NPA wooing anti-mining folk, says PNP
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya–The New People’s Army in Cagayan Valley has been busy recruiting into the rebel movement tribal folk in upland Kasibu town who are waging opposition to planned large-scale mining activities in the area, police officials here said.
Senior Supt. Segundo Duran, provincial police director, said the NPA movement in [...]
1,000 villagers turn back Australian firm
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya—For the second time in six weeks, villagers in upland Kasibu town succeeded on Friday in repulsing a foreign mining firm which was trying to enter the area and conduct exploration activities.
About 1,000 villagers forced a company truck to back off, stopping this from moving forward as [...]
Church, NGO leaders move to prevent mining bloodshed
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya—Leaders of the Catholic Church and non-government organizations have stepped into a broiling mining controversy in upland Kasibu town here involving tribal folk who have been blocking the entry of a foreign mining firm into the village.
They have raised concerns over a possible face-off between 1,000 [...]
Campbells see the beauty that lured Julia to her death
LAGAWE, Ifugao–This province may be the site of the gruesome killing of US Peace Corps Julia Campbell, but her mother and sister were filled with admiration for its natural beauty.
Speaking with reporters after the court trial on Wednesday, Linda Campbell and Geary Morris said they considered [...]
Campbell’s mom recalls her in testimony
LAGAWE, Ifugao–Linda Campbell occasionally smiled, then tried to hold back the tears as she described her daughter Julia and how she had given up a promising career in journalism in the United States to come to the Philippines as a peace corps volunteer.
Campbell of Fairfax, Virginia, was the first witness [...]
Tribal folk tell Aussie firm: We don’t need mining
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya–More than 200 residents of a tribal community in Kasibu town have expressed opposition to the entry of a foreign mining company in their village, which aims to start exploration activities there.
In a signed petition, villagers of Papaya aired their objection to the issuance of [...]
Governor snubbed as UK firm’s mine permit OKd anew
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines — The country’s environment officials have ignored the plea of Nueva Vizcaya Governor Luisa Cuaresma to deny any application for an exploration permit in an upland village in Quezon town that was hard hit by flashfloods last year.
Horacio Ramos, director of the Mines [...]
Ore-rich town decries mining exploration
KASIBU, Nueva Vizcaya — Officials and residents of this upland town decried the unabated intrusion of foreign companies seeking to undertake large-scale mining exploration in remote villages.
Mayor Romeo Tayaban said two Australian mining firms continue to explore mining prospects in their villages despite stiff opposition from residents who come from various [...]
