ILOILO CITY — A coalition of civil society organizations, churches, nongovernment organizations, and community leaders in Antique is strongly opposing the plan of Mines and Geosciences Bureau – Western Visayas (MGB-6) to declare upland areas of the province as a mineral reservation.
The MGB-6 proposes to designate a 7,000-hectare mineral reservation in Patnongon, San Remigio, Valderrama, and Sibalom due to the significant deposits of copper, gold, chromite and silver.
