A slew of initiatives are now being undertaken by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to “formalize” small-scale mining operations. The move is in recognition of small-scale mining’s role and contribution to the industry and the economy. The formalization of small-scale mining came amid DENR’s review of pertinent laws that cover small-scale mining,
Petitioners from Barangay Ampucao, Itogon, Benguet are asking for a dialogue with the Itogon-Suyoc Resources, Inc. (ISRI) regarding the latter’s application for Mineral Production Sharing Agreement (MPSA 103) that covers 581 hectares in the ancestral domain of Itogon. In a letter dated Aug. 24 addressed to the National Commission of Indigenous Peoples-Cordillera, ISRI President Luis Sarmiento
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Small-scale mining is a lucrative business but is, unfortunately, also a very risky occupation. In the Philippines, small-scale and pocket mining is practiced in more than 30 provinces, employs up to 500,000 miners, and supports the livelihood of another two million people across the nation. The undeniable hazards and dangers that…
BAGUIO CITY The Benguet Corporation has allocated funds for the immediate construction of a bridge near its abandoned mining patented claim area near an open pit in Sitio Luneta, Loacan-Antamok, Itogon.
Residents walk to the proposed site of a one-lane bridge to be constructed by Benguet Corp