Marcos Jr: Ensure safety in Mining Industry
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to require small and large-scale mining ...
Tag: small-scale mining
DENR Chief OK with small-scale mining with LGU supervision
Environment Secretary Ma. Antonia Yulo Loyzaga said that she is in favor of small-scale mining in the country, provided that ...
Solon seeks gov’t support for COVID-response initiatives
Itogon Mayor Victorio Palangdan urged the administration to consider re-opening the small-scale mining industry to aid the residents of the ...
Gold purchases to boost after tax exemption, says BSP
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) projects a boost in gold purchases in the following months after the Bureau of ...
Solon warns small-scale miners not to abuse permit
Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson warns small-scale miners and permit holders to not abuse the mining privileges issued to ...
Permit holders, gov’t agencies tackle EODB policy
Licensed sand and gravel, quarry, and small-scale mining firms conducted an assembly with the local authorities of Iloilo on Wednesday, ...
MGB ramps up regulation of small-scale mining
In a bid to revamp the image of the mining industry, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) sought to strengthen ...
PH gov’t approves tax exemption law for small-scale gold miners
The Philippine government approved the law that exempts small-scale gold miners from excise and income taxes when trading with the ...
BARMM suspends nickel mining ops
The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) indefinitely suspends four nickel mining operations as it reviews mining policy and ...
PH-EITI launches small-scale mining data, updates in 5th country report
The Philippine Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (PH-EITI) presented the first small-scale mining assessment to help bring a more comprehensive and ...
