DAVAO CITY Senator Joel Villanueva’s planned sorties in several Mindanao provinces had been cut short last week due to bad weather in Bukidnon. Villanueva said in a statement that his team made an emergency landing in an undisclosed place in Cagayan de Oro City, instead of Butuan City, on Thursd
Published February 10, 2021, 4:14 PM
Agusan Del Sur Rep. Eddiebong Plaza on Wednesday pushed Congress to pass the measure that seeks to amend the 30-year old People’s Small-Scale Mining Act of 1991 (PSSMA), saying it needs to be fine-tuned to address the current needs of the national and local government.
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Noting the obsolete provisions of the law, Plaza said it is imperative that Congress amend Republic Act 7076 in order to “capture the sentiments and aspirations” of small-scale miners, the national government’s desires and plans for the sector and make the local government units (LGUs) active partners in managing the small-scale mining operations on the ground.