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One of the first things that Vice President Leni Robredo will do is she wins in May 2022 is to issue an executive order declaring ‘no mining’ areas, effectively scrapping President Duterte’s 2021 order to lift the moratorium on mineral agreements.

Aspiring president Vice President Leni Robredo said she will support “responsible mining” if she becomes the president.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has suspended the operations of a mining company in Banaybanay, Davao Oriental due to water discoloration and heavy siltation in two of the province’s rivers.

A new Minahang Bayan area was allowed to operate in Benguet Province amid government efforts to increase the country’s gold and silver output especially with the declaration of mining areas where small-scale miners could legally operate in.

Despite the prevailing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Department of Natural Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said it surpassed its target in terms of issuing closure orders and mining permits and contracts to erring establishments this year.

Philex Mining Corp., the country’s largest gold producer, has decided to finally proceed with the development of the Silangan Mine project in Surigao del Norte within the first half of 2022, but at a slower pace and smaller scale sans the strategic investments that the listed firm has long been seeking.

The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP), composed of some of the biggest mining companies in the country, has adopted a major climate change protocol to align with the global sustainability initiative among many mining companies around the world.

DMCI Holdings’ Berong Nickel Corp. (BNC) in Quezon, Palawan is now facing depletion after 15 years of mining operation and will undergo rehabilitation, according to the company.

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) is eyeing increased production in gold and silver amid plans to fast-track the declaration of more Minahang Bayan areas across different parts of the country.

The Philippines’ production of metallic minerals were mostly down during the first nine months of the year, but value was higher at P121.16 billion due to continuing increase in prices in the world market.

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) is pushing for policies that would gradually restrict the exportation of raw minerals to pave the way for more mineral processing and value-adding in the country's mining sector.

Marcventures Holdings Inc. (MHI) consolidated income during the first nine months of the year surged to P790.31 million, a 384.32 percent increase from the P163.18 million the company had in the same period last year.

Global Ferronickel Holdings, Inc. (FNI), the country’s second-largest nickel ore producer, saw its income going up by 19.4 percent to P1.86 billion during the first nine months of the year, compared with P1.56 billion during the same period last year.

The proposed black sand mining in Lingayen Gulf, a large gulf framed by the provinces of Pangasinan and La Union, may affect the aesthetic quality of coastal areas in Pangasinan that could turn off tourists from going to the province.

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.

The country’s nickel output for this year will likely go down due to unexpected weather disturbances and some logistical issues, said a top official from the Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA).

The provincial government of La Union has stopped the quarry operations along Aringay River in Tubao for alleged violation of national laws and provincial ordinances.

TVI Resource Development Philippines Inc. (TVIRD), the local affiliate of listed Canadian mining firm TVI Pacific Inc. (TVI), has commenced commercial operations of its gold-silver mine in Sitio Balabag, Zamboanga del Sur.