OPAMINE underlines value of ethical mining in Mindanao

By MAYA M. PADILLO

Presidential Assistant for Eastern Mindanao (OPAMINE) Secretary Leo Tereso Magno underlined on Friday the value of ethical mining by upholding good safety and lowering environmental impact.

“It is mining our minerals to what benefit it can give to our society and not to abuse our environment,” he said in his message during the culmination of the two-day 29th Annual Mining Symposium of the Mindanao Association of Mining Engineers on Friday at the Waterfront Insular Hotel Davao.

The annual symposium aims to reflect the vision of reinvigorating the minerals development industry of the country.

Magno also vowed to listen to the concerns besetting the mining industry and to extend assistance in whatever way that he can.

Magno said that he is working hand in hand with the Office of the Special Assistant to the Pres-

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The 10th Infantry (AGILA) Division and the Philippine Army lauded the Davao City Council for the approval of the resolution celebrating the first anniversary of the city as “insurgency-free” since its declaration on March 24, 2022.

The resolution entitled “A Resolution Celebrating The First Anniversary Of Davao City As Insurgency-Free” was proposed by Councilor Luna Acosta, chair of the Committee on Peace and Public Safety, and was passed before the council during the regular session on March 28, 2023.

In a statement, the 10ID stated that the resolution also honors the peace-keeping forces from the Agila Division and other units of the security sector for their efforts that resulted in the declaration and the sustained insurgency-free status of the city.

The declaration of Davao City as insurgency-free was backed by the City Peace and Order Council resolution on June 28, 2022, and City Council Resolution No. 011522 on July 19, 2022.

“It is appropriate to celebrate this event to remember the ef-

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