign for governor by the sitting congresswoman, Carmencita
Reyes...was beneficiary of a large company grant for electric
power development. Her well-funded campaign was successful.
"The alliance with the mining company, still hopeful of
reopening, seemed to consolidate her family's political control. Her son,
Edmund Reyes, won the race for congressman even if he had no previous electoral
experience. There seemed to be recognition of mutual benefit between the Reyes
family and Marcopper/Placer Dome..." - Mining and the Environment in the Philippines: The Limits on Civil Society in a Weak State, David Wurfel, Philippine Studies, vol. 54, No. 1 (2006)
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| Pamimili ng boto. |
Matapos ang Halalan 1998, naglabas ng isang Pastoral Letter ang lokal na Simbahan sa ilalam ng pamamahala ng yumao nang Bishop Rafael M. Lim, Bishop of Boac, na matinding tumuligsa at nagkondena sa "malawakang pamimili ng boto" at sa mga gumawa nito sa islang-lalawigan ng Marinduque.
