A local court in Nueva Vizcaya has dismissed charges against Bishop Jose Elmer Mangalinao of Bayombong and other environmental advocates accused of involvement in barricades opposing a mining exploration project.
The ruling, announced on June 24, brings to a close a civil complaint filed earlier this year following the bishop’s pastoral visits to communities resisting the activities of Northern Luzon Mineral Resources Corporation in Kasibu. Recent reports confirm that the case concerned barricades established by residents against mining exploration activities in Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya.
