For mining

About 1,000 mine workers, their families and supporters from Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino province, including the indigenous people groups Tuwali and Bugkalot (below), staged a protest rally on Friday along Mendiola Peaceful Arch, asking the help of President Rodrigo Duterte in avoiding loss of livelihood of thousands of IPs—1,500 direct jobs, 2,000 indirect jobs and 17,000 IP residents benefitting from the gold-copper mine in Didipio—through the immediate approval and signing of OceanaGold Philippines’ FTAA renewal.