"Without a competitive environment, setting up the downstream industry will require incentives or subsidies from the government." Dr. Cielo Magno, faculty of UP School of Economics on the possible implications of setting up downstream processing industry. #MiningPH2018

"The country's policies are not consistent and may lead to corruption. But this of course does not mean that we will not pursue the industrialization of Philippine mining industry. We only need to learn from the wrong in the other countries' experiences." #MiningPH2018

"Pursuing downstream development is true, but we should be careful not to fall into the trap of resource nationalism like the mandatory mineral manufacturing which Indonesia did some two decades ago which resulted to catastrophic resource." #MiningPH2018 #MakingMiningBetter

"Mine rehabilitation is not only greening the area. Remember that for every tree that we plant, it is capable of sequestering carbon - up to 26 kilos of carbon dioxide according to some researches..." #MiningPH2018 #MakingMiningBetter

"The real value of autonomous solutions is not just their ability to automate specific machinery or system tasks but its inherent ability to automate and integrate the entire process including the people." #MiningPH2018 #MakingMiningBetter

"Bamboo can reinvent Philippine Mining. Philippine Mining reinvented with bamboo can create new social enterprises that would transform mining communities into agro-industrial cities of tomorrow." #MakingMiningBetter #MiningPH2018

"The government must establish a fund system along with other actions necessary for initiating wages for environmental conservation. The most important would be the communication among the shareholders to forge understanding." #MiningPH2018 #MakingMiningBetter

"Asking for ‘additional time’ for the rehabilitation process is no longer acceptable and hence, we should fast track our [EPEP] projects in order to satisfy not only the requirements of the regulators but also that of our communities." #MiningPH2018 #MakingMiningBetter

"Tourism at mining ay aming pinagsama sa bayan ng Carrascal. Kahit na madalas sabihin na ‘kapag mayroong mina sa bayan, masisira ang turismo’. Pero sa bayan ng Carrascal, aming pinatunayan na mali po sila. Ang mining at tourism ay mapayapang nagsasama sa Carrascal."

Thank you for attending the second day of #MiningPH2018! See you again tomorrow as we continue #MakingMiningBetter.

"Maraming mga pamilya ang nawalay at nagkalayo dahil walang trabaho doon sa barangay namin. Kaya pagdating ng mining, maraming mga kababayan dito sa Adlay na umuwi na sa kani-kanilang mga pamilya kasi meron na doon na..." #MiningPH2018 #MakingMiningBetter

"Mining can coexist with tourism, agriculture, and aquaculture. Social development and environmental protection should be an investment, not an expense." #MiningPH2018 #MakingMiningBetter

"I think it's time now to build holistic livelihood programs and we are now starting that in Caraga. I hope that it is also implemented in Carrascal so that if ever time comes na naubos na ang mineral resources sa area, the people have sustainable sources of livelihood."

.Department of Environment and Natural Resources Sec. Roy Cimatu joins mining stakeholders during Gala Night dinner of #MiningPH2018. First ever DENR Secretary to do so! "Will do my homework, and follow mandate based on Mining Law." #MakingMiningBetter

It's the last day of our #MiningPH2018 conference and the discussions are packed as usual. We've invited local and international experts to lead #MakingMiningBetter discussions on hot topics in #Mining today. Watch the conference LIVE via FB/ChamberofMinesofthePhilippines

Government to work with miners to build ‘public confidence’ in sector after Itogon slide businessmirror.com.ph/government-to-… #MakingMiningBetter #MiningPH2018

"As far as Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, and Brunei are concerned: essentially, all of them are looking into revising and updating their regulations but it’s not so much concentrated on taxes and economic contribution..." #MiningPH2018 #MakingMiningBetter

"It's appropriate that [the conference] theme is communicating the gains [of the mining industry] because the real challenge is not the company's output but sometimes, it's the misconceptions of mining, the press, and the negative [stories] that the industry is getting."

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“The MGB has drafted and instituted reforms to be pursued in the next several years (2 memorandum circulars and 4 environment administrative orders) not to make it difficult for the mining industry but rather, to show to the stakeholders that we are responsible miners.”