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Six indigenous women and an environmental group leader arrested in Dupax del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya, on January 23, have been released. They were among the people who put up the human barricade in protest of Woggle Corporation’s mining exploration in Dupax del Norte.

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00:00Six indigenous women and an environmental group leader arrested in Tupac del Norte
00:05and Webavizcaya on January 23 have been released.
00:08They were among the people who put a
00:10of the human barricade in protest of Vogel Corporation's mining exploration in the Pax del Norte.
00:15They were charged with resistance and disobedience, obstruction of justice, and direct assault.
00:20In August 2025, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau of the Environment Department granted
00:24Vogel Corporation.
00:25A permit to explore parts of the province for gold and copper.
00:28The project covers about three years.
00:30The following month, residents were posed to mining
00:35What up, barricades?
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