In recent years, Jakarta has supercharged the mining and processing of the mineral, but the progress has come at a heavy cost.

Massive illegal mining operations that lasted for mere months left scars deeper than its brief operations in Surigao City, leaving residents and farmers in the dust—or in their case, silt and mud.

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Situated in Nkufa, Kassanda District, this gold mining, which began in the 1980s, perpetuates several illegalities, including child labor, the use of banned chemicals like mercury, and illegal mining ...

BAGUIO CITY (PIA) – Child labor remains a pressing problem not only in the Philippines but in the world. In 2023, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported an estimated 1.09 million working ...

BAGUIO CITY (PIA) – The Department of Education-Cordillera builds up support for collaborative efforts aimed at combatting child labor. During the Child Labor–Effective Awareness and Response in ...

The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines and the Philippine Nickel Industry Association said the proposed export ban “will lead to mine closures” that will “reduce government revenues and ...

Senator Loren Legarda reaffirmed on Monday her opposition to proposed mining activities in Antique, as the Mines and ...