Kalinga tribe leaders reaffirm support for Batong Buhay mining project

MANILA, Philippines — The Balatoc Kalinga Tribe Inc. (BKTI) denounced statements circulating online about its supposed opposition of the group on the Batong Buhay mining project in Pasil, Kalinga, describing the claims as ‘false and misleading’. In a press release issued on Friday, July 3, Victor Gumisa, tribal leader and president of BKTI, said, speaking