Sa Claver: Babaye gipusil, gidunggab sa iyang kapuyo patay

By Ed Mapayo CLAVER, Surigao del Norte - Patay dayon ang biktima human gipusil ug gidunggab sa suspek niadtong miaging semana, Hulyo 26 sa alas 11:40 ang takna sa buntag, ning kasamtangang tuig sa Purok 7, Brgy. Panatao, lungsod sa Claver. Sumala pa, ang buhatan sa kapulisa…

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Local officials, NCIP commissioner back royalty claims of Manobos who barricaded mine site

By Danilo Adorador III PUYAT, Carmen, Surigao del Sur – Officials had endorsed the ancestral domain claim and demand for royalty by a group of Manobos that recently staged a barricade against a mining company in Claver, Surigao del Norte, documents obtained by MindaNews show…

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PGMC pays P16-M royalty share for lumads in Surigao

By Alvin T. Guanzon BUTUAN CITY — Mining firm Platinum Group Metals Corporation paid a total of P16 million royalty share to the indigenous people in Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur. The royalty fees represent partial payment of PGMC to indigenous people communities wh…

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NGCP announces scheduled power interruption in parts of Surigao Norte, Surigao Sur, entire Siargao Island

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Inauguration of Asia’s biggest mine refinery Sept. 4

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MOA-signing held for Claver seawater quality, coral condition assessment

SURIGAO DEL NORTE, Aug. 9 -- Government and company officials have signed a memorandum of agreement with partner institutions to undertake an assessment of the seawater quality and coral condition in Barangay Urbiztondo, Claver town, this province.  The partnership was forma…

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Chamber of Mines backs suspension of Chinese nickel miner

By Othel V. Campos MANILA - The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines has backed the decision of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau to suspend the operations of a nickel miner in Surigao del Norte for causing excessive siltation along the shoreline of Claver town. The group said…

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Gordon leads turnover of basic disaster response equipment, first aid kits to Surigao Norte

Philippine Red Cross (PRC) chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Gordon on Saturday led the turn-over of basic disaster response equipment and first aid kits to six barangays in Surigao del Norte.  The event was held at Andres G. Acelo Gym in Claver town attended by t…

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Mining firms told to clean up Claver Bay, ‘chocolate river’ by 2013

By Vanessa Almeda Mining companies operating along Claver Bay have until next year to clean the coastlines and the “chocolate river” of Hayanggabon, the House committee on natural resources declared. Surigao del Sur 1st District Rep. Philip Pichay gave the marching orders t…

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Nickel Asia, Taganito Mining, Taganito HPAL bring health care to own communities

NICKEL Asia Corporation (NAC), with its subsidiaries, Taganito Mining Corporation and Taganito HPAL Nickel Corporation (THPAL), leads a team of 40 doctors and volunteers from the Manila Adventist Medical Center and FEU Medical Society of California in providing health care …

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NEWS ANALYSIS: Multi-billion investments in the mouth of Lolong, MINING’S WORST FEARS

By: Natz Corbeta Only armed with a wooden stick and a petite low-powered hand-guns, security guards shielding the multi-billion peso mining facilities of TMC, Taganito H-PAL Nickel Corporation and PGMC in Claver town this province, could be an unequaled force and entirely he…

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Nickel Asia to pay out dividends after profits grew nearly five-fold

MINER NICKEL Asia Corp. reported on Friday a 388% surge in profits to P1.48 billion in 2010, prompting it to declare dividends of 35 centavos per share to be paid out to stock holders on May 9. The net income hike, a turnaround from the profit decline in 2009, was attribute…

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