The Philippines has lifted the nationwide ban on open-pit mining, reversing an order put in place in 2017 by late and former Environment Secretary Regina Paz Lopez to “protect the environment”.
55738 Environment Undersecretary for Enforcement, Mining, and Muslim Affairs Jim Sampulna said Enviro
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has awarded several mining companies for their initiatives and achievements in environmental management and development, among other efforts, during the recent National Mine Safety and Environment Conference. In a statement, the DENR said t
Published December 29, 2020, 3:33 PM
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) was able to issue over 86,000 agricultural and residential free patents across the country.
From 2019 to October 2020, the DENR reported that its regional offices had issued a total of 30,456 agricultural free patents covering around 20,144.98 hectares across 14 regions in the country, topping its original target by 4.25 percent.
According to DENR-Land Management Bureau (LMB) Director Emelyne Talabis, the increase can be attributed to the December 31, 2020 deadline on the filing of applications pursuant to Republic Act 9176, as well as the increased use of the Land Administration Management System Philippines (LAMS), which fast tracked the approval of land surveys.
Published December 14, 2020, 2:00 PM
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) had just started its post-Typhoon Ulysses audit of all quarry and crushing plant operations in Rizal, but listed ATN Holdings Inc. (AHI) is already calling on the government to lift the suspension on the operations of its crushing plant in the province.
In a regulatory filing, AHI told the Philippine Stock Exchange that its crushing plant operations in Rizal, under the mineral processing permit (MPP) no. 2020-001-IV, “does not contribute to the pollution of the Marikina Riven Basin because it implements a ‘dry’ crushing process wherein all by-products are mixed back to the soil as a form of nourishment”.
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