The confirmation of Ramon Paje, the boss at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, who has already attained celebrity status because of the several “bypasses” by the bicameral Commission on Appointments, is generating more opposition.
If the powerful DENR boss, Secretary Ramon Paje, must fight for the “principles” that he strongly declared in media recently, he has to come up with another dramatic move. Or, maybe, another remarkable press statement.
Gold-and-copper producer Philex Mining Corp. could face almost P1 billion in new fines for the sediment spills in its waste facility in Benguet province.
Environment Secretary Ramon Paje said on Monday that Congress would surely respond positively to a bill being proposed by the Aquino government for a just revenue sharing scheme in mining agreements because government has sufficiently conveyed the need for it.
Despite rising metal prices worldwide, the amount of gold traded in the country plunged by an unbelievable 92 percent in the first quarter of the year, leaving the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to wonder where the precious metal all went.
The environment chief, the one and only Secretary Ramon Paje, was a no-show at a lecture he was supposed to give during the prestigious 8th annual Asia Mining Congress held two weeks ago in Singapore.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has closed the door on the consultations on the new mining policy being drafted, Environment Secretary Ramon Paje said, noting that those wanting to appeal some provisions should bring their case to President Aquino.
