20 locals complete bamboo training, form livelihood group

CARRASCAL, Surigao del Sur — When told to attend a bamboo-based livelihood training sponsored by Marcventures Mining and Development Corporation (MMDC), housewife Helen Custoya immediately signed up for the opportunity. “I thought I would land a job planting bamboos after the training,” Helen, a mother of five, gave a hearty laugh, apparently feeling amused and […]


NICKEL INDUSTRY PLANTS MORE THAN 4 MILLION TREES

Going beyond compliance in implementing responsible and sustainable mining operations, key players in the Philippine nickel industry have planted an estimated 4.2 million trees to date in the Caraga region and in Palawan. The Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA), through its seven (7) member-companies, has upped its greening efforts in recent years as part of […]


Siocon Town’s First Licensed Geologist is a TVIRD Scholar

A valuable addition to TVIRD’s roster and a milestone for a grateful town Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte / June 2018 – Overjoyed by the news that his youngest son was being hired as a geologist by the company, fisherman Ibno Nabua and his wife Sahdia literally cried.  Tears of joy, that is. The Nabuas are residents of […]


School Is In!

At the mining town of Cagdianao, Claver, Surigao Del Norte the Platinum Group Metals Corporation (PGMC) has not just made a huge increase in nickel ore export within a mere 5 years but also a huge jump in the number of scholarship grantees for their free education program. Aina Mae Arecto is a BS Physics […]


Thicker than Water: Volunteerism Ties Agata to Yearly Blood Donation Drive

Agata and Philippine National Red Cross jointly conduct fourth Blood Donation Drive Tubay, Agusan del Norte / May 2018 – In the same spirit of pure volunteerism that drove several successful humanitarian initiatives in past years, dozens of Agata personnel once again responded to the Philippine National Red Cross’ (PNRC) call by participating in this year’s […]