00:00The 50-year moratorium on mining is being implemented in Palawan by the PIA-Mimaropa's Racial Guarantee in Balitang Pambansa.
00:10Within 50 years, Palawan will not endorse the expansion of small and large-scale mining applications after passing
00:19and approve of the extension of the mining moratorium in the special session held on March 5.
00:27The 50-year moratorium on the endorsement of the Exploration Permit, Mining Agreements, and Financial or Technical Agreements in the Philippines is also included in the ordinance.
00:39It also includes the application for the expansion of mines.
00:43The discussion on the Philippine-Panalogan issue was started in February this year.
00:48The Committee on Environmental Protection and Natural Resources held four committee hearings.
00:54According to the Environmental Legal Assistance Center, the mining moratorium in Palawan was held for 30 years.
01:02In the process of application, a company must have at least two endorsers from the barangay,
01:11municipality, or province that needs to obtain the Strategic Environmental Plan or SEP Clearance from the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development.
01:23The SEP Clearance is a requirement to obtain an Environmental Compliance Certificate for the Mining Permit from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources
01:34from the Philippine Information Agency MIMAROPA Racial Ganensyal for Balitang Pambansa.