April 15, 2021 MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has issued an executive order (EO) lifting the nine-year moratorium on mineral agreements to spur economic growth and support projects and programs of the government.Duterte signed EO No. 130 on April 14, amending Section 4 of EO No. 79, s. […]
NCIP issues permission for gold, copper extraction in South Cotabato community The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, or NCIP, issued on September 19 a “Certification Precondition,” or CP, to the Sagittarius Mining Inc., or SMI, the developer of the Tampakan project in the borders of South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat […]
By Roger Balanza Never mind that the mining industry is raising the specter of lost investments and revenues and massive unemployment if the government continues to look at the sector as something that the country can do without. President Rodrigo Duterte has to make a choice between mining […]
But under severe environmental regulations If he is elected President, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte will mellow down on his stand on mining. Last year, the Davao City Council led by Duterte’s son, Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte, approved a City Ordinance declaring Davao City as “mining-free.” The ordinance […]
BY ROGER M. BALANZA An anti-mining ordinance has made Davao City a ‘no man’s land’ for mining companies which are forced to go to Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley for large-scale mining projects. The Davao City Council has approved an ordinance banning mining of all kinds of minerals […]
BY ROGER M. BALANZA Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte defended the Anti-Mining Ordinance recently approved by the City Council, saying that critics can only stop its implementation through a court order. Mayor Duterte, former Mayor Sara Duterte and Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte are one in opposing mining as […]
