South Cotabato board votes to lift local ban on open-pit mining
The provincial board of South Cotabato has voted to lift the provincial ban on open-pit mining, which has been blocking ...
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DENR to respect South Cotabato’s stand on open-pit mining
The Department of Environmental and Natural Resources (DENR) will respect the outcome of South Cotabato’s public consultations on the proposed ...
Pacquiao would regulate issuance of mining permits
Should he win the highest position in the government, Sen. Manny Pacquiao will regulate the issuance of new mining permits ...
Marcos Jr. says he’s wary of open-pit mining
While he believes that mining is a “valuable source of revenue for the government," former senator and presidential candidate Ferdinand ...
De Lima calls for probe into lifting of mining ban
Sen. Leila De Lima has called for a probe into the Department of Environment and Natural Resources' (DENR) recent decision to ...
Foreign chambers OK with lifting of mining ban
The Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC) of the Philippines expressed delight over the government's decision to lift the ban on open-pit mining, ...
Miners looking for policy direction from presidential bets
The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (CoMP) may be delighted with the Duterte administration's lifting of the ban on ...
Ban on open pit mines lifted
The government has lifted a four-year ban on new open-pit mines, according to the chief of the Department of Environment and ...
PH gov’t retains open-pit mining ban
President Rodrigo R. Duterte will most likely continue the implementation of open-pit mining ban imposed by late Environment Secretary Gina ...
