The National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP) has issued a cease-and-desist order (CDO) against the nickel ore mining operations of Celestial Nickel Mining Corp. and Ipilan Nickel Mining Corp. in Brooke’s Point, Palawan. According to the NCIP, the mining companies failed to secure a certification precondition (CP) and the Free,…
Bishop Socrates Mesiona of Puerto Princesa is backing up an ongoing protest against an open-pit nickel mining project in Palawan province’s southern town