MGB Region 6
MGB Region 6 has jurisdiction over the provinces of Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo, Negros Occidental. MGB Region 6 office is located at 2nd Level, Queen City, Garden Mall, J. de Leon St., Iloilo City, and can be contacted at the Tel. Nos. (033) 336-2815; 508-7533 or via email: mgb6iloilo@yahoo.com
November 13, 2012
National Budget Circular 542
National Budget Circular 542, issued by the Department of Budget and Management on August 29, 2012, reiterates compliance with Section 93 of the General Appropriations Act of FY2012. Section 93 is the Transparency Seal provision, to wit:
Sec. 93. Transparency Seal. To enhance transparency and enforce accountability, all national government agencies shall maintain a transparency seal on their official websites. The transparency seal shall contain the following information: (i) the agency’s mandates and functions, names of its officials with their position and designation, and contact information; (ii) annual reports, as required under National Budget Circular Nos. 507 and 507-A dated January 31, 2007 and June 12, 2007, respectively, for the last three (3) years; (iii) their respective approved budgets and corresponding targets immediately upon approval of this Act; (iv) major programs and projects categorized in accordance with the five key results areas under E.O. No. 43, s. 2011; (v) the program/projects beneficiaries as identified in the applicable special provisions; (vi) status of implementation and program/project evaluation and/or assessment reports; and (vii) annual procurement plan, contracts awarded and the name of contractors/suppliers/consultants.
The respective heads of the agencies shall be responsible for ensuring compliance with this section.
A Transparency Seal, prominently displayed on the main page of the website of a particular government agency, is a certificate that it has complied with the requirements of Section 93. This Seal links to a page within the agency’s website which contains an index of downloadable items of each of the above-mentioned documents.
Links to Transparency Seal Requirements
November 22, 2012
March 26, 2013
DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 2013-10
SUBJECT: INCREASING FEES FOR MINING APPLICATIONS
DATED FEBRUARY 21, 2013
DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 2013-11
SUBJECT: PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES IN THE FILING AND PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS FOR EXPLORATION PERMIT PURSUANT TO EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 79
DATED FEBRUARY 21, 2013
DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 2013-01
SUBJECT: INCREASING THE MINIMUM CAPTAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MINING APPLICATIONS
DATED FEBRUARY 21, 2013
March 25, 2013
DENR Secretary Ramon J.P. Paje issued Department Administrative Order (DAO 2013-11) on February 20, 2013 requiring that applications for Exploration Permit (EP) should be filed in the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Central Office in Quezon City. Prior to the issuance of the said Order, EP applications are filed and processed at the regional offices of MGB.
DAO 2013-11 states that “Executive Order (EO) 79 provides, among others, that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) may continue to grant Exploration Permits under existing laws, rules and regulations and guidelines.”
It is necessary to ensure that mining applications do not encroach on the “no-go zones for mining” as provided in EO 79, the Order further states.
Section 1 of the said Order provides that “an EP application encroaching on areas closed to mining and/or with incomplete mandatory acceptance requirements shall be automatically denied.”
In Section 2, it states “upon payment of the filing and processing fee by the EP applicant, MGB Central Office shall forward the EP application and all pertinent documents to the MGB Regional Office concerned for evaluation through the Mining One-Stop-Shop pursuant to EO No. 79.
“The filing of application for exploration under the Financial or Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA) shall follow the same procedures prescribed herein” states Section 3 of the said Order. (lartajo, MGB-6)
March 25, 2013
Pursuant to Executive Order No. 79, the mining policy issued by President Aquino on July 6, 2012, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) issued Department Administrative Order No. 2013-10 (DAO 2013-10) on February 20, 2013 to increase mining fees and impose processing fees for all mining applications.
All applicants for Exploration Permit (EP), Mineral Agreement (MA) and Financial or Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA) should comply with the filing and processing fee imposed under DAO 2013-10. Previous
For applications for Exploration Permit, application and processing fee is now PhP 300.00 per hectare but should not be less than PhP 200,000.00 per application.
For applications for Mineral Agreement, application and processing fee is now PhP 300.00 per hectare but should not be less than PhP 300,000.00 per application.
Previously, DAO 2005-08 provides that application fees and charges for Exploration Permit and Mineral Agreement is PhP 60.00 per hectare but should not be less than PhP 50,000.00 per application.
For Financial or Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA), application and processing fee is PhP 300.00 per hectare but should not be less than PhP 500,000.00 per application. This is increased from PhP 60.00 per hectare but should not be less than PhP 100,000.00 per application.
(lartajo, MGB-6)
March 25, 2013
The minimum authorized and paid up capital requirements for mining applicants were increased under Department Memorandum Order (DMO) No. 2013-01 issued by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on February 20, 2013.
DMO 2013-01 provides that for Exploration Permit (EP), Mineral Agreement (MA) and Financial or Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA) the minimum authorized capital requirements is increased from PhP 10,000,000.00 to PhP 100,000,000.00.
The paid-up capital requirement is increased to PhP 6,250,000.00 from PhP 2,500,000.00.
Further, DMO 2013-01 provides that in the case of FTAA applicants, a minimum paid-up capital of PhP 500,000,000.00 shall be required upon the grant of the FTAA by the President and prior to the registration of the FTAA with the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Central Office.
Section 2 or Transitory Provision of DMO 2013-01 states that “all mining applicants with pending applications for EP, MA and FTAA are required to comply with DMO 2013-01 within 60 days from the effectivity of the said Order.
Failure of mining applicants to comply with DMO 2013-01 shall cause the denial of their mining applications as deemed appropriate by the MGB.
DMO 2013-01 is pursuant to EO 79, the mining policy issued by President Aquino, and Republic Act 7942 or the Mining Act of 1995. (lartajo, MGB-6)
March 5, 2013
