The people of Dupax Del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya condemned the mining plan in their community. On August 4, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau granted United Kingdom-based company Woggle Corporation an exploration permit for minerals that can be extracted from the town. The company plans to occupy 3,102 hectares of land covering five barangays or 10% of the total land area of the said town.

The barangay of Oyao immediately issued a resolution against mining, and the municipal council ordered the cancellation of the ongoing mining exploration. The Bayombong Diocese issued a statement of condemnation. The residents launched a signature campaign.

Meanwhile, the community of Barangay Bulalacao, Mankayan, Benguet is calling for the cancellation of the permit granted to Crescent Mining Development Corporation (CMDC) for the Mineral Production Sharing Agreement, which was reissued to the company despite failure to obtain a free, prior and informed consent from the indigenous people and a certificate of precondition, as mandated by the reactionary law.

The project covers 534 hectares of ancestral land, with an additional 300 hectares in the same area also awarded to the company. The operation threatens more than 600 families who depend on farming in the ancestral land. CMDC is owned by Asean Copper, 40% of which is owned by an Australian company.