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Lopez opposes Nickelodeon resort

Environment Secretary Regina Lopez said Wednesday she will oppose Nickelodeon’s plan to build a 100-hectare underwater theme park in Palawan. “Lopez says she won’t allow...

Lopez asks miners to fund development

Environment Secretary Regina Lopez asked large-scale miners to review their social development and management programs and adopt a more effective “sustainable integrated area development”...

Recognizing blessings

I spent the weekend in a beach resort in Lobo, Batangas whose villas were nestled in a mountain thick with hard wood trees like...

Mining firms agree to work with DENR

The Environment Department said Thursday mining companies agreed to work with the government to ensure that mining operations improve the lives of Filipinos in...

Lopez advises miners to accept audit report

By  Norman P. Aquino and Cecilia Yap The Philippines said the audit of the nation’s mining industry will carry the full force of law and...

Vizcaya folks back responsible mining

Residents dependent on a mining operation in Nueva Vizcaya province assured Environment Secretary Regina Lopez that they support her call to protect the environment...

OceanaGold asked to refute complaints

Environment Secretary Regina Lopez said Wednesday the government would issue a show cause order to OceanaGold Philippines Inc. to give the mining company a...

Hinatuan asks DENR to lift suspension

GUIUAN, Eastern Samar—A unit of Nickel Asia Corp. asked the government to lift the suspension of ore transport permit imposed on Hinatuan mine in...

Do we really need mining?

President Rodrigo R. Duterte pronounced that the country would survive without mining companies and that mining as an industry is now at the sunset...

CoMP vows responsible mining

The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines said Tuesday it will continue to abide by the law and practice responsible mining. CoMP made the statement...

Environment chief wants higher govt share in mining revenues

Environment Secretary Regina Lopez said Friday the government should have a higher revenue share in the mining industry.  “I feel that the government should get...

Coal plants now face hurdles

New coal power plant projects are facing uncertainties following the appointment of Regina Lopez as the new Environment secretary, an industry executive said Thursday. President-elect...
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