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OceanaGold's petition with the Philippine Court of Appeals has been denied for lack of merit. On December 29th, 2009, OceanaGold had filed the petition with the Court of Appeals seeking to annul the order of the Regional Trial Court (lower court) that had restrained the mining company from demolishing the houses of the Indigenous Peoples in Didipio.

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Read more about Trial vs OceanaGold to Hear Alleged Violations

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya - - A trial is expected to publicize alleged
human rights violations committed by OceanaGold Philippines Inc. (OGPI),
two years after the mining company reportedly demolished houses in a
Didipio, Kasibu village in this province.

This was disclosed by Peter Duyapat, chairperson of Didipio Earth-Savers
Multipurpose Association (Desama), which represents communities
displaced by the mining company's operations.

Read more about Philippines Government Names Mining Advocate as Department of Environment Natural Resources Chief

The Indigenous Peoples of Nueva Viscaya, Philippines are indignant over the appointment of Horacio Ramos as the new Department of Environment Natural Resources (DENR) secretary.

“The appointment of Horacio Ramos to the post signifies that the government is now taking away whatever pretension is left with the Department of Environment Natural Resources in protecting the environment”, says Peter Duyapat, chairperson of the Didipio Earth Savers Multi-purpose Association.

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