Statement calling for the scrapping of the Mining Act of 1995 and to stop mining exploration in Region 8

November 22nd, 2010

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The Samar Island District Conference of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines-East Visayas Jurisdictional Area which is composed of 36 local churches, seven worshipping congregations and fifteen mission outreaches from the provinces of Eastern Samar and part of Western Samar, strongly affirms its stand against the liberalization of the country’s mining industry by […]

Philippine Metals gets permits to explore Leyte mining sites

July 2nd, 2010

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THE DEPARTMENT of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has granted two exploration permits to Canadian-led mining outfit Philippine Metals, Inc. for its Suhi tenements located in Leyte province.
In a statement yesterday, Philippine Metals said the DENR granted the permit on June 23 for two Suhi tenements covering 6,290 hectares, which are on top of the […]