The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) has decided against the best interest of the Balatoc tribe in Pasil town, Kalinga province by “allowing itself to be tricked” by a man purportedly masquerading as the tribe’s leader, so claims a lawyer.
In a statement, Enrique de la Cruz, legal counsel for Carrascal Nickel Corp. (CNC), private sector partner of the state-run Philippine Mining Development Corporation (PMDC) on the Batong Buhay mines development, questioned NCIP’s September 2013 resolution issuing a temporary restraining order (TRO) on the mine operations, following the complaint of one Victor Gumisa.
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