News
Duterte lifts open-pit ban on Lepanto mine
Gold miner Lepanto Consolidated Mining Co is set to continue its extractive operations in northern Benguet after the Duterte administration...
Read more
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...
Read more
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...
Read more
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...
Read more
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...
Read more
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...
Read more
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...
Read more
Legality of mining franchises up to Congress: SolGen Calida
The government’s top lawyer has spoken on the fate of the Congress’ petition for mandating franchises of mining companies in...
Read more
Cimatu: DENR considers providing arms for Palawan foresters
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Chief Roy Cimatu considers going as far as providing arms for its foresters...
Read more
Miners group appeal to Duterte to lift open-pit operations ban
Miners group Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP) countered Duterte’s decision to keep the open-pit mining suspension with talks...
Read more
