The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has awarded several mining companies for their initiatives and achievements in environmental management and development, among other efforts, during the recent National Mine Safety and Environment Conference. In a statement, the DENR said t
Published December 14, 2020, 1:04 PM
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippine government is still determined to award the country’s best mining companies.
A Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) memorandum showed that the agency, tasked to regulate and develop the country’s mining sector, has already started the nomination process for the Presidential Mineral Industry Environmental Awards (PMIEA), Best Mining Forest Contest, and Safety Mines Awards.
“Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the various Selection Committees and MGB opted to continue to give recognition to the private sector’s initiatives and exemplary achievements in the protection of the environment and ecology to further promote private sector participation, enhance public awareness on the protection of the environment and ecology, and contribute to the growth of the economy and improvement in the quality of life of Filipinos,” MGB said.