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Read more about the article Group urges scrapping of tax holiday for mining companies
Starjoan Villanueva of the Philippine Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (PH-EITI) announces its third nationwide transparency movement in the Philippines. The campaign starts this month until September with 600 expected participants from 13 regions across the country. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

Group urges scrapping of tax holiday for mining companies

"These companies are enjoying the income tax holidays, because they know that it’s a part of the social marketing of the ?national ?g?overnment to attract more foreign investment.”

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Read more about the article Large-scale miners: We are responsible miners
Engr. Alexis F. Balicod of the Mindanao Association of Mining Engineers (MAEM) Inc. says that they should have been invited at the Mindanao environment summit recently held at the Ateneo de Davao University on Friday, August 5, so that they could show that "the big scale miners are the responsible miners." (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Large-scale miners: We are responsible miners

As the Department of Environment and Natural Resources ?is still ?busy evaluating the mining companies in the Philippines, pro-mining groups insisted that the Mindanao mining companies abide and do responsible mining and they are open for talks with DENR.

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Read more about the article Ateneo President: Philippine Mining Act is treason
Ateneo de Davao University President Fr. Joel Tabora expresses his opposition to the current mining policy of the government in a press conference on Thursday, August 4. The Jesuit priest said the Philippine Mining Act only allowed foreign countries to plunder the country's natural resources. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Ateneo President: Philippine Mining Act is treason

Jesuit priest Fr. Joel Tabora called the Philippine Mining Act of 1995 treasonous and said that it is time for the government to replace the mining policy.

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Read more about the article DENR suspends ?Surigao mining firm, audits three more in Mindanao
Environment and Natural Resources Secretary is also joined here by former Mines and Geosciences Bureau Chief Leo Jasareno (center) and Ateneo de Davao University President Fr. Joel Tabora. The press conference was held at the Ateneo during the Mindanao Environment Summit 2016 on Thursday, August 4, 2016. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

DENR suspends ?Surigao mining firm, audits three more in Mindanao

Environmental Secretary Regina Lopez announced that the DENR has suspended on Thursday, August 4 the Claver Mineral Development Corporation in Claver, Surigao del Norte.

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Read more about the article Duterte, Lopez to grace Mindanao’s environmental summit  
President Rodrigo R. Duterte chats with guests during the Presidential Security Group (PSG) fellowship night at the PSG Compound in the Malacañang Park on Sunday evening, July 31, 2016. Also in the photo is PSG Chief Colonel Rolando Bautista. ACE MORANDANTE/PPD

Duterte, Lopez to grace Mindanao’s environmental summit  

President Rodrigo Duterte is scheduled to attend the Mindanao Environmental Summit 2016 at the Ateneo de Davao University on Thursday afternoon, August 4.

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