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The proposed lifting of the ban on open-pit mining is still under government study, Malacañang clarified Thursday. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a speech during the ceremonial signing of new laws in Malacañang on June 16, 2021. (Malacañang) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said Executive...

Executive Order No. 13 0 The  government has formally repealed the ban on open-pit mining method in the country, at least based on draft implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Executive Order (EO) 130.  Based on the draft of the three-page IRR, the government repealed, amended, and...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