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The Department of Finance (DOF) has thrown its support behind the lifting of the ban on open-pit mining, saying the decision highlighted the government’s capability to strictly regulate extractive activities in the country. In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said on...

The Duterte Administration is poised to reverse its earlier ruling on keeping the ban on open-pit method of mining supposedly done to appease environmental groups. On Wednesday, Oct. 27, Business Bulletin secured a draft Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Administrative Order...

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) opted to keep the nationwide ban on open-pit mines amid the clamor of environmental groups. This was after the government agency attempted to insert a provision in the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Executive Order 130 that...

Executive Order No. 13 0 The  government has formally repealed the ban on open-pit mining method in the country, at least based on draft implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Executive Order (EO) 130.  Based on the draft of the three-page IRR, the government repealed, amended, and...

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...