BAYOMBONG, July 10 -- Governor Carlos Padilla has warned OceanaGold Philippines Inc. executives to cease their operations or they would face court charges for allegedly continuing their activities without any permit in upland Didipio village in mineral ore-rich Kasibu town of this province.
"We consider the operations of Oceanagold as well as its shipping of minerals as illegal and no longer allowed by law. We will arrest culprits and seize illegally shipped minerals to be transported from the company's compound," Padilla told the Philippine News Agency in a phone interview on Wednesday.
He said the company has no "legal right" and "no authority" even to ship out minerals as the financial and technical assistance agreement (FTAA) had laps...