UK-backed initiative urges transparency in PH mining

In support of the Philippine government’s economic growth agenda, a civil society group is working on a project to improve transparency and accountability in extractive industries, or those involving the country’s natural resources.

Bantay Kita, a civil society representative in the PH-EITI multi-stakeholder group (MSG), signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the British Embassy in Manila on continuing grant assistance to push the Philippines’ candidacy to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).