QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya: Over P120 million has been released to around 700 illegal occupants who have been relocated to a safer place from a Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB)-declared geohazard area in the gold deposit-rich upland village of Runruno.
James Carmichael, FCF Minerals Corp. country manager, said the company continues in its efforts to complete the removal of the remaining illegal miners and settlers within the area covered by their financial or technical assistance agreement (FTAA) approved by the national government under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
HAZARDOUS AREA Shown are shanties of illegal miners and settlers in a declared geohazard area in the gold deposit-rich village of Runruno in Quezon town, Nueva Vizcaya. PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO