Authorized cement makers need no mineral processing permit – MGB

In line with President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to lessen red tape and redundancy in government agencies, cement manufacturers, as well as holders of quarry and industrial sand and gravel permits, no longer need to secure mineral processing permits (MPP), according to the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB).

Cement makers and contractors holding quarry and industrial sand and gravel (ISG) permits are not required to secure MPP “as such imposition is a duplication of requirements.” Environment and Natural Resources Undersecretary Mario Luis Jacinto, who is also the concurrent MGB director, said in MGB Memorandum Circular No. 2017-02, issued on February 6.