Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a resolution directing the Senate to investigate the nickel and metallic mining activities in Romblon’s Sibuyan Island.
In filing Senate Resolution No. 459, Hontiveros argued that the mineral wealth of the Sibuyan Island, especially nickel, “has made it a mining hotspot.”
She said she expects former Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu to be invited to the investigation as APMC's permit to operate was issued during his term. DENR-MGB Regional Director Wilfredo Moncado signed an ore export and transport permit for the APC in December 2022, allowing them to supply 50,000 metric tons of nickel to Hong Kong.on Sibuyan Island for violating the implementing rules and regulations of the Water Code of the Philippines.
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