1.
Environment Disturbance Due to Mining Operations |
Enhance
the capacity to manage environment disturbance caused by mining activities |
|
|
|
1.1
Review RA 7942 (or Mining Act of 1995) |
RA
7942 reviewed; gaps and contentious issues identified |
1996 |
DENR,
Senate, NGOs/POs |
|
1.2
Fully implement environmental provisions of RA 7942 |
IRR
revised to strengthen environmental requirements |
1996 |
DENR
(MGB, EMB), LGUs, mining firms, mining communities, NGOs/POs |
|
1.3
Intensify the "Adopt a Tree, Adopt a Mining Forest" with
adequate funding for monitoring |
Participation
of mining firms in the movement mandated/required |
1997 |
DENR
(MGB, EMB, FMB), LGUs, NGOs |
|
1.4
Require companies to formulate abandonment plans with adequate funds
guarantee and undertake continuous rehabilitation of mining affected areas |
All
firms evaluated as to compliance and substantial increase in penalty for
erring firms imposed |
1997 |
DENR
(MGB, EMB, FMB), NIA, BSWM, BFAR, LGUs, NGOs, mining communities, mining
firms |
|
1.5
Establish Mine Rehabilitation Fund of the Mining Act |
Mine
Rehabilitation Fund established from percentage of the earnings of the
mining firms |
1997 |
DENR,
LGUs, mining industry |
|
1.6
Deputize mining companies to protect forest in mining areas by entering
into MOAs/MOUs |
MOAs/MOUs
forged between major mining companies and DENR |
1997
- 1998 |
DENR,
mining firms, NGOs/POs |
|
1.7
Enforce "Mine Waste and Tailings Fee" and revise provisions and
compensation to include damages on infrastructure, i.e. irrigation,
bridges, etc. |
Legislative
or administrative policy instruments enacted |
1997 |
DENR
(MGB, EMB, LMB, FMB), BPI, NIA, BFAR, LGUs, mining firms, Congress |
|
1.8
Ensure close and regular coordination among DENR Regional Offices, LGUs
and other stakeholders on granting of ECCs for sand, gravel and other
non-metallic minerals |
Coordination
guidelines developed and approved by all parties involved |
1997 |
DENR,
LGUs, NGOs/POs |
|
1.9
Institutionalize social acceptability as a prerequisite to all mining
projects starting from exploration |
Criteria
and guidelines for social acceptability developed and enunciated through
an appropriate administrative order |
1997 |
DENR,
DILG, ONCC, OSCC, NGOs/POs, Social Science centers and institutes |
|
1.10
Include risk assessment in EIAs of mining projects |
Administrative
order adding risk assessment in EIA issued |
1997 |
DENR |
|
1.11
Require EIA consultants of mining projects to accept accountability for
impact prediction, risk assessment and effectivity of mitigative measures |
Administrative
order providing for the inclusion of accountability statements in EIA
procedures and requirements issued |
1996 |
DENR |
|
1.12
Require the submission of comprehensive plan developed with local
stakeholders that builds eventual self-reliance of the host |
Requirement
for a comprehensive plan included in the EIA process |
1996 |
DENR,
LGUs |
|
1.13
Declare a moratorium on mining operations and the granting of permits in
environmentally-critical areas |
|
|
DENR |
2.
Inadequate institutional capability to implement provisions of the Mining
Act |
2.1
Streamline the procedures in permitting systems |
Public
info materials, public assistance units and simplified guidelines
disseminated |
1997 |
DENR,
LGUs |
2.2
Build capacity for ECC/EPEP compliance |
Staff
trained and appropriate equipment provided for comprehensive monitoring |
1996 |
DENR,
mining firms, NDCC, LGUs, academe |
|
2.3
Institutionalize involvement of the community and expert representatives
in environmental monitoring |
Communities
and experts trained |
1996 |
DENR,
LGUs, NGOs/POs, communities, academe |
|
2.4
Strengthen the Mines and Geosciences Bureau |
|
1997 |
DENR
(EMB, MBG), LGUs, DTI |
|
Coordinate
with concerned agencies to operationalize One-Stop-Shops for mining
projects at the national and regional offices |
Multi-agency
MOAs at the national level and all regions forged |
1997 |
DENR,
academe |
|
Conduct
trainings on Environmental Audit and Environmental Monitoring |
Staff
at central bureau and in every Regional Office trained |
1997
- 1998 |
DENR,
LGUs, mining firms, NGOs/POs |
|
Institutionalize
Multi-Partite Monitoring Teams for mining operations |
Multi-partite
monitoring teams supported by monitoring funds organized in all mining
projects |
|
|
3.
Lack of programs on the non-extractive side of the sector |
3.1
Promote value-added manufacturing processes (vertical integration i.e.
smelting) by providing incentives |
Technical
manpower and capability developed
Manufacturing processes established |
1998
- 2010 |
DENR,
DTI, DOF, mining firms |
4.
Mine safety and risk arising from mining operations |
Implement
measures to ensure mine safety and minimize risks arising from mining
operations |
|
|
|
4.1
Enforce strict adherence to safety practices as stipulated in the
Philippine Mine Safety Rules and Regulations |
All
mining firms evaluated; erring firms penalized |
1997 |
DENR,
mining firms, DOE, DOLE |
|
4.2
Include comprehensive risk assessment as a requirement for ECC |
|
|
|
|
4.3
Inform employees and adjacent communities about the risks and consequences
of mine accidents and prepare them for emergencies; put in readiness
contingency plans |
"APELL"
(Awareness and Preparedness for Emergencies at the Local Level) Programs
developed in all mining firms |
1997 |
DENR,
mining firms, LGUs, NGOs/POs, UNEP |
|
4.4
Identify and control potential hazard to mine workers |
Guidelines
established for risk classification, zoning and regulations for safety |
1997 |
DENR,
DOLE, DOH, labor unions |
|
4.5
Conduct strict mine safety and health monitoring and audit |
Guidelines
prepared and enacted into appropriate policy instruments |
1997 |
DENR,
DOH, LGUs, labor unions, DOLE |
5.
Lack of information to support decision making and the need to increase
awareness of society on relevant mining legislation
Generate and disseminate information
systematically to support decision-making and ensure public participation |
5.1
Generate geological data/information, i.e. GIS, GPS |
Central
database generated |
1997
- continuing |
DENR
(MGB), NAMRIA |
5.2
Establish and maintain databases on mineral reservations, deposits, mining
rights, etc. |
Regional
database generated |
1998
- continuing |
MGB |
5.3
Conduct intensive IEC at all levels on the Mining Act such as:
- exposure to mining sites
- IEC materials production
|
Information
modules prepared and information materials distributed to regional
offices, LGUs, media organizations, NGOs/POs and host communities on
existing and potential mining projects
MGB regional information services
strengthened |
1997 |
DENR,
PIA, mining firms, LGUs, media organizations, NGOs/POs, DOH |
|
5.4
Establish the baseline health data/information of the employees and the
adjacent communities (e.g. initial health examination of the
workers/employees, health status of the communities, etc.) |
Baseline
health data generated |
1997
- continuing |
DOH,
mining firms, NGOs/POs |
6.
Lack of geologic information on solid waste disposal, geo-hazards and
geohydrology |
6.1
Identify appropriate location of solid waste management sites, geo-hazards
and potential water sources |
Areas
identified for possible solid waste dumping, geo-hazard areas and
potential water sources |
1996 |
DENR,
DOST, LGUs, NWRB, NIA |
6.2
Provide access to information to communities and other stakeholders on
solid waste management sites, geo-hazards and potential water sources |
|
|
DENR,
DOST, LGUs, NWRB, NIA |
7.
Unintegrated Small-Scale Mining Laws |
7.1
Formulate and implement and Integrated National Program on Small-Scale
Mining |
An
integrated national program for small-scale mining formulated and
implemented |
1998
- continuing |
DENR,
LGUs, DTI, small-scale miners, NGOs/POs |
8.
Conflicts on delineation of existing and potential ancestral lands /
domain claims |
8.1
Prepare / Update / Maintain the National Mining Rights Control Map |
Control
map prepared and made accessible to users |
1998 |
DENR-MGB,
NAMRIA |
9.
Lack of enabling instruments for off-shore mining projects |
9.1
Formulate and implement guidelines for off-shore mining |
Guidelines
formulated |
1997 |
DENR-MGB,
DFA, DTI |