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We need more than foreign investments

By FROM A DISTANCE | By Carmen N. Pedrosa | March 9, 2014 - 12:00am

Every country has its rich and poor, and as I once read, the creation of wealth by some is not the cause of the poverty of the many. Indeed as some would say, unless we create wealth there is nothing to distrib...

Opinion

Level playing field in mining; Unity should be the goal

By FROM A DISTANCE | By Carmen N. Pedrosa | March 24, 2013 - 12:00am

I have been attending the Asian Mining Congress yearly because I want to understand just what the industry is about, be acquainted with technological breakthroughs and expand the Philippines’ role in responsible...

Opinion

The Philippines gives a good showing

By FROM A DISTANCE | By Carmen N. Pedrosa | March 17, 2013 - 12:00am

It would seem there was no hope that the Philippines could come up with a good showing at the Asian Mining Congress.

Opinion

SMI plans next move if bid for Tampakan permit denied anew

By Louella Desiderio | March 30, 2012 - 12:00am

Sagittarius Mines Inc. (SMI), the firm behind the Tampakan copper-gold project in Mindanao is studying actions it can take in the event its appeal for an environmental permit is denied by the government even as it...

Business

New mining policy to be issued piecemeal

By Louella Desiderio | March 29, 2012 - 12:00am

The government may release a series of policies for the regulation of the mining industry instead of just one executive order (EO) as some proposed changes may require legislation, an official said.

Business

Mining firms face difficulty raising funds

By Louella Desiderio | March 28, 2012 - 12:00am

Mining firms with projects in the Philippines looking to raise funds may have to rethink their plan as the government is still undertaking a review of the mining policy, bank officials said yesterday.

Business

Phl a predictable, consistent place for mining investment, says Paje

April 14, 2011 - 12:00am

Declaring the Philippines a predictable and consistent place for mining investment, Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Ramon Paje made a rousing pitch for the country’s untapped mineral deposits before...

Science and Environment

Industriya ng pagmimina poprotektahan - DENR

By Ni Rudy Andal | April 14, 2011 - 12:00am

Siniguro ni Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Ramon Paje na poprotektahan ng pamahalaan ang pamumuhunan sa industriya ng pagmimina tulad ng Tampakan Copper-Gold Project sa South Cotabato...

Bansa

Tampakan as model for investors

By FROM A DISTANCE | By Carmen N. Pedrosa | April 9, 2011 - 12:00am

I came here to attend the 7th Asia Mining Congress to know more about mining and how other countries see it and deal with it.

Opinion

RP mining sector may hit $14-billion investment goal by 2013

By Marianne V. Go | April 12, 2010 - 12:00am

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is optimistic the Philippine mining sector would reach its $14-billion investment target by 2013, following renewed interest from investors.

Business