The Pollution Adjudication Board (PAB) has officially lifted the cease-and-desist order issued against Philex Mining Corp., paving the way for the company to permanently resume normal operations at its Padcal copper-gold mine in Benguet.

The PAB’s June 9 decision was coursed through the Baguio City-based Regional Office of the Environment Management Bureau (EMB).

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