JFC urges House to ‘respect’ Philippine Mining Act
The Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC) has urged the House of Representatives to not proceed with its several pending bills on...
Senator Villanueva proposes information law on PH extractive sector
Senator Joel Villanueva is spearheading a bill that would form the Philippine Industries Transparency Initiative (PH-EITI), the designated monitoring body...
Nickel Asia exports rose 16% in first nine months
Top nickel exporter Nickel Asia Corporation (NAC) announced yesterday an estimated value of shipments from January to September 2017 rose...
Cimatu seeks law on open-pit mining
After confirming his support to Duterte’s opposing stance on open-pit mining, new Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said he would recommend...
Group criticizes Cimatu’s lack of credentials in environmental science
Advocate group Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment (Kalikasan PNE) blasts the Commission on Appointments’ (CA) confirmation of Roy...
DOST will launch eco-friendly P50-M ‘Better Mine’ project in November
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is launching a non-cyanide and non-mercury plant for gold and copper extraction in...
Cimatu is new DENR chief, confirms support to open-pit ban
Secretary Roy Cimatu of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said on Wednesday that he will support President...
Lepanto’s copper-gold venture opens with 1,048 DMT shipping
Publicly listed Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company (LC) has commenced its copper-gold project beginning with 1,048 dry metric tons (DMT) of...
Nickel Asia, UPLB partners for environmental rehab project
Mining giant Nickel Asia Corp. (NAC) teams up with the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) in designing the...
Samar group appeals to DENR on Manicani rehabilitation
A number of civil society organizations from Tacloban and Guiuan are appealing Environment Chief Roy A. Cimatu following the Sangguniang...
