The Philippine government's recent mining policies appear to have weakened the protective and accountability elements of regulating mining in the Philippines . This is according to Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM), which expressed dismay over new mining policies being pushed by the Department of...
The mining industry is still enjoying a continuous string of goods news as the Philippine government gives in to a years-long clamor by mining companies to allow the automatic renewal of the exploration period in the country. This means that a mining company exploring minerals in an area no longer...
Executive Order No. 13 0 The government has formally repealed the ban on open-pit mining method in the country, at least based on draft implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Executive Order (EO) 130. Based on the draft of the three-page IRR, the government repealed, amended, and...
Although the majority of the mineral commodities registered a decline in output, the value of the Philippines’ total mineral production during the first three months of 2021 managed to rise by 14.11 percent to P28.91 billion from P25.34 billion during the same period last year. This was...
After suffering from major regulatory impediments for nearly a decade, it may take some time before the mining sector of the Philippines, one of the most highly mineralized countries in the world, to recover despite the government’s recent policy decisions that favor the industry. On Thursday,...
After enduring years of intense scrutiny under the Duterte administration, the mining sector is now at the receiving end of a series of surprisingly positive policy decisions and considerations. The government is now considering lifting the ban on open-pit mining method more than two...
Despite EO 130 The mining sector will remain under scrutiny despite President Rodrigo Duterte's recent decision to lift the moratorium on new mining operations, a top government official said. As a start, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said the government is considering imposing more...
The Philippine government has already finalized the updated Financial and Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA) with Australian-Canadian miner OceanaGold Corporation (OceanaGold) nearly two years since the major mining deal expired. MGB Director Wilfredo Moncano (Photo credit:...
The Office of the President (OP) was urged to cancel the ‘stay order’ issued on mining companies with pending suspension and closure orders. This as such move will not do anything for the Philippine economy. “We demand that the Office of the President immediately cancels this ‘Stay...
The Philippine government has allowed the mining companies that were suspended and ordered closed by former Environment Secretary and late Regina Paz Lopez in 2017 to continue operating. Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Director Wilfredo Moncano said on Tuesday that the government has decided to...
Mining operations within the Marikina River Basin should not be blamed for the massive flooding that engulfed some parts of Marikina and Rizal province during the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses, the deadliest and most destructive typhoon to hit the country in 2020. This was indicated in the recent...
The Philippines’ nickel output declined in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but thanks to higher global prices, its full-year export value went up to P25 billion. Citing data from Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB), Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) revealed that the country’s...
