Court favors Nueva Vizcaya mining firm, orders removal of barricades

MANILA, Philippines – A Nueva Vizcaya trial court has ordered protesters to remove the barricades blocking the exploration area of a mining firm in Dupax del Norte. Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya Regional Trial Court Branch 30 issued the order in a consolidated resolution dated Jan. 6, 2026, upholding a writ of preliminary injunction earlier granted in