11 mining protesters in Nueva Vizcaya released on bail
Eleven residents of Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya, who were arrested for grave coercion and resistance and disobedience after barricading an area to oppose mining exploration, have been released on bail. They were part of a local opposition movement against the mining project.
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