Mindoro Province

MANILA, Philippines – A congressional inquiry into the issue-laden proposed large-scale mining in the island of Mindoro revealed several flaws in the DENR process of approving mining applications.  The House Committee on Natural Resources today tackled House Resolution 1492, wherein the DENR was alleged to have committed violations in its process of issuing an Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) to Intex Resources, owner of the Mindoro Nickel Project.

MANILA, Philippines—The province of Occidental Mindoro has passed an ordinance banning large-scale mining in the province for 25 years, a local news site reported Friday.

On its website, The Mindoro Post reported that the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of the province passed the ordinance last November 23 and was signed into law by Governor Josephine Ramirez-Sato on November 27.