The matrix of the Philippine mining industry Corporate
10/11/2010#0183;#32;Under the tyranny of the Japanese, Filipinos in many regions of the country were coerced into mining for metals to be used for war weapons in Japanese imperialism. This paved the way for further commercialisation, exploitation and degeneration of the Philippines. Largescale copper mining reached its peak in the 1960s and 1970s.