Church leads rally vs mining in Vizcaya

By Vince Jacob Visaya

Jul 28, 2021 12:35 am

Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya: Disgruntled over the renewal of OceanaGold's gold-copper mining's financial or technical assistance agreement (FTAA) for another 25 years, more than a hundred Catholic devotees and anti-mining advocates held a prayer rally at the St. Dominic Church premises here on Monday.

PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT Anti-mining advocates stage a peaceful rally in front of the St. Dominic Church in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya on Monday. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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