As mining takes center stage in the Mindanao leg last week of the multi-stakeholder dialogue by the DENR, Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga vowed to look into the issues and concerns raised by residents of communities affected by mining.
AS mining takes center stage in the Mindanao leg last week of the multi-stakeholder dialogue by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources , Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga vowed to look into the issues and concerns raised by residents of communities affected by mining.
The dialogues initiated last year by the DENR in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao aim to gather inputs from various stakeholders on environmental concerns. The inputs will form part of a policy to be developed by the DENR under Loyzaga’s watch, a statement from the agency read. While minerals are needed, she said there’s a need to balance mining impact in terms of economic, social and environmental considerations.
The protesters want the mining operations stopped and demanded a thorough investigation as to how the company was able to operate sans the necessary permits and documents such as barangay clearance, municipal business permit and a DENR foreshore lease contract. The residents said the firm was also able to secure a permit from the Philippine Ports Authority to construct a private port.LOYZAGA has said that under her watch, the DENR is adopting what she calls a “mitigation hierarchy.
During her time as Environment Secretary, the late Gina Lopez has called on large-scale miners to review their SDMPs and adopt a more effective “Sustainable Integrated Area Development” approach to ensure their operations bring sustained economic and social benefits to their host communities. “We are applying a comprehensive risk management approach. So anything that will come before the current administration of the DENR, we will be adopting this lens,” she said.ACCORDING to Loyzaga, the pro-mining and anti-mining communities will be engaged in the discussions by the DENR.
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