By
Jonathan L. Mayuga - September 9, 2019
A three-day series of
talks about mining issues, challenges and opportunities in the local and global
scene organized by the Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP) will kick off
on September 10.
COMP said the theme for
this year’s conference, “Riding the Wave: Capitalizing on Opportunities,” sets
the tone of the annual Mining Philippines International Conference and
Exhibition, which will gather various stakeholders in the industry.
“It will be an
opportune time to hear from government officials, specifically from agencies
mandated to manage the country’s environment and natural resources, the
challenges and opportunities for growth as a way forward for the Philippine
mineral resource industry,” Gerard Brimo, chairman of COMP said in a statement.
The event is expected
to gather representatives from the government, private sector, academe,
indigenous people and mining host communities to tackle mineral resource
development issues, challenges and opportunities in the local and global scene.
Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretary for Climate Change and
Mining Concerns Analiza R. Teh, who will represent Environment Secretary Roy A.
Cimatu, will keynote the event on the first day of the event.
Participants will be
given an update on the “Towards Sustainable Mining Initiative” with Pierre
Gratton, president and CEO of the Mining Association of Canada as guest and
speaker.
The event will explore
the government’s way forward for the metallic mineral resource industry and
provide a venue for exchanges of ideas and best practices in the mining
industry.
“We have an array of
topics lined up for this year as we ask ourselves the questions: What is the
way forward for the industry? How do we capitalize on the opportunities in the
face of the daunting challenges confronting the industry? Answers to all these,
hopefully, will be provided by our speakers and resource persons,” Brimo said.
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