MANILA, Philippines — Some suspension or closure orders imposed by former environment secretary Regina Lopez on select mining sites may be maintained, while some may be lifted following the review of the Mining Industry Coordinating Council (MICC), the Department of Finance (DOF) said yesterday. In an interview, Finance Undersecretary Bayani Agabin said the MICC has continue reading : MICC completes review of 26 closed mining sites
CIMATU WANTS ALL MINING COMPANIES EITI COMPLIANT, INCLUDING SMALL-SCALE MINERS
Secretary Roy A. Cimatu of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has vowed to ensure that all mining companies, including small-scale miners, will take part in the Philippine Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (PH-EITI) in order to improve transparency and accountability in the mining sector. “We will ensure strict compliance with our regulation on continue reading : CIMATU WANTS ALL MINING COMPANIES EITI COMPLIANT, INCLUDING SMALL-SCALE MINERS
MGB to deploy mining engineers and geologists to CENROs and PENROs
At least 19 mining engineers and geologists are set to the challenge of being at the forefront in addressing the issues of the mining industry and geohazards in Central Visayas. The hiring of mining engineers and geologists that are to be deployed and embedded in the Community Environment and Natural Resources (CENRO) and Provincial Environment continue reading : MGB to deploy mining engineers and geologists to CENROs and PENROs