Philippine Nickel
Industry Association
Nickel production is expected to decline further this year amid the government’s order limiting areas to be mined. Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) president Dante Bravo said the group saw lower production this year because miners’ had limited areas where they could operate. “For this year, it should be around [lower by] 10-20 percent,” Bravo […]
President Rodrigo Duterte has signed the law extending for another 25 years the franchise of the Philippine Broadcasting Corporation. Duterte signed Republic Act 11240 on March 8, a copy of which was released by Malacañang on Tuesday. Under the law, the PBC must secure appropriate permits and licenses from the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) for […]
The Philippine peso softened against the US dollar on Tuesday, as market investors awaited this week’s meeting of the US Federal Reserve. The local currency lost 18 centavos to close at P52.83:$1 from Monday’s finish of P52.65:$1. “Investors are waiting for the US Federal Reserve’s message this week knowing that the Fed has been dovish […]
Easing mining policies will encourage investments in mineral processing plants to support President Duterte’s call for downstream processing of metallic mineral resources, the Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) said. At a conference in Taguig City on Tuesday, PNIA president Dante Bravo said that private and public stakeholders should start discussion on how to pave the […]
After drawing about P3 billion worth of investments from assembly line and supply investors, the country’s e-vehicle group has urged battery makers to set up manufacturing operations in the Philippines. E-Vehicle Association of the Philippines expects as much as one million e-vehicles plying the roads, which will be a combination of e-trikes, motorcycles, e-jeeps and […]
MANILA — The Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) is pushing for the creation of a roadmap for the local nickel mining industry to promote investments and enhance its competitiveness in the world market. This, as the business group urges the government to create policies that will result in the establishment of more mineral plants that […]
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) is eyeing a roadmap that would boost the production of minerals, amid the ongoing policy changes affecting the mining industry. With the support of House Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, PNIA president Dante Bravo said part of this plan is to have more mineral processing plants in […]
Neighboring communities gain livelihood skills from the Agata-supported institution Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, Philippines / March 2019 – The Agata-supported Mabakas Techno Demo Farm is the only organic farm school accredited by the country’s Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in the province of Agusan del Norte. Since its establishment in 2018, Mabakas […]
Carrascal, Surigao del Sur — It only takes a spark to get a fire going, the saying goes. For the village officials of Tapi, a farming community located in the interior of Cantilan town, it also took faith from a development partner for them to muster enough confidence to finally get an ambitious project off […]
Marcventures Mining and Development Corporation (MMDC) supported the UP Mining, Metallurgical, and Materials Engineering Association, Inc. (UP 49ers) in its outreach activity. Dubbed as MMMake It Happen –the annual event is geared towards environmental preservation and economic development. In line with the project, members of the UP 49ers had a bamboo-planting activity in Tanay Rizal […]