The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) representatives joined the Extractives Transparency Week (ETW) 2023 held last November 28 to 30 at Seda Hotel Manila Bay, Paranaque City.
The 3-day event consisted of the 87th MSG Meeting and Pre-Validation Workshop on the 1st day, Constituency Meetings: Mined and Refined on the 2nd Day, and FORGE PH: The 2023 Philippine Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (PH-EITI) National Conference on the 3rd Day.
During the constituencies meeting, Mr. Gilbert L. Aquino, represented Engr. Marcial H. Mateo, Chief, Mine Safety, Environment, and Social Development Division, MGB, at the 4th Conversation: From Extraction to Empowerment: The Essence of Social Development in the Extractives, while Engr. John Peter Miraña, represented Engr. Theodore Rommel E. Pestaño, OIC-Chief, Mining Technology Division, MGB, at the 6th Conversation: Digging Deep: The A-Z of Small-Scale Mining
Meanwhile at the FORGE Philippines 2023: The PH-EITI National Conference, Engr. Romualdo D. Aguilos Chief, Mineral Economics, Information and Publication Division, MGB, participated at the Transparency Talks 1: Advancing Responsible Resource Governance through EITI Reporting, while Engr. Teodorico Sandoval, OIC Assistant Director, represented Atty. Danilo U. Uykieng, OIC Director, MGB, at the Transparency Talks 4:Navigating the Legal and Regulatory Landscape of the Extractives, Environment Regulations Concerning Extractives.
The sessions aimed: (a) to encourage conversations, decisions, and actions on certain issues or initiatives that impact many different stakeholders; (b) to convene in breakout sessions to voice their concerns and; (c) craft recommendations regarding the implementation of EITI standards, and to openly articulate viewpoints on issues and concerns affecting extractives and natural resource governance.
This is part of PH-EITI’s 10th Year Anniversary, with the theme “A Decade of Transparency: PH-EITI 10TH Anniversary”.
Engr. Romualdo D. Aguilos Chief, Mineral Economics, Information and Publication Division, DENR-MGB at the Transparency Talks 1: Advancing Responsible Resource Governance through EITI Reporting
(Screen captured from PH-EITI Facebook Page)
By: Mineral Economics, Information, and Publication Division