MANILA, Philippines (Updated 2:32 p.m.) — Religious leaders and residents from Nueva Vizcaya filed a petition ... s ordinance strictly prohibiting open-pit mining. Aside from canceling the ...

Nueva Vizcaya Governor Carlos Padilla says the ... P130-million debt of OGPI to the province. OGPI operates an open pit mine in Didipio village in Kasibu town, producing tons of copper and gold ...

MANILA, Philippines — An environmental activist group voiced its support for proposed measures declaring areas “no mining zones” and banning the open pit ... in Nueva Vizcaya, which resulted ...

The ban on open-pit mining is expected to be lifted soon as the draft implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Executive Order No. 130 have been finalized for the approval of Environment ...

Former Environment Secretary Gina Lopez condemned on Monday a proposal to lift the ban on open-pit mining in the country, which she described as a “social justice issue.” “I am against open ...

The DENR had recommended the suspension of 20 mining firms, including OceanaGold ‬Phils, Incorporated which is also operating in Nueva Vizcaya. OceanaGold said there is no formal suspension ...

The mayor of Quezon, Nueva Vizcaya ... government of Nueva Vizcaya, said that 95-97 percent of the company’s employees are residents of the town, making FCF’s mining operations a major ...