The Philippines has lifted the nationwide ban on open-pit mining, reversing an order put in place in 2017 by late and former Environment Secretary Regina Paz Lopez to “protect the environment”.
Environment Undersecretary for Enforcement, Mining, and Muslim Affairs Jim Sampulna said Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu already signed the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Administrative Order 2021-40.
This was contradicted by the earlier draft of DAO 2021-40, which said “open-pit mining method is a globally-accepted method of mining, considered to be the most feasible option for mining near-surface or shallow ore deposits”. Business Bulletin learned that the DENR decided to revise a draft DAO to allay potential environmental concerns that will be raised against the controversial policy issuance.
When asked for comments on the forthcoming release of the new DAO, Chamber of Mines of the Philippines Spokesperson Rocky Dimaculangan only said “we have been hoping for it.” COMP is an organization of some of the country’s largest mining operations.
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