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17, 2014
NR # 3380
But& he said& they are concerned not only (ith their o(n food re6uirements and the livelihood of the people of Nueva Vizcaya 'ut also (ith the (ell0'eing of their neigh'oring provinces and regions .#et me stress that Nueva Vizcaya serves as a (atershed for ma;or (ater irrigation and hydro facilities hosted 'y neigh'oring provinces and regions 5irst& he said the 2agat multi0purpose dam in the province of -sa'ela& considered one of the 'iggest in <sia& (hich irrigates )=>&+++ hectares and generates 36+ mega(att of electricity partly gets its (ater re6uirements from Nueva Vizcaya "econd is %anta'angan dam (hich gets >+ percent of its (ater from Nueva Vizcaya <nd third are <m'uklao and Binga dams (hich are served 'y the (atershed of 2t %ulag& the highest mountain of #uzon (hich is partly situated in Nueva Vizcaya .-nevita'ly& the destruction of Nueva Vizcaya4s (atershed (ill have a negative effect on these facilities ?n a sad note& a'out ,+ years ago <m'uklao and Binga (ere under construction (hich resulted in the su'merging of a num'er of Benguet -ndigenous $ommunities (hose displaced families no( settle do(n in the valleys and mountains of Nueva Vizcaya Today& ironically& their homes and farmlands are again threatened 'y the intrusion of mining companies&3 %adilla said He said even other -% communities in Nueva Vizcaya are 'eing threatened 'y dislocation 'ecause of the effects of mining .?ther -% communities in Nueva Vizcaya are considering that the mountains and forests (hich constitute almost 7+ percent of the province4s land area are inha'ited 'y tri'al communities of -'aloi& @alanguya& @ankanai& Bugkalot& !adiangan& -sinai& 7addang& -(ak& Tuale& !umagat and the like These are the people (ho are producing the 'est citrus& root crops and 6uality vegeta'les&3 he said %adilla said the anti0mining campaign in Nueva Vizcaya has strong pu'lic strong and this is led 'y the 2ost Rev Ramon Villena& the 'ishop of Bayom'ong& Nueva Vizcaya& and N7? and other religious leaders A3+B rbb