Small Scale Mining Act News Today

THE Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) commemorates its founding anniversary every November 29. This 2023 is particularly special as the bureau turns 125 today, coinciding with the celebration of the Mining Month.

The tedious process and fees discourage many small-scale miners from transacting with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

The DENR is planning to register small-scale miners and create an organization for them to formalize their operations.

A slew of initiatives are now being undertaken by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to “formalize” small-scale mining operations. The move is in recognition of small-scale mining’s role and contribution to the industry and the economy. The formalization of small-scale mining came amid DENR’s review of pertinent laws that cover small-scale mining,

A bill seeking a new fiscal regime for the mining sector—approved on third and final reading last Tuesday by the House of Representatives—tweaks the National Internal Revenue Code (NIRC) of 1997. The measure, embodied in House Bill (HB) 8937, creates four new sections—151-A, 151-B, 151-C, and 51-D—in the NIRC, or Republic Act (RA) 8424 (as

Only two of 13 registered Minahang Bayan in the Cordillera Administrative Region have small-scale mining contracts with the government, and MGB-CAR regional director Fay Apil admits the 'technical and costly process'

The new fiscal regime for the mining sector nears fruition after the House of Representatives approved on second reading a priority measure of the Marcos administration. This was after lawmakers approved through viva voce voting late Monday House Bill (HB) 8937. The measure seeks for an “Act Enhancing the Fiscal Regime for the Mining Industry,”

Environment official identifies the rural villages of Tumpagon, Pigsag-an, and Tuburan in Cagayan de Oro as entry points of Iponan River's illegal miners and their equipment

Authorities say the illegal miners are caught using high-pressure water jets along the Iponan River at 4 am, suggesting that they have been working in shifts

“We’re here to listen and until we can be satisfied that we’ve heard all stakeholders, we cannot achieve a balance in terms of the approach,” DENR Secretary Toni Yulo-Loyzaga told reporters.