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DOH confirms copper face mask not medical-grade but can still help curb COVID-19 spread

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 06 08:58 PM

The Department of Health on Wednesday confirmed that the so-called copper face masks are not approved by the Food and Drug Administration, but it doesn’t mean that they are useless. Read more »

Ilang residente malapit sa gumuhong minahan sa Toledo City, Cebu, pinalikas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 23 06:34 PM

Inamin naman ng Philippine Coast Guard na nahihirapan sila sa paghahanap dahil malambot pa rin ang lupa ng landslide area. Read more »

Coast Guard deploys divers to help search for missing miners in Toledo City

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 23 11:58 AM

MANILA - The Philippine Coast Guard has deployed its divers to help in the search and rescue operations for the remaining seven missing miners after a landslide occurred at a copper mining site in Toledo City, Cebu. Read more »

4 dead, 6 missing after landslide hits copper mine site in Toledo City

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 22 09:00 PM

Four were confirmed dead while 6 others are missing as of Tuesday afternoon, a day after a landslide occurred at a copper mining site in Toledo City, Cebu. Read more »

Landslide hits mining site in Toledo, Cebu

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 22 02:32 AM

MANILA - A landslide happened at a mine in Toledo City, Cebu on Monday afternoon, a mining corporation confirmed. Read more »

Philex resumes mining operations at half capacity after testing workers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 28 02:31 PM

Philex Mining on Wednesday said it has resumed operations in its Padcal Minesite at 50 percent capacity, after testing its workers for COVID-19 and implementing safety protocols. Read more »

Copper won’t save you from coronavirus

Katherine J. Wu, The New York Times
Posted at Jun 23 11:55 AM

People have been aware of copper’s sanitizing abilities at least as far back as ancient Egypt. Scientists today know the mighty metal as a swift slayer of microbes, capable of limiting the spread of E. coli, salmonella, influenza virus and more. In certain settings, it may stifle the coronavirus, too.  Read more »

Mining firm halts operations in Vizcaya as LGU, NGOs continue ‘blockade’

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 17 11:40 AM

An environmental group on Wednesday called the suspension of operations of a mining group in Nueva Vizcaya “a hard-fought victory.” Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: August 9, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 12:48 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Indigenous people's day protest

Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 09 05:33 PM

A number of indigenous peoples in the Philippines hold a protest on Thursday in front of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources calling for the non-renewal of the mining concession of Australian-Canadian owned OceanaGold in Nueva Vizcaya. Read more »

The Avengers of Didipio: Endgame for OceanaGold PH?

Inday Espina-Varona
Posted at Jul 30 07:17 PM

As local officials and people's organizations unite against OceanaGold's mining operations in Nueva Vizcaya, will Pres. Duterte extend the Australian-Canadian firm's license?  Read more »

Bakit asul ang lupa sa isang lugar na dinarayo sa Sagada?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 04 04:55 PM

Napalilibutan ang Blue Soil Hills ng pine trees at local variety ng isang carnivorous na uri ng halaman. Ngunit ang malaking atraksiyon ay ang blue-green na kulay ng lupa.  Read more »