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Duterte: No plan to stop mining

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday rejected the advocacy of Environment Secretary Regina Lopez to rid the country of all mining but he also scored...

Be a secretary, not a crusader, Lopez told

FINANCE Secretary Carlos Dominguez on Tuesday reminded Environment Secretary Regina Lopez to conduct herself as a department secretary and not as a crusader.  “You know,...

Mining firms study ecozone operations

AT least five mining companies are seeking refuge from the Philippine Economic Zone Authority in an attempt to salvage what was left of their...

I’ll let go of Gina if…

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte said Monday he is willing to let go of Environment Secretary Regina Lopez if she fails to win confirmation from the...

Gina retracts bribery claim, says no proof

ENVIRONMENT Secretary Regina Lopez retracted on Thursday her accusation that members of the Commission on Appointments each received a P50-million bribe to block her...

Gina unfit for DENR job–solons

LAWMAKERS and mining company executives on Sunday vowed to block the confirmation of Environment Secretary Regina Lopez before the Commission on Appointments, citing her...

Gina Lopez and mining

Secretary of Environment, Gina Lopez, has been the subject of attack by mining companies following her order to close down 23 mining operations which...

The weird watershed angle

The latest in Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Gina Lopez’s anti-mining crusade is the cancellation of some 75 mineral production sharing agreements...

6,000 defy rain, Lopez

CANTILAN, Surigao del Sur—Despite torrential rain, close to 6,000 mine workers, indigenous peoples, scholars, fishermen and farmers rallied against the order of Environment Secretary...

Palace chides Lopez

MALACAÑANG on Wednesday said that Environment Secretary Regina Lopez needs to prove that due process was observed when she canceled the 75 mining contracts...

Mining shares lose P6b in 1 day

PHILEX Mining Corp. said Wednesday that Environment Secretary Regina Lopez’s recent pronouncements have resulted in about a P6.5-billion loss in shareholder value in just...

Mining takes new hit

LAWMAKERS on Tuesday branded as crazy the actions of Environment Secretary Gina Lopez, who ordered 27 more mining companies shuttered, thus “wreaking havoc” on...

Miners scramble to help govt

DESPITE the crisis it is facing due to the disputed closure of 23 mines, mining companies on Saturday pooled their resources, activated emergency rescue...

Council reviews mining order

THE Mining Industry Coordinating Council on Friday agreed to a multi-stakeholder review of Environment Secretary Regina Lopez’s decision to shut down 23 mining companies...
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