Agata Fisherfolks Cast-Off on Maiden Voyage

38 motorized and 33 paddle boats set local fishermen on course to greater livelihood opportunities Tubay, Agusan del Norte / August 2018 – In fulfilment of its Social Development Management Program (SDMP) for 2018, Agata Mining Ventures, Inc. (AMVI) provided an extra boost to local livelihood by contributing new motorized pump boat engines and paddle boats […]


Marcventures’ house repair project: A decent home for families

CARRASCAL, Surigao del Sur– A Filipino family’s home is their own castle. Guided with this thinking, Marcventures Mining and Development Corporation (MMDC) has made sure that households within their host communities needing repair are assisted so that family members are safe and secure in their homes. The family of Annie Gragas, a housewife and mother […]


Bamboo reforestation palalaganapin

Ang bamboo reforestation program ay pagpapalawig sa layunin ng mga kompanya ng nickel na mapaigting ang pagsagip sa kalikasan kasabay ng pagbibigay ng pagkakakitaan sa mga “host communities.”


IN PHOTOS: PNIA Takes Center Stage at Mining Luncheon

PNIA Chairman Isidro C. Alcantara, Jr. speaks before industry shareholders at the Mining Luncheon hosted by the Philippine Mining Club on August 10. PNIA Officers shared valuable insights on rehabilitation, sustainability at going beyong compliance during the event’s open forum.




Nickel miners’ program

Philippine Nickel Industry Association chairman and Marcventures Holdings president Isidro Alcantara Jr. presents the collective nickel industry rehabilitation accomplishment and the bamboo plantation program to Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu during the Fourth Forum on the Mining Policy Direction.


MMDC-assisted women’s trading center continues to flourish

Norverta Ating, 52, happy and content that she is able to make ends meet for her family by being a store attendant in MMDC-assisted women’s trading center in Cantilan, one of MMDC’s host communities.   When women are empowered, families thrive and communities prosper. This holds true for members of the Cabangahan Women’s Association (CWA) […]



I never promised you a rose garden, but it’s worth a try

Proud of their accomplishment, MMDC’s HRAD Manager Roselyn Suante and mess hall keeper Mary Jane Intano are seen in left photo within one of the areas they transformed into a vegetable garden, while right photo shows a bounty of various vegetables they recently harvested.   Helping Marc achieve its goal of becoming leaner and more […]