Philippine Nickel
Industry Association
Over 4.2 million trees have been planted by nickel miners in the CARAGA Region and Palawan, considered as the country’s last ecological frontier, in support of the National Greening Program (NGP). Moreover, the Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA), through its 7 member-companies, has intensified its greening efforts in recent years as part of the on-going […]
Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB), the agency tasked to regulate the mining sector, cited the Marcventures Mining and Development Corporation (MMDC) for its scholarship program in Surigao del Sur, which has a high number of out of school youths. As of now, 11.3 percent of young people in Caraga region are out of school. The […]
PHILIPPINE nickel ore shipments this year could decline by a fourth to at least 30 million wet metric tons from last year’s 40 million WMT owing to lower global prices and tighter competition posed by Indonesian exports.
The Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) and its seven-member companies said it has planted over 4.2 million trees in Caraga and Palawan as part of ongoing progressive rehabilitation and reforestation in several mining sites.
GOING beyond compliance in implementing responsible and sustainable mining operations, key players in the Philippine nickel industry have planted an estimated 4.2 million trees to date in the Caraga region and in Palawan.
THE Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) said its members have been planting trees to rehabilitate sites near their mines in northeastern Mindanao and Palawan. In a statement on Tuesday, the association said seven nickel miners have so far planted around 4.2 million trees in the Caraga region and Palawan. PNIA Executive Director Charmaine Olea-Capili said: […]