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June 4, 20220

South Cotabato gov vetoes lifting of open-pit mining ban

By: Allen V. Estabillo - @inquirerdotnet Inquirer Mindanao / 05:04 AM June 04, 2022 Saying it was hastily decided and includes questionable provision

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June 2, 20220

Peza, DENR eye land for more ecozones

By: Frances Mangosing, Roy Stephen C. Canivel - @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer / 05:38 AM June 02, 2022   The Philippine Economic Zo

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May 26, 20220

GenSan adds voice to mining opposition in South Cotabato

By: Allen V. Estabillo - @inquirerdotnet Inquirer Mindanao / 05:00 AM May 26, 2022   The opposition to open-pit mining in South Cotabato has wi

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May 25, 20220

Groups praise court decision holding Marcopper liable for 1993 disaster

By: Frances Mangosing, Mayda Lagran - @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer / 05:55 AM May 25, 2022   Environmental groups on Tuesday haile

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May 20, 20220

South Cotabato gov vows review of environment code

By: Bong S. Sarmiento - @inquirerdotnet Inquirer Mindanao / 05:04 AM May 20, 2022   Outraged by the lifting of the open-pit mining ban which ha

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May 19, 20220

DENR issues guidelines on responsible mining

Catherine Talavera - The Philippine Star May 19, 2022 | 12:00am The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is strengthening measures

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March 24, 20220

South Cotabato gov: Keep ban on open-pit mining

By: Bong S. Sarmiento - @inquirerdotnet Inquirer Mindanao / 05:06 AM March 24, 2022  South Cotabato Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo J

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March 4, 20220

DENR to respect provincial decision on open-pit mining

Catherine Talavera - The Philippine Star March 3, 2022 | 12:00am   The  government will honor the outcome of the province of South Cotabat

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January 6, 20220

[PRESS RELEASE] JFC Welcomes Lift of Ban on Open Pit Mining

3 January 2022   Makati City - In response to a media inquiry, the President of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (CanCham),

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December 28, 20210

Philippines ends open pit mining ban to reinvigorate industry

December 28, 2021   The Philippines has lifted a four-year-old ban on open-pit mining for copper, gold, silver and complex ores, an official sai

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December 9, 20210

Anti-mining policies deter foreign investments – COMP

Catherine Talavera - The Philippine Star December 8, 2021 | 12:00am Certain mining policies in the country, including the ban on open pit mining,

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November 24, 20210

[PRESS RELEASE] Business Groups and Foreign Chambers urge swift ratification of E-vehicles Bill

Press Release November 22, 2021 Philippine business groups and foreign chambers urge the swift bicam approval and ratification by the House and Senat

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November 15, 20210

What the Philippine delegation did at COP26 climate summit

NOV 13, 2021 9:14 AM PHT | PIA RANADA GLASGOW, SCOTLAND The delegation pushes for more climate finance, joins a campaign to stop deforestati

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November 15, 20210

MGB hopeful on resumption of open pit mining

Catherine Talavera - The Philippine Star November 14, 2021 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) of the Dep

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October 28, 20210

DENR draft order lifting open-pit mining ban ready for Cimatu’s OK

JONATHAN L. MAYUGA OCTOBER 28, 2021 Months after the signing of Executive Order (EO) 130, which lifts the moratorium on the processing of new mining

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October 19, 20210

PH wants 35% renewables in energy mix by 2030, 50% by 2040

By: Ronnel W. Domingo - @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer / 04:06 AM October 18, 2021 The Philippines is aiming

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October 18, 20210

Until its environmental impact is understood, decision on Parex is premature

By Robert Siy October 16, 2021 It is crucial for all of us — even for San Miguel Corp. (SMC) and its shareholders — to understand the environm

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October 8, 20210

PARES na lang? This PAREX alternative is more pro-people and river-friendly, says architect

Urban planner and landscape architect Paulo Alcazaren explains how putting an esplanade along Pasig River can help save the river, address mobility pr

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October 8, 20210

[EDITORIAL] PAREx and the Pasig

Philippine Daily Inquirer / 05:07 AM October 08, 2021 The Pasig River has been an inextricable part of the life, lore, and history of the countr

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October 8, 20210

Ang: PAREX will not impact heritage sites

Iris Gonzales - The Philippine Star  October 8, 2021 | 12:00am Tycoon Ramon Ang said San Miguel Corp.’s proposed Pasig River Expressway (PAREX

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PHILIPPINE PROFILE
GDP, 2020 -9.5% y-o-y growth
Exports, 2019 US$ 70.9 million
Exports, 2020 US$ 63.8 million
FDI Inflows, 2020 US$ 6.5 billion
Poverty Incidence, % of Pop, 2018 16.6%
Population, 2018 106.5 million
Income Classification (WB) Lower Middle Income
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