Philippine Nickel
Industry Association
PNIA President Atty. Dante R. Bravo, Treasurer Atty. Ross Joseph Romanillos, and Board Member Carlo Co actively represented the Philippine Nickel industry at the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) 2024 in Toronto.
As it expects to hit record production and shipment this year, DMCI Mining Corp., the mining unit of the Consunji family’s holdings company, is further expanding its imprint in the industry with the opening of two more sites.
Mining executives are batting for additional reforms to unlock additional investments in the Philippine mining sector.
DMCI Mining Corp. President Tulsi Das Reyes told reporters over the weekend that a one-stop shop for permits would be a big boost.
The mining sector wishes that the government will set up a one-stop shop for the securing of permits needed to develop mineral resources in the country—similar to the one put up by the Department of Energy (DOE).
The mining sector deplores the sorry lack of a one-stop-shop (OSS) efficiently taking care of the permitting process where the national government requires a set of documents while local government units require another.
In a statement, NAC said the winning universities received a grant of P100,000 each during its first-ever Sustainability Contest to work on research projects that will enhance environmental practices and promote responsible utilization of natural resources using science-based techniques.
Theresa Mundita S. Lim, executive director of the Asean Centre for Biodiversity, said these pockets of biodiversity can provide safe haven to plant and animal wildlife during mining operations, where forests are shaved and mountains are carved to extract minerals.
PNIA has proposed the creation of a one-stop shop to fast-track government approval of mining permits to just six months to a maximum of one year from the current processing period of as long as 10 years. Faster mining approval will be conducive to quality foreign investments.
PNIA is discussing with government the proposed implementation of a “one-stop shop” program in the mining sector to fast-track the approval of permits, similar to the Energy Virtual One Stop Shop (EVOSS) System, which streamlined the permitting process of energy generation projects in the country to attract more investments in the sector.