Filipino miners still work under conditions that are a throwback to the previous century, a report by local and international labor groups has said. Read the rest of this entry »
Mining in Philippines behind times, say labor groups
April 30, 2012
Filipino miners get low pay, work in unsafe conditions — report
April 30, 2012
MANILA, Philippines – Filipino miners still work under conditions that are a throwback to the previous century, according to report by local and international labor groups. Read the rest of this entry »
P10.4-B Investments fled in 2011
April 16, 2012
The mining industry suffered a P10.4-billion foreign direct investment (FDI) outflow last year due to the suspended issuance of mining permits by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for more than a year and uncertainties in the mining policy that will have shaped the industry’s development under the Aquino administration. Read the rest of this entry »
Mining impact on jobs, economy limited–NEDA
April 10, 2012
ALTHOUGH the mining industry’s contributions to economic growth have been cited as among the largest, the industry’s full impact particularly on employment and the domestic economy continues to be limited, according to an assessment made by the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda). Read the rest of this entry »
Mining industry to face higher taxes, stricter environmental measures — PNoy
March 21, 2012
The national government intends to impose far heavier taxes and tougher environmental restrictions on the mining industry, President Benigno Aquino said Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »
Mining ban in 78 ecotourism sites
March 20, 2012
BAGUIO CITY—President Aquino said on Sunday night that mining activities would most likely be barred in 78 ecotourism sites in the country identified by the Department of Tourism (DOT) to nurture and sustain tourism growth. Read the rest of this entry »
Illegal coal mining grips Albay town
March 19, 2012
LEGAZPI CITY: A “camote” style of illegal coal mining operations are thriving in Batan Island, Rapu-Rapu, Albay under the noses of local officials, clashing directly with the reputation of the Province as a pioneer in climate-change adaptation programs. Read the rest of this entry »
Shoddy mining tainted Palawan
February 26, 2012
NICKEL mining operations in Palawan have already contaminated a river system with unsafe levels of carcinogenic or cancer-causing chemicals, Filipino and Japanese environment groups today revealed.
In a press conference in Quezon City, environment activists from Friends of the Earth Japan (FoE-Japan) and the Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment (Kalikasan PNE) presented findings from an environmental field research study conducted in a river located downstream near the Rio Tuba Nickel Mining Corporation’s (RTNMC) mining operations and the Coral Bay Nickel Processing Plant’s operation. Read the rest of this entry »
PH slips in world mining survey
February 26, 2012
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines further slipped this year as the sixth most unattractive to explorers of industrial and precious metals from being the world’s 14th least attractive place for global mining investments last year, according to an annual survey from a Canadian think tank. Read the rest of this entry »
Fair mining share eyed Govt wants 50-50 revenue sharing similar to Malampaya gas project
February 16, 2012
Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima on Wednesday said mining taxation will be revised to follow the 50-50 revenue sharing between the government and the investor in the mold of the service contract governing the Malampaya natural gas project. Read the rest of this entry »
