'Benguet's large-scale mines need reforms'

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet: Three large-scale mining companies should undergo reforms in order to stimulate socioeconomic development and ensure environmental protection in its respective areas of operation.

Based on the synthesis of the Mining Industry Coordinating Council (MICC)'s review of large-scale metallic mining operations in the Philippines released by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), most of the mining operations that had been subjected to audit from 2018 to 2020 would need either minor or major reforms to guarantee compliance with existing laws and regulations.