Mining groups launch video documentary

MANILA, Philippines — Various mining groups have launched an award-potential documentary to reinforce public awareness of responsible mining practices in the Philippines.

The video documentary is part of the “Better Mining, Brighter Future” campaign of the Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP), Philippine Nickel Industry Association, Philippine Mining and Exploration Association, Chamber of Mines – Caraga, Alliance of Responsible Miners and Operators – Visayas, Eastern Rizal Miners Association and Mindanao Association of Responsible Quarry Operators Foundation Inc.

COMP chairman Michael Toledo delivered the welcome remarks during the premiere of the “Living with a Brighter Future” documentary held at the Rockwell Power Plant in Makati.

Toledo is also the COO of Silangan Mindanao Mining Co. Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pangilinan-led Philex Mining Corp.

The joint campaign also seeks to highlight the manifold economic and social benefits that responsible mining brings to local communities, as well as the vast opportunities that responsible mining presents for the Philippines and Filipino people.