DAVAO CITY – A mining firm in Davao Oriental backed the provincial government’s call to protect the environment, particularly the Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary, a United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization World Heritage Site and ecological landmark in the...
DAVAO CITY – The provincial government of Davao Oriental is mulling to pass a measure to stop ongoing nickel mining operations on the slopes of the Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary in Barangay Macambol in the City of Mati. Gov. Nelson Dayanghirang issued a statement on Tuesday, Oct. 7,...
(Last part) CITY OF MATI, Davao Oriental – Unlike typical large-scale mining operations in other parts of the country, the Pujada Nickel Project in Mount Hamiguitan has defined targets for mineral extraction. PUJADA Nickel Project site (Hallmark Mining Corp.) This means that mining areas are not...
(Second of three parts) CITY OF MATI, Davao Oriental – Amid the projected multi-billion investment that the mining industry could bring to the province, Gov. Niño Sotero Uy insisted that mining is not a priority. A VILLAGER stands inside the Community Based Forest Management area in...
(First of three parts) CITY OF MATI, Davao Oriental – Known for its unique pygmy forest, the Mount Hamiguitan Wildlife Sanctuary Range is one of the richest biodiversity area not just in Philippines but perhaps in Asia as well. MAP of the Mount Hamiguitan Protected Area With an area of at...
DAVAO CITY – The Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary (MHRWS) has been reopened to trekkers and mountaineers for the first time since it was closed at the start of Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020. The Department of Tourism (DOT)-Davao director Tanya Rabat-Tan said the reopening of Mount...
