COMP promises to heed Duterte policy on mining

The country’s big mining lobby on Tuesday said its members are willing to step up to the challenge of President Rodrigo Duterte for mining companies to strictly follow environmental regulations or shut down.

“We continue to take the President’s statements as a challenge for us in the Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP) to step up our efforts and practices in adhering to the tenets of responsible mining,” said May Anne Cacdac, communications manager at COMP.