Sen. Villar seeks more investment in mining

Senator Cynthia Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, is pushing for more investment in downstream processing in the mining industry to generate more employment.

“There is no denying the fact that the mining industry generates employment and helps in poverty reduction measures of the government. What I want to see happening is the creation or development of more domestic processing facilities to generate more local employment,” Villar said in her speech during the 2016 Mining Philippines International Conference and Exhibition.