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Dismantled

In Nueva Vizcaya on February 29, 2008 at 2:53 pm

N. Vizcaya court halts Aussie firm’s demolition work

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya–A local court has halted the ongoing demolition activities of houses in a remote village in the mountain town of Kasibu, being carried out by an Australian mining firm.

Judge Vincent Eden Panay of the Regional Trial Court here on Wednesday issued a 72-hour temporary restraining order against the clearing operations of OceanaGold Philippines, Inc., which is preparing to construct its gold-copper mining project there.

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