This is a re-posted opinion piece. A lot of the misunderstanding about mining comes from a distorted view that it is an advocacy. Because of this the
Read MoreDAVAO CITY -- Lawmakers have initiated moves to declare Davao City as mining-free zone after passing a resolution on the same day it approved a coal
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. We economists are often faulted for having a language all our own, usually unintelligible to common mortals. (To b
Read MoreAgriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala on Sunday questioned farmers and Cordillera officials at a forum here about a government report that says mercu
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. For the farmers of Hacienda Luisita, the wait for justice was long. The Supreme Court decision was sweet neverthel
Read MorePROPOSALS to hike taxes on mining will be discussed by the House of Representatives but are unlikely to prosper during the current session, a legisl
Read MoreA HEAVY tax burden is limiting the mining sector’s contribution to the economy, an industry organization claimed last week amid government proposals
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - President Aquino must incorporate a categorical position on open pit and small-scale mining in the soon to be completed mining
Read MoreDAVAO CITY—Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo said he agreed with the proposal of the Chamber of Mines to pay excise tax directly to the host local go
Read MoreThis is a re-posted blog article. Sitting on a gold mine. That’s how we usually describe someone with a lot of assets to their name. It’s true of
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Eclipsed by the stories on Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s efforts to leave the country, the tragedy that struck the fam
Read MoreBAGUIO City—The government is determined on implementing major policy reforms in the development of the country’s small-scale mining industry. Notin
Read MorePresident Benigno Aquino III has exempted the mining industry from the total log ban in exchange for obligating the industry to take part in the Nat
Read MoreImagine the environmental impact of giving blanket authority to mining companies to cut down thousands of trees in forests: more floods and landslid
Read MoreBAGUIO CITY ,Philippines – Mining has been one of the biggest contributors to economic growth in several countries, foreign diplomats said here. F
Read MoreFormer Foreign Secretary Delia Albert said she used to market the potentials of Philippine mining in her trips as presidential envoy on mining, neve
Read MoreNov 10 (Reuters) - The Philippines could unveil a comprehensive mining policy by the end of 2011 that addresses thorny issues hampering the industry
Read MoreA MINING FIRM facing the prospect of having to shut down an operational site has gone to court to contest a provincial government’s move to ban open
Read MoreGroups say LGU ordinances ‘defy’ national law The Philippine government must “act decisively” on its mining policy and bring an end to provincial o
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines—Zamboanga del Norte has issued an ordinance banning open-pit mining in the province, threatening projects of mining firms operat
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