Nickel industry beefs up greening efforts

MANILA, Philippines — The local nickel industry continues to strengthen greening efforts as part of its thrust towards responsible and sustainable mining in the country. The Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) and its seven-member companies have planted 5.3 million trees in Caraga and Palawan as part of ongoing progressive rehabilitation and reforestation in several mining […]


BRIEFS: Nickel, EVS moving forward together

Philippine Nickel Industry Association president Dante Bravo speaks about the role of nickel in growing the e-vehicle industry at the 7th Philippine Electric Vehicle Summit convened by the Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines. Bravo says the Nickel Industry is poised to supply the growing demand for nickel in lithium ion batteries powering electric vehicles.  […]


Nickel miners plant 5.3 million trees in Caraga and Palawan

The Philippine Nickel Industry Association, through its seven member-companies, has once again boosted greening efforts as part of ongoing rehabilitation and reforestation in their respective mining areas. Ensuring environmental and ecological sustainability in areas where nickel is mined, members of the Philippine nickel industry have planted an estimated 5.3 million trees to date in the […]


Nickel miners reforest with 5.3M trees

The nickel companies’ reforestation and revegetation programs not only facilitate ecological rehabilitation of mined-out areas but also provide employment to residents and to the indigenous community as well as create livelihood programs that are vital to strengthening the local economy.


Nickel Industry ups reforestation efforts with 5.3 million trees

The Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA), through its seven (7) member-companies, has once again boosted greening efforts as part of ongoing rehabilitation and reforestation at their respective mining areas.   Ensuring environmental and ecological sustainability in areas where nickel is mined, members of the Philippine nickel industry have planted an estimated 5.3 million trees to […]


Berong Nickel Corporation receives national safety excellence award

For the third time, Berong Nickel Corporation receives a national safety excellence award in a recently concluded 5th National Convention and General Assembly in Cebu City. The award was given to BNC because of its strong implementation of highest level of safety and having achieved a no lost time accident in their operations. “The attainment […]


Berong Nickel Corporation continues to pour support for community development

As part of the community development support of Berong Nickel Corporation, a mining company located in Berong, Quezon, Palawan, it has released around 294 million pesos already providing financial resources among dedicated key sectors, beneficiaries that include tribal and local community members. In an exclusive interview of Palawan Daily News, Resident Mine Manager of Berong […]



FEATURE: Berong Nickel Corporation’s former scholar now a school teacher

One of the several hundred scholars fully supported by Berong Nickel Corporation is now an elementary school teacher, who is currently working and is supporting students learn basic education in her community– her primary vision and goal in life. Coming from a financially-challenged family, Charrie Kaye Rabang-Cinco struggled a lot especially in finding resources to […]


Nickel prospects

The Philippine Nickel Industry Association, represented by chairman Isidro Alcantara (above), underlines the nickel industry’s efforts in boosting global prospects to remain competitive in the world market during the 1st Philippine Natural Resources Development Forum in Marriott Hotel, Manila. The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines convened the forum.