Nueva Vizcaya

The Bugkalot Confederation led by overall chieftain Rosario Camma rejoices with the group of tribe elders and leaders as the Court of Appeals agrees that the tribe has a say and that there must be the conduct of free prior and informed consent by the operator or any interested firm to operate the Casecnan Multipurpose Irrigation and Power Project at Pelaway in Alfonso Castañeda, Nueva Vizcaya. PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (March 27, 2023)—The Bugkalot Confederation expressed victory with the Court of Appeals (CA) decision favoring the tribe of their rights over their ancestral domain areas covered by the Casecnan Multipurpose Irrigation and Power Project (CMIPP). In its Feb. 21, 2023 decision, the CA favored the conduct of a free prio...

Some 18 participants composed of professors and graduate school students from the College of Business Education of Nueva Vizcaya State University, Bayombong Campus, were accommodated by FCF Minerals Corp. in Runruno, Quezon town in Nueva Vizcaya for an educational mine tour on March 18, 2023. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya (March 21), 2023)—The Nueva Vizcaya State University (NVSU) visited the FCF Minerals Corp. here for an educational mine tour on March 18. The NVSU delegates who are newly exposed to the mines were 18 professors and graduate school students from the university’s College of Business Education in its Bayombong town campus. Lorne Harvey,  FCF Minerals Corp. general manager for operations, noted that like any other who are new to th...

Mildred Binay-an, president of Runruno Livelihood Development Association in Quezon town in Nueva Vizcaya province presents their business model during the Dinapigue Mining Corporation benchmarking. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya: A London-based mining company here has been promoting a working place where women are seen to excel in different environments perceived to be exclusive to men. Lorne Harvey, FCF Minerals Corporation general manager for operation, said gone were the days when society regarded women’s most significant profession is on wifehood or motherhood alone. “Nowadays, women are seen to excel in the different work environments in the mining industry that most people thought it is only for men. This manifests that the days are gone ...

MINING AUDIT. Seven technical personnel from the Mine Safety, Environment, and Social Development Division of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau in Region 2 conducted an Integrated Safety and Health, Environment, and Social Development System audit at FCF Minerals Corporation in Barangay Runruno, Quezon, Nueva Vizcaya from February 27 to March 3, 2023. The audit finds compliance by Runruno Mines. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya (March 7)—An audit conducted by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in Region 2 shows that the London-based mining company here has been determined to be compliant. According to the Mine Safety, Environment, and Social Development Division (MSESDD) of MGB Region 2, the FCF Minerals Corp. has been determined to be compliant in...

PHOTO COURTESY OF PNP BAGABAG, NUEVA VIZCAYA THE VALLEY JOURNAL BAGABAG, Nueva Vizcaya (February 20, 2023)—Unidentified gunmen killed Aparri town Vice Mayor Rommel Alameda and five others in an ambush here on Sunday. In an initial investigation, the Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Police Office (NVPPO) said the other victims were identified as Alexander Agustin Delos Angeles, Alvin Dela Cruz Abel, Abraham Dela Cruz Ramos Jr., John Duane Banag Almeda and Ismael Nanay. Police said the victims were ambushed at around 8:45 a.m. They were on board a black Hyundai Starex with license plate KOV 881 and were fired upon by the suspects while approaching the sub-village of Kinacao in Baretbet village, this town. PHOTO COURTESY OF PNP BAGABAG, NUEVA VIZCAYA Also identified in a close cir...

The FCF Minerals Corporation's Community Relations Office, Social Development and Management Program (SDMP) focal persons and the beneficiaries of the agroforestry project conduct participatory area validation and monitoring of established agroforestry plantations in the neighboring communities in Quezon town, Nueva Vizcaya. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya (February 13, 2023)—A London-based mining company here continues to support agroforestry projects in their neighboring barangays (villages) to create green jobs for residents. Lorne Harvey, FCF Minerals Corp. general manager for operations, said they have conducted a participatory area validation and monitoring of established agroforestry plantations in the neighboring communities of the company’s host village of ...

The Department of Trade and Industry in Nueva Vizcaya and the London-based FCF Minerals Corporation once more demonstrated their commitment to develop and strengthen the entrepreneurial skills of the community-based organizations in the gold deposit-rich Barangay Runruno in Quezon town as they reinforced their partnership for micro, small and medium enterprises development. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (February 10, 2023)—The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) here and the London-based FCF Minerals Corp. are bent on developing and strengthening the entrepreneurial skills of the residents in the upland mining village of Runruno in Quezon town. DTI-Nueva Vizcaya Director Marietta Salviejo said their collaboration with FCF Minerals to support community-based organizat...

Photo shows Barangay Local Government Unit of Runruno in Quezon, Nueva Vizcaya represented by its council members Evelyn Mariano and Ronald Babli-ing including workers of the Innovative Runruno Integrated Sustainable Earned from Waste or IRISE project together with Marcelo Samaco of FCF Minerals Corp. community relations office during the recent turn-over ceremony of the brick molding machine. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya (February 1, 2023)—To support community organizations' green livelihood, FCF Minerals Corp. recently turned over a brick molding machine to workers of the Innovative Runruno Integrated Sustainable Earned from Waste (IRISE) project in Runruno village here. IRISE is an income-generating project that produces hollow blocks and eco-bricks with a mixture of s...

PHOTO shows FCF Minerals Corporation's response team demonstrating how to deal with untoward incidents or emergencies in the community and the mine. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya—The London-based FCF Minerals Corporation has completed the calendar year 2022 with 18.3 million man-hours work without a lost-time injury. Lorne Harvey, FCF Minerals general manager for operations, said this marks another significant accomplishment in their continuous strategy and efforts to prioritize the safety and well-being of their employees. “With the goal of ZERO HARM in mind, our company's fit-for-purpose solutions allow each personnel's activities to proceed in a safe and timely manner, while also ensuring that everyone who enters the site is given with utmost level of protection,” Ha...

Didipio Mine in the upland town of Kasibu in Nueva Vizcaya. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO KASIBU, Nueva Vizcaya: The Didipio Mine has been expanding its reach with its two new funds aimed at building community capacity and resilience, according to the mine's External Affairs and Social Performance (EASP) division. Marjorie Idio, EASP manager, said the two new funds called Community Development Fund (CDF) and the Provincial Development Fund (PDF) were added to the Didipio Mine's substantial community program, which was included in the terms and conditions of its Financial or Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA) renewal. The initial 25-year FTAA took effect on June 20, 1994 and expired on June 20, 2019, and was renewed by the Philippine government for an additio...