For well-developed countries, education is a given right, as basic as breathing. But in developing countries like the Philippines, most households have to contend with meeting basic needs such as food, energy costs, and housing, making education less of a priority. The education sector is fraught with various problems ranging…
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya: Canadian miner OceanaGold (Philippines) Inc. (OGPI), operator of the Didipio Mine, on Tuesday, April 30, paid more than P421.86 million ($7.58 million) in local business tax (LBT) to a municipality in Nueva Vizcaya and two municipalities in Quirino province for 2024.
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya: The Regional Trial Court (RTC) here has denied the prayer for a temporary environmental protection order (TEPO) assailing the renewed financial or technical assistance agreement (FTAA) of OceanaGold (Philippines) Inc. (OGPI) which operates the Didipio Mine in Barangay Didipio, Kasibu town, Nueva Vizcaya.
THE Didipio Mine has poured more than P136.66 million worth of projects under the company s Community Development Fund (CDF) program for the provinces of Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino.
THE Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) commemorates its founding anniversary every November 29. This 2023 is particularly special as the bureau turns 125 today, coinciding with the celebration of the Mining Month.