SEEKING the help of President Rodrigo Duterte, more than 1,200 indigenous peoples (IPs) from Nueva Vizcaya marched to the Mendiola Peace Arch on January 16 over fear of losing about 3,000 jobs from the suspension of Didipio Mine’s operations.

OceanaGold (Philippines), Inc. (OGPI) operated the Didipio Mine with a 25-year financial and technical assistance agreement (FTAA) as its mining license with the Philippine government.