Ease of doing business for aggregate and small-scale mining industry tackled at the Iloilo permit holder’s general assembly
Iloilo City – The permit holders for sand and gravel, quarry and small-scale mining operations in the province of Iloilo held a general assembly on February 12, 2020 at the Casa Real, Iloilo Provincial Capitol. The Provincial Government Environment and Natural... read moreNew mining fiscal regime proposal approved at the House Committee for Appropriations
A bill to establish a fiscal regime for the mining industry was approved by the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives on January 22, 2020. Recorded as House Bill 5022, it consolidates House Bills (HB) numbers 288, 560, 1687, 2557, 4541, 4874,... read moreDENR, MGB 6 participated in the launching of Retooled Community Support Program (RCSP) in Isabela, Negros Occidental
Bacolod City – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 6 headed by Regional Executive Director Francisco T. Milla, Jr. participated in the launching of the government’s Retooled Community Support Program (RCSP), dubbed as “Serbisyo... read moreDENR, MGB issues guidelines for the care and maintenance program of mining projects
Iloilo City – The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) issued a memorandum order on January 10, 2020 specifying the guidelines for the care and maintenance program (CMP) of mining projects. The DENR policy ensures the integration of environmental protection and... read moreDENR MGB issues stricter guidelines on the disposition of residual stockpiles from previous operations
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) issued DENR Administrative Order No. 2019-19 on November 18, 2019 in an effort to strengthen the regulation of small-scale mining operations. The new directive focuses on... read more
DENR Secretary Roy A. Cimatu
