Philippine Nickel
Industry Association
President Atty. Dante R. Bravo turned over a brand new school bus worth PHP 3,405,221.67 to Barangay Cagdianao officials. The school bus will cater to students of Barangay Cagdianao who live far from their schools. These students usually walk 2-4 kilometers every day, thus they need to wake up early to get to school on […]
In the midst of its preparations for commemorating Earth Day 2019, Agata personnel and stakeholders received an impromptu visit from Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Assistant Secretary for Field Operations Ruth Tawantawan who came straight from the Central Office along with regional executives from DENR Caraga and its Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in Surigao.
Marcventures Mining and Development Corporation (MMDC) invited key officials from The Board of Investment (BOI) and the Philippine Bamboo Foundation, Inc. (PBFI) to visit its 10-hectare bamboo plantation in Surigao del Sur. The event is in line with the company’s continuing efforts to ensure the success of its bamboo rehabilitation project. BOI and PBFI were […]
PGMC celebrated Earth day with around 200 volunteers from our host community barangay Cagdianao. Other volunteers from our contractors and employees also joined the planting of 1,000 various tree species in a water reservation area. The activity is a partnership between the local government unit of Cagdianao and PGMC’s Envi team, it aims to encourage […]
Over 500 volunteers flock to Cabadbaran River for a massive clean-up drive Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte Province / April 2019 – Armed with broomsticks, garbage bags, and tools, Agata personnel rose early on a February morning to conduct a massive clean-up activity for one of Agusan del Norte’s major tributaries. The day’s activity should […]
The Philippine Nickel Industry Association, represented by chairman Isidro Alcantara (above), underlines the nickel industry’s efforts in boosting global prospects to remain competitive in the world market during the 1st Philippine Natural Resources Development Forum in Marriott Hotel, Manila. The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines convened the forum.
Sick and weakened. Mother Nature is crying her unheard call for help, devastated and destroyed by the children she housed, by the children she gave everything to, and to children she loves. Mother Nature weeps for the unimportance her beloved human gave her, trembling with fear knowing that everything will have a certain end. Amidst […]
PGMC celebrated Earth day with around 200 volunteers from our host community barangay Cagdianao. Other volunteers from our contractors and employees also joined the planting of 1,000 various tree species in a water reservation area.
CARRASCAL, Surigao del Sur–The Assistance to Individual Crisis Situation (AICS) funded by Marcventures Mining and Development Corporation (MMDC) has been the refuge for many in times of immediate need. Recipient, 51-year old Lourdes Ruadel of Brgy. Gamuton credits the AICS for saving her 19-year old grandchild Alvin from dengue. Dengue, a mosquito-borne viral disease, can […]
These women – our employees, community residents, and indigenous women alike – are living proof that women can and do thrive in the mining industry. Aside from their roles as wives, mothers, and daughters, the women in our mine sites are involved in activities of the area as employees, as providers of goods and services, and as small entrepreneurs. These women dispel the popular notion that mining is a masculine endeavor.