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Wed, Jul 04, 2018 – 5:50 AM
Manila
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday that he would soon stop mining in Southeast Asia. Due to the environmental damage that he caused, he renewed his threat almost two years ago to completely shut down the industry.
Mining has been a controversial topic in the Philippines, the world's second largest supplier of nickel ore after Indonesia, due to environmental mismanagement cases. will decide one of these days, I will end mining, "Duterte said at a public event in central Philippines after citing the destruction caused by mining. "This is a very destructive activity you would call an economic activity."
Mr. Duterte told the mining companies in August 2016, about a month after taking office, to abide by stricter environmental rules or close, saying that the country could survive without a mining industry.
The fiery leader has often criticized the mining industry since then, but has not renewed the threats to permanently close the industry. industry until Monday
After taking office, the government of Mr. Duterte, headed by his former environment Regina Lopez, Secretary of Natural Resources, undertook a verification of the country's mines.
Ms. Lopez then ordered the closure or suspension of 27 or more than half of the total number of mines in the Philippines for environmental violations. months, a government group authorized 23 of these mines to comply with state regulations. There are 50 operating mines in the Philippines, 30 of which extract nickel ore which is mainly shipped to China.
But the industry contributes less than 1% to the gross domestic product, with only 3% of the nine million hectares identified by the state as having high mineral reserves. REUTERS
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