Locals want ban on export of mineral ore
Rep. Francisco Matugas (1st district Surigao del Norte), has re-filed his bill “Promoting the development of mineral processing and in the process of banning the export of iron, nickel, chromite, manganese, and other metallic ores and for other purposes.”
The bill was filed in the 15th Congress but didn’t reach the Senate, said Matugas, now chair of the House Committee on Natural Resources.
“The Philippines has not developed the downstream mining industry to focus on the final stages of the minerals value chain and encourage the establishment and development of processing plants that use new process in manufacturing mineral ores,” he said.
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