1+ hour, 52+ min ago   (322+ words) Under Executive Order (EO) 122, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. established a national framework aimed at moving the country beyond mineral extraction and improving its position in the global green technology value chain. The Department of Trade and Industry-Board of Investments (DTI-BOI),…...

1+ hour, 9+ min ago   (388+ words) MINDANAO could move beyond its traditional role as a source of raw minerals and develop higher-value industries under the newly signed national policy framework for the country’s critical minerals sector, the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) said. In a statement early…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (153+ words) INDIGENOUS peoples and local landowners in Barangay Macambol in Mati City, Davao Oriental, have maintained their community barricade, continuing a weeks-long stand against Hallmark Mining Corporation to demand direct dialogue over operational and governance concerns. Barangay Councilor Errol Aquino said…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (301+ words) The story is especially troubling because of the widening gap between rhetoric and evidence. Officials are proud of sustainability, but it is not measured by press releases. It is measured by energy sources, mobility systems, housing accessibility, environmental protection, and…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (242+ words) AN INDIVIDUAL was arrested while some P2.65 million worth of mineral ores were seized in a law enforcement operation in the province of Lanao del Norte, the police said Thursday, August 6, 2026. Police Brigadier General Christopher Abrahano, Police Regional Office-Northern Mindanao, identified…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (354+ words) Canadian mining company B2Gold Corp. plans to invest ₱850 million ($13.9 million) to expand its operations in the Philippines, a move expected to extend the life of its Masbate Gold Project, preserve about 2,000 existing jobs, and create up to 2,000 new positions once a…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (295+ words) THREE individuals were arrested in an anti-illegal mining operation in Barobo, Surigao del Sur on Saturday, June 27, 2026. The joint operation, conducted by local police and personnel from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB)…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (336+ words) THE monetary value of the Philippines’ commercially recoverable gold, copper, nickel and chromite reserves rose 17.6 percent to P588.12 billion in 2025, driven mainly by higher gold prices, even as the physical stock of most mineral reserves declined, according to the Philippine Statistics…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (242+ words) GAIA Asia Pacific, its member organizations, and allies denounced the Bank’s continued support for technologies presented as climate and waste solutions despite their long-term environmental, social, economic, and human rights risks. Community representatives also stressed that the impacts have fallen…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (340+ words) ENVIRONMENTAL health and justice groups in Indonesia and the Philippines commended police and customs authorities for intercepting an illegal shipment of mercury en route from Jakarta to Mindanao. According to Yuyun Ismawati, Co-Founder and Senior Advisor of Nexus3 Foundation, the smuggling…...