there is obviously going to be some mistrust amongst some local...

there is obviously going to be some mistrust amongst some local after what has happened with multi nationals working in the philippines.

a well know foreign company has and still instructs their drivers to make sure they go back and kill any locals that have been injured by their trucks as its a lot less expensive.

other miners have raped and pillaged the environment in recent decades.

xstrata has a tough job on its hands trying to convince the filipinos that this time is different.