Representatives from member countries of the Coordinating Committee for Geoscience Programmes in East and Southeast Asia (CCOP) reached consensus on the vision, mission, and goals of the 2026–2030 Strategic Plan during a working group meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, Philstar reports.
The discussions were held on September 10–11 during the 2nd CCOP Strategic Plan Working Group Meeting. According to the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB), the meeting produced agreement on the plan’s strategic priorities covering mining, energy, and disaster risk studies.
“Members engaged in detailed discussions and reached consensus on the vision, mission, strategic aims and objectives for the next five years,” MGB said in a statement
The draft will be reviewed during the 85th CCOP Steering Committee Meeting on November 7 in Vientiane, Laos. CCOP Technical Secretariat director Yongzheng Ma said preparations for the 2026–2030 Strategic Plan are on schedule.
In 2018, ASEAN mineral trade reached USD 250 billion, or nearly nine percent of the bloc’s total trade. About 21% of that was conducted within the region.
In the Philippines, the mining sector contributed PHP 170.3 billion (USD 3.1 billion) to the economy in 2023, about 0.7% of gross domestic product, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Mineral exports accounted for 9.6% of total shipments, while the sector generated PHP 48.8 billion (USD 887 million) in taxes, fees, and royalties.
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