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[ArticleID] => 1500159
[Title] => Mining investments miss target in 2014
[Summary] => The country’s mining sector received investments of $693 million last year, 76 percent short of target due to the continued restrictions of the new mining policy, the Chamber of Mines of the Philippines said yesterday.
[DatePublished] => 2015-09-15 10:00:00
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[Title] => Miners urge gov’t to make changes in Phl mining regime
[Summary] => The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP) yesterday urged the government to make changes in the country’s mining regime that would benefit both the industry and the country.
[DatePublished] => 2014-09-17 00:00:00
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[ArticleID] => 936045
[Title] => US roadshow seeks fresh mining investments
[Summary] => The Philippines is encouraging fresh investments from the United States to sustain the momentum of the country’s fast expanding mining industry to allow it to surpass the more than $4 billion in revenues generated last year.
[DatePublished] => 2013-04-29 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1804865
[AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago
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[Title] => Reveal details of China talks
[Summary] => Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile is right to demand that Senator Antonio Trillanes must now disclose who were the Chinese officials he talked with in the 15 times he went to China.
[DatePublished] => 2012-09-25 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1307672
[AuthorName] => Ernesto M. Maceda
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[ArticleID] => 851153
[Title] => Palace says miners' concerns can be addressed sans litigation
[Summary] => Malacañang assured yesterday the mining sector that a provision tends to shorten the 50-year contract of mining firms would be resolved the soonest without any need for litigation.
[DatePublished] => 2012-09-21 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla
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[Title] => Mining firms buck Sec 9 of new mining policy IRR
[Summary] => Mining companies will legally oppose Section 9 of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the new mining policy which stipulates that the terms of mining contracts shall be renegotiated after the first 25 years, potentially shortening the lifespan of a project which is guaranteed a maximum of 50 years under the existing law.
[DatePublished] => 2012-09-20 00:00:00
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[Title] => Varela takes over as new PCCI president
[Summary] => Lawyer and business leader Miguel B. Varela is the new President of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) after one of the most hotly contested elections in more than 10 years.
[DatePublished] => 2011-12-06 00:00:00
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[Title] => Mining still needs incentives to fuel growth
[Summary] => Investment incentives are still necessary for the local mining sector to flourish, according to Chamber of Mines of the Philippines president Benjamin Philip Romualdez.
[DatePublished] => 2011-10-23 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1097285
[AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go
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[ArticleID] => 727209
[Title] => Phl welcomes miners but not polluters - Paje
[Summary] => Government officials pledged support for the mining industry as it undergoes a boom, but warned companies they cannot dirty the environment, hide revenues or obtain mining permits only to raise funds in the stock market.
[DatePublished] => 2011-09-16 00:00:00
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[Title] => Government urged to go after small-scale miners
[Summary] => Stakeholders in the mining sector yesterday urged the government to run after small-scale miners in line with efforts to impose additional tax on the mining industry.
[DatePublished] => 2011-07-06 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1685860
[AuthorName] => Rhodina Villanueva
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