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Guarded Optimism on Mining

On July 29, 2012 by Cielo Magno

PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III’s recent statements on mining are grounds for optimism. A few weeks ago, the President issued Executive Order No. 79 on mining that embodies a list of goals, including increasing returns from mining activities and joining the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI). Continue reading →

Aquino’s Mining Policy is Unconstitutional

On June 25, 2012 by Dan Gatmaytan

Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Ramon Paje recently commented on the new mining executive order expected to be signed by President Aquino. In a statement to the press, Paje said that the new policy would reiterate the “primacy of national law” over anti-mining ordinances. Paje added that the ordinances would remain until rendered illegal by a “national government agency.” Continue reading →

BK Activities

As the Philippines gears up to its national elections in May, Bantay Kita has created this infographic to raise awareness of this law. It explains to citizens exactly what this law means and what to do if they suspect campaign finance violations.

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Mining Facts

GDBP Contribution of Mining And Quarrying 2000-2010

From 2000-2010, the average contribution of the mining industry to Philippine GDP was only 0.96%

Tax Revenues from Mining

On average, the total taxes, fees and royalties from 2007-2010 is about 1% of the national tax revenue

Mining and Employment

The industry also employed a total of 197,000 workers for 2010. This is 0.6% of total estimated employment (36M). This means that for every one hundred workers, less than 1 person is employed by the mining industry.

Publications

Small Scale Mining

Gold is the number one mineral produced by the Philippines in value terms. Although total local
production was low relative to world production, it ranked 2nd to Africa in gold production per
unit land area in 1988 and ranked 29th as top gold producer in 2002 (Israel and Asirot 2002).

Oil and Gas Production in the Philippines

This paper is a scoping of public interest issues in Philippine oil and gas production. It is a preliminary examination of these issues for the use of Bantay Kita and other civil society organizations concerned with the extractive industries.

Transparency Issues in the Philippine Mining Industry

The international community has recently seen progress in promoting transparency in extractive industries. The Dodd-Frank Act, passed by the American legislature in July 2010, required US-listed energy and mining companies to regularly disclose payments made to the governments of the countries in which resources were extracted.

News

by Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism     In the Zamora family, Salvador is the biggest donor followed by brother Manuel, and finally another brother Ronaldo, Both Salvador and Manuel are mining magnates; Manuel is the chairman and founder of … Continue reading →

National versus local in Tampakan

On April 30, 2013, in Uncategorized, by admin
by Dean Tony La Viña Amid the revelry that marked the observance of Earth Day last week, an environmental issue with far-reaching consequences remains unresolved and which may prove to be divisive. The Tampakan open-pit mine in South Cotabato province, … Continue reading →

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