BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya: OceanaGold, an Australian mining firm operating in Northern Luzon, gave assurances that it will pay taxes as soon as the Regional Trial Court settles the issue on which local government unit should it be paid to.

It appeared that the governments of Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino provinces have both sent notices of tax delinquency on the mining firm. The amount has reportedly grown from P29 million in 2013 to 91 million in 2014, owing to the penalties and sur-charges for non-payment.

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