OceanaGold (Philippines) Inc. posted record quarterly revenue of $142 million in the third quarter of 2025, lifted by surging gold prices and steady output from its Didipio gold-copper mine in Nueva Vizcaya.
Climate Rights International has urged the Philippine government, mining companies, and downstream users of nickel — including electric vehicle and battery manufacturers — to take “immediate steps” to curb environmental destruction and human rights abuses linked to nickel extraction.
Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) saw its nine-month net income fall 37 percent to P9.9 billion from P15.7 billion last year as weaker coal and electricity prices, coupled with higher production costs, weighed on performance.
Recent earthquakes across the country have once again stirred public concern over the long-feared “Big One”—a 7.2-magnitude event projected to strike along the West Valley Fault, threatening to devastate Metro Manila and nearby provinces such as Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal.
The government is stepping up its fight against corruption in mining and energy with a new data-sharing deal between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Department of Finance (DOF).
The Department of Justice rejected the Beloy siblings’ bid to blame their late father for a multibillion-share scam at Abra Mining & Industrial Corp., recommending criminal charges against executives and stockholders.