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Mining sector cheers over EO 130
The mining sector lauded President Rodrigo Duterte’s latest move to issue Executive Order (EO) 130, lifting the moratorium on new mining projects under EO 79 of the Aquino Administration.
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Suspended mines allowed to resume operations
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.
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Regulated use of explosives may be allowed in small-scale mining
Regulated use of explosives in small-scale mining areas may be allowed in the amended version of the Republic Act (RA) 7076 or the People’s Small-Scale Mining Act, a top official at Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) said.
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Mining sector’s environmental ‘trade off’ to help PH recover
The environmental ‘trade off’ of the highly destructive mining sector could help the Philippine economy recover during the COVID-19 pandemic, a top official from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) said.