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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.