Department of Finance (DoF) spokesperson Paola Alvarez on Thursday doused fears that results of a multi-stakeholder review on mining operations in the Philippines will be questionable.

This after Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Gina Lopez said she was “a little worried” about the involvement of Finance Undersecretary Bayani Agabin in the Mining Industry Coordinating Council (MICC).

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