President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said on Saturday that laws on responsible mining must be enforced to protect the environment.
At a media briefing in Baguio City, Marcos was asked about his policy direction towards protecting the environment in the Cordillera Administrative Region.
“In terms of protecting the environment, it’s very clear what the position of this government has always been... It has been an important part of all our policies, that we are environmentally conscious, that we are moving the economy towards green technologies, [and that] we are moving our production of power towards renewables,” Marcos said.
“So it is really a question of enforcing the law in terms of responsible mining, and that is what we will continue to do,” the President said.over small- and large-scale mining. —
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