EXPORT volumes slipped by 8 percent to 9.04 million metric tons (mmt) in the first quarter of the year from 9.78 mmt in the same period last year, the Philippine Ports Authority said on Tuesday.

“The critical developments clouting the mining industry has affected the industry’s shipments in several ports nationwide,” the state-owned PPA said in a statement.

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