Support FTAA renewal, pro-mining groups urge Kasibu Mayor Support FTAA renewal snip :
Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya—In an unprecedented move, the biggest community-based cooperatives, people’s organizations, local businesses and employees here called on the local government unit to support the renewal of the Financial or Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA) of OceanaGold Philippines, Inc. (OGPI), a local subsidiary of the Australian-Canadian mining firm OceanaGold Corporation. This development came after the Didipio barangay council issued a resolution asking President Rodrigo Duterte, through the Office of the Mayor, to deny the renewal application of the mining company.
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