THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLI 
First Regular Session 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
E N A T  
Introduced by Senator OsmeAa 111 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Mining is basic to a country’s industrialization. However, since the Philippine 
economy is still largely agricultural, the contribution of the mining industry to the 
country’s economy is measured in dollar receipts from the export of minerals 
especially gold, copper and chromite. Aside from the dollar earnings, the industry is a 
vital source of employment. Small-scale mining absorbs an estimated 200,000 to 
500,000 workers. 
The passage of Republic Act 7076 in 1991 raised hopes that the rationalization 
of viable 
small-scale 
mining activities would further 
generate employment 
opportunities and provide an equitable sharing of the nation’s wealth and natural 
resources. Ten years after, it seems that RA 7076 has not created a dent on the 
dismal performance of small-scale mining. 
By allowing small-scale miners to expand their operations, the contribution of 
small-scale mining to the national economy will be greatly enhanced. It will contribute 
more than the much-touted foreign dominated large-scale mining industry. 
Investments from local citizens will be encouraged, thereby increasing the viability of 
the industry. 
In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
S E ~ G I O  
OSMENA 111 
Senator 


THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
First Regular Session 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Introduced by Senator Osmeiia 111 
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AN ACT 
AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7076, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “AN ACT 
PURPOSES” 
CREATING A PEOPLE’S SMALL-SCALE MINING PROGRAM, AND FOR OTHER 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
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SECTION 1. - Section 2 of Republic Act No. 7076, otherwise known as 
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the “People’s Small-scale Mining Act of 1991” is hereby amended to read as 
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follows: 
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“SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is hereby declared the 
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policy of the State to promote, develop, protect, STRENGTHEN and 
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rationalize [viable] small-scale mining [activities] in order to HARNESS 
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ITS VAST POTENTIALS TO HELP HASTE NATIONAL ECONOMIC 
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RECOVERY AND GROWTH; TO generate more employment AND 
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MORE ECONOMIC opportunities and provide an equitable sharing of the 
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nation’s wealth and natural resources, giving due regard to existing rights 
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as herein provided. 
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SEC. 2. Section 3 of R.A. 7076 is likewise hereby amended as follows: 
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“SEC. 3. 
Definitions. - For purposes of this Act, the following 
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terms shall be defined as follows: x x x 
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(b) 
“Small-scale mining” refers to SMALL-SCALE TYPE OF mining 
activities [which rely heavily on manual labor using simple implement and 
methods and do not use explosives or heavy mining equipment] 
CATEGORIZED AS ARTISANAL AND REGULAR SMALL-SCALE 
MINING. 
(C) 
“ARTISANAL MINING” REFERS TO MINING ACTIVITIES WHICH 
HEAVILY RELY ON MANUAL LABOR USING SIMPLE IMPLEMENTS 
AND METHODS AND DO NOT USE EXPLOSIVES OR HEAVY MINING 
EQUIPMENT. 
(D) 
“REGULAR SMALL-SCALE MINING” REFERS TO MINING 
ACTIVITIES OF SMALL-SCALE MINERS, WHICH MAY USE OR 
EMPLOY MODERN MINING TECHNOLOGIES, HEAVY EQUIPMENT 
AND EXPLOSIVES; WHOSE OPERATION IS SUPERVISED OR 
MANAGED BY A DULY LICENSED MINING ENGINEER AND ITS USE 
OF EXPLOSIVE IS SUPERVISED OR MANAGED BY A PHILIPPINE 
NATIONAL POLICE-BLASTER OR BLASTING CONTRACTOR. THESE 
SMALL-SCALE MINERS MAY ORGANIZE THEMSELVES INTO A 
PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION OR COOPERATIVE, TO QUALIFY 
FOR SMALL-SCALE MINING CONTRACT. 
([c]E) “Smale-scale miners” refer to Filipino citizens who, individually or in 
the company of other Filipino citizens, [voluntarily form a cooperative duly 
licensed by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources] 
REGISTER 
AS 
A 
PARTNERSHIP, 
COOPERATIVE, 
OR 
CORPORATION, DULY LICENSED BY CONCERNED GOVERNMENT 
AGENCY to engage, under the terms and conditions of a contract, in the 
extraction or removal of minerals or ore-bearing materials form the 
g t-ou nd ; 
([d]F) I‘ Small-scale mining contract” refers to co-production, joint venture 
or mineral production sharing agreement between the State and small- 
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scale mining contractor for the small-scale utilization of a plot of mineral 
land; 
([e]G) “Small-scale mining contractor” refers to an individual or a 
PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION, cooperative of small-scale miners, 
registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission or other 
appropriate government agency, which has entered into an agreement 
with the State for the small-scale utilization of a plot of mineral land within 
a people’s small-scale mining area; 
([flH) “Active mining area” refers to areas [under] WHEREIN ALL THE 
FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN ACTUALLY UNDERTAKEN; 
actual MINERAL exploration WORKS, development, exploitation [or] 
AND commercial production as determined by the [Secretary] BOARD 
after the necessary field investigation or verification including contiguous 
and geologically related areas belonging to the same claim-owner and/or 
under contract with an operator, but in no case to exceed the maximum 
area allowed by law; 
([gll) “Existing mining right” refers to perfected and subsisting claim, 
lease, license or permit covering a mineralized area prior to its 
declaration as a people’s small-scale mining area; 
([h]J) “Claim-owner” refers to a holder of an existing mining right; 
([IIK) “Processor” refers to a person issued a license to engage in the 
treatment of minerals or ore-bearing materials such as by gravity 
concentration, 
leaching 
benefication, 
cyanidation, cutting, 
sizing, 
polishing and other similar activities; 
([j]L) “License” refers to the privilege granted to a person to legitimately 
pursue his occupation as a small-scale miner or processor under this Act: 
([k]M) “Mining plan” refers to a two-year program of activities and 
methodologies employed in the extraction and production of minerals or 
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ore-bearing materials, including the financial plan and other resources in 
support thereof; 
([IIN) “Director” refers to the regional [executive] director of the 
[Department of Environment and Natural Resoiirces] MINES AND GEO- 
SCIENCES BUREAU; AND 
([m]O) “Secretary” refers to the Secretary of the Department of 
E n v i ro n men t and N at u ra I Res o u rces . ” 
SEC. 3. Section 5 of R.A. 7076 is likewise hereby amended as follows: 
“SEC. 5. Declaration of People’s Small-scale Mining Areas. - The 
Board is hereby authorized to declare and set aside people’s small-scale 
mining areas in sites onshore suitable for small-scale mining, subject to 
review by the Secretary, immediately giving priority to areas already 
occupied and actively mined by small-scale miners before August 1, 
1987: Provided, That such areas are not considered as active mining 
areas AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD: Provided, further, That the 
minerals found therein are technically and commercially suitable for 
small-scale mining activities: Provided, finally, That the areas are not 
covered by existing forest rights or reservations and have not been 
declared as tourist or marine reserved, parks and wildlife reservations, 
unless their status as such is withdrawn by competent authority.” 
SEC. 4. Section 8 of R.A. 7076 is likewise hereby amended as follows: 
“SEC. 8. 
Registration of Small-scale Miners. - All persons 
undertaking small-scale mining activities shall register as miners with the 
Board 
and 
may 
organize 
themselves 
into 
PARTNERSHIPS, 
CORPORATIONS OR cooperatives in order to qualify for the awarding of 
a people’s small-scale mining contract. 
SEC. 5. Section 9 of the same law is hereby amended to read as follows: 
Award of People’s Small-scale Mining Contracts. - A 
people’s small-scale mining contract may be awarded by the Board to 
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small-scale miners who have voluntarily organized and have duly 
registered with the appropriate government agency as an individual 
miner, PARTNERSHIPS, CORPORATIONS or cooperative; Provided, 
That only one (I) people’s small-scale mining contract may be awarded 
at any one time to a small-scale mining operations within one (1) year 
from the date of award: Provided, further, That priority shall be given or 
city where the small-scale mining area is located. 
“Applications for a contract shall be subject to a reasonable fee to 
be paid to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources 
regional office having jurisdiction over the area.” 
SEC. 6. Section I O  of the same Jaw is hereby amended to read as 
follows: 
“SEC. I O .  
Extent of Contract Area. - The Board shall determine 
the reasonable size and shape of the contract area following the 
meridional block system established under Presidential Decree No. 463, 
as amended, otherwise known as the Mineral Resources Development 
Decree of 1974, but in no case shall the area exceed [twenty hectares 
(20 has.) per contractor and the depth or length of the tunnel or adit not 
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exceeding that recommended by the director taking into account 
following circumstances:] THE MAXIMUM AREA AS SPECIF 
HEREUNDER. 
“THE MAXIMUM AREA THAT A QUALIFIED CONTRACT MAY 
APPLY UNDER ARTISANAL MINING, SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS: 
(A) 
ONSHORE, IN ANY ONE (1) PROVlNCE/CITY: 
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FOR INDIVIDUALS, ONE-FORTH (1/4) MERIDIONAL 
BLOCK OR APPROXIMATELY TWENTY (20) HECTARES. 
(2) 
FOR 
PARTNERS HI PSI 
COOPERATIVES 
OR 
CORPORATIONS, ONE(1) MERIDIONAL BLOCK OR 
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APPROXIMATELY 
EIGHTY-ON E (8 1 ) 
HECTARES IN 
AREA. 
“THE MAXIMUM AREA THAT A QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL, 
PARTNERSHIPl COOPERATIVES OR CORPORATION MAY APPLY 
UNDER REGULAR SMALL-SCALE MINING, SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS: 
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ONSHORE IN ANY ONE (1) PROVlNCE/CITY: 
(I) FOR INDIVIDUALS, TWO (2) MERIDIONAL BLOCKS OR 
APPROXIMATELY 
ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-TWO 
(162) 
HECTARES IN AREA. 
(2) FOR 
PARTNERSHIPS, 
COOPERATIVES 
OR 
CORPORATIONS, THIRTY (30) MERIDIONAL BLOCKS IN 
AREA. 
“IN DETERMINING THE SIZE AND SHAPE OF THE CONTRACT 
AREA, THE BOARD SHALL ALSO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE 
FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES: 
(a) 
[Size of membership and capitalization of the cooperative] 
FINANCIAL CAPABILITY OF THE SMALL-SCALE MINING CONTRACT 
APPLICANT; 
SEC. 7. Section 11 of the same law is hereby amended to read as 
follows: 
“SEC. 1 I. 
Easement Rights. - Upon the declaration of a people’s 
small-scale mining area, the [director] BOARD, in consultation with the 
operator, claimowner, landowner or lessor of an affected area, shall 
determine the right of the small scale miners to existing facilities such as 
mining and logging roads, private roads, port and communication 
facilities, processing plants which are necessary for the effective 
implementation of the People’s Small-scale Mining Program, subject to 
payment of reasonable fees to the operator, claimowner, landowner or 
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SEC. 8. Section 12 of the same law is hereby amended to read as 
follows: 
“SEC. 12. Rights Under a People’s Small-scale Mining Contract. - 
A people’s small-scale mining contract entitled the small-scale mining 
contractor to the right to mine, extract and dispose of mineral ores for 
commercial purposes. [In no case shall a small-scale mining contract be 
subcontracted, assigned or otherwise transferred] A SMALL MINING 
CONTRACT MAY BE SUBCONTRACTED BY ANOTHER SMALL- 
SCALE MINER, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD, BUT 
IN NO CASE SHALL BE ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED 
TO ANOTHER PARTY.” 
SEC. 9. Section 13’ of the same law is hereby amended to read as 
follows: 
“SEC. 13. Terms and Conditions of the Contract. - A contract shall 
have a term of [two (2)] FIVE (5) years, renewable subject to verification 
by the Board for like periods as long as the contractor complies with the 
provisions set forth in this Act, and confers upon the contractor the right 
to mine within the contract area: Provided, That the holder of a small- 
scale mining contract shall have the following duties and obligations: x x 
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“SEC. 14. Right of Claimowners. - In case a site declared and set 
aside as a people’s-scale mining area is covered by an existing mining 
right, the claimowner and the small-scale miner therein are encouraged 
to enter into a voluntary and acceptable contractual agreement with 
respect to the small-scale utilization of the mineral values from the area 
under claim. In case of disagreement, the claimowner shall be entitled to 
the following rights and privileges: x x x 
(c) 
Royalty equivalent to one and one half percent ( 1 %%) of the 
gross value of the metallic mineral output or one percent (7%) of 
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claimowner[:] TO PROMOTE BETTER UNDERSTANDING, THE 
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TO DEVISE A SIMPLIFIED WAY OF COMPUTING AND 
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COLLECTING ROYALTY FEES; Provided, That such rights and 
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privileges shall be available only if he is not delinquent and other 
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performance 
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obligations 
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“SEC. 16 
Ownership [ofJ AND 
TRANSPORT 
OF 
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BEARING MATERIALS/ROCKS/MiII Tailings. - The small-scale mining 
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contractor 
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the 
owner 
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BEARING 
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ROCKS/MATERIALS/mill tailings [produced] EXTRACTED from [the] HIS 
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contract area. [He may sell the tailings or have them processed in any 
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custom mill in the area: Provided, That, if the small-scale mining 
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contractor decide to sell its mill tailings, the claimowner shall have a 
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preemptive right to purchase said mill tailings at the prevailing market 
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price.] THE BOARD HAS THE SOLE JURISDICTION OVER THE 
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TRANSPORT OF ORE BEARING ROCKSIMATERIALSIMILL TAILINGS 
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FROM A CONTRACT AREA TO CUSTOM MILLS. THE BOARD SHALL 
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ALSO PROMULGATE A SEPARATE POLICY ON TRANSPORTING 
SEC. 11. Section 16 of the same law is hereby amended to read as 
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SCALE MINERS PRODUCED OR 
EXTRACTED FROM GOLD 
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MINING 
AREAS 
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SEC. 12. Section 18 of the same law is hereby amended to read as 
fo I lo ws : 
“SEC. 18. 
“AS MUCH AS PRACTICABLE, [Clcustom mills shall be 
constituted as withholding agents for the royalties, production share or 
other taxes due the Government.” 
SEC. 13. Section I 9  of the same law is hereby amended to read as 
Custom Mills. - x x x 
follows: 
“SEC. 19. Government Share and Allotment. - The revenue to be 
derived by the Government from the operation of the mining program 
herein established shall be subject to the sharing provided in the Local 
Government Code. IN AREAS WHERE IT IS NOT PRACTICAL TO 
HAVE THE CUSTOM MILLS CONSTITUTED AS WITHOLDING 
AGENTS FOR GOVERNMENT SFARE AND ALLOTMENT, THE 
BOARD SHALL WORK IT OUT WITH THE LOCAL OFFICE OF THE 
BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT 
UNITS, AND LOCAL MINERS ASSOCIATION CONCERNED TO 
FORMULATE 
A 
WORKABLE 
SYSTEM 
OF 
COLLECTING 
GOVERNMENT SHARES OR ALLOTMENT FROM THE PRODUCE OF 
THE 
SMALL-SCALE 
MINERS. THE 
BOARD 
MAY 
DEVISE A 
SIMPLIFIED 
SYSTEM 
OF 
COMPUTING 
AND 
COLLECTING 
GOVERNMENT SHARE AND ALLOTMENT TO PROMOTE EFFICIENT 
C 0 L L E C T I 0 N . ” 
SECTION. 14. Section 20 of the same law is hereby amended to read as 
follows: 
“SEC. 20 
[People’s 
Small-scale 
Mining 
Protection] 
LOCAL MINING DEVELOPMENT Fund. - There is hereby created a 
[People’s 
Small-scale 
Mining 
Protection] 
LOCAL 
MINING 
DEVELOPMENT Fund which shall be (fifteen percent (1 5%)] TWENTY 
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PERCENT (20%) ‘of the national government’s share due the 
Government which shall be used primarily for information dissemination 
and training of small-scale miners on safety, health and environmental 
protection, and the establishment of mine rescue and recovery teams 
including the procurement of rescue equipment necessary in cases of 
emergencies such as landslides, tunnel collapse, or the like. 
“The fund, WHICH SHALL BE MANAGED BY THE BOARD shall 
also be made available to address the needs of the small-scale miners 
brought about by accidents and/or fortuitous events, INCLUDING 
RELOCATION OF SMALL MINERS’ SHELTERS TO SAFE AREAS. THE 
OPERATING FUNDS OF THE BOARD, INCLUDING THE PAYMENT OF 
PER DIEMS OF BOARD MEMBER, SHALL ALSO BE CHARGED 
AGAINST THE LOCAL MINING DEVELOPMENT FUND.” 
SEC. 15. Section 22 of the same law is hereby amended to read as 
follows: 
“SEC. 22. Reversion of People’s Small-scale Mining Areas. 
- The [Secretary] BOARD, upon recommendation of the director, shall 
withdraw the status of the people’s small-scale mining area when it can 
no longer feasibly operated on a small scale mining basis or when the 
safety, health and environmental conditions warrant that the same shall 
revert to the State for proper disposition. IN CASE A PEOPLE’S SMALL- 
SCALE MINING AREA SHALL BE REVERTED FOR REASON THAT IT 
CAN NO LONGER BE TECHNICALLY AND VIABLY OPERATED ON AN 
ARTISANAL 
MINING 
BASIS, 
THE 
SMALL-SCALE 
MINING 
CONTRACTOR CONCERNED MAY APPLY FOR THE CONVERSION 
OF ITS CONTRACT INTO REGULAR SMALL-SCALE MINING BASIS. 
WHEN A PEOPLE’S SMALL-SCALE MINING AREA SHALL BE 
REVERTED FOR REASON THAT IT CAN NO LONGER BE FEASIBLY 
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MINING 
CONTRACTOR 
OR 
CONTRACTORS 
FORMING 
THEMSELVES INTO A SINGLE CORPORATION OR COOPERATIVE, 
SHALL HAVE THE PRIORITY TO APPLY FOR MPSA UNDER LARGE 
SCALE MINING SCHEME OVER THE SAME SMALL-SCALE MINING 
AREA. I’ 
SEC. 16. Section 23 of the same law is hereby amended to read as 
follows: 
“SEC. 23. Actual Occupation by Small-scale Miners. - 
Small-scale miners who have been in actual operation of mineral lands 
on or before August 1, 1987 as determined by t h e  Board shall not be 
dispossessed, ejected or removed from said areas AND SHALL 
CONTINUE WITH THEIR LIVELIHOOD ACTIVITIES IN THE SAME: 
Provided, That they comply with the provisions of this Act AFTER THE 
SAID AREA HAVE BEEN DECLARED AS PEOPLE’S MINING AREA. 
PENDING 
DECLARATION AS 
PEOPLE’S MINING AREAS 
IN 
ACCORDANCE WITH THIS ACT, ALL SMALL-SCALE MINING AREAS 
EXISTING AS OF AUGUST I, 
1987 AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD, 
ARE HEREBY PLACED UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE BOARD 
CONCERNED FOR PURPOSES OF SUPERVISION AND CONTROL 
MOST PARTICULARLY ON MATTERS INVOLVING PUBLIC SAFETY, 
PEACE AND 
ORDER, 
ORE TRANSPORT, 
POLLUTION AND 
DISASTER CONTROL.” 
Section. 17. Section’ 24 of the same law is hereby amended to read as 
follows: 
“SEC. 24. Provincial/City Mining Regulatory Board. - There 
is hereby created under the direct supervision and control of the 
Secretary a provincial/city mining regulatory board, herein called the 
Board, which shall be the implementing agency of the Department, and 
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shall exercise the following powers and functions, subject to review by 
the Secretary: 
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(e) 
Settle disputes, conflicts or litigations over conflicting claims 
within a people’s small-scale mining area, an area that is declared a 
small-mining; [and] 
(F) 
RECOMMEND 
TO 
THE 
SECRETARY 
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SEGREGATION AND DECLARATION OF CERTAIN TIMBERLAND TO 
BE MADE A SPECIFIC AREA WHERE SMALL-SCALE MINERS SHALL 
SOURCE THEIR MINE TIMBERING NEEDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 
EXISTING 
FORESTRY 
LAWS; 
UPON 
SEGRAGATION 
AND 
DECLARTION OF THE MINING TIMBER SOURCES, THE BOARD 
SHALL FORMULATE A POLICY PROVIDING THAT SMALL-SCLAE 
MINERS SHALL PLANT TWICE THE NUMBER OF TREES THEY HAVE 
CUT FOR MINE TIMBERING PURPOSES. 
(G) 
FORMULATE 
AN 
ENVIRONMENTAL 
COMPLIANCE 
CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENT POLICY THAT IS BEST APPLICABLE 
TO THE WORKINS OF THE SMALL-SCALE MINERS IN EACH 
PARTICULAR SMALL-SCALE MINERS IN EACH PARTICULAR SMALL- 
SCALE MINING AREA. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE 
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE BOARD IN THE PREPARATION 
OF THIS PARTICULAR POLICY. 
(H) 
FORMULATE A POLICY THAT PROVIDES THE SMALL- 
SCALE MINERS UNHAMPERED AND UNRESTRICTED ACCESS TO 
AND FROM EXISTING SMALL-SCALE MINING AREAS. 
(I) 
DEPUTIZE THE LOCAL COMMAND OF THE PHILIPPINE 
NATIONAL POLICE OR PHILIPPINE ARMY, AS THE CASE MAY BE, 
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achieve the goals and objectives of this Act.” 
SEC. 18. Section 25 of the same law is hereby amended to read as 
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“SEC. 25. Composition of the ProvinciaKity Mining Regulatory 
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Board. - The Board shall be composed of the [Department of 
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Environment and Natural Resources representative] GOVERNOR OR 
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CITY MAYOR, AS THE CASE MAY BE, as BOARD Chairman; and the 
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representative of the [governor or city mayor] DEPARTMENT OF 
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ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES AS VICE CHAIRMAN [. 
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their respective organizations and appointed by the Department [regional 
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director. The Department shall provide the staff support to the Board] 
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THE PROVINCIAL ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES 
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OFFICER 
OR 
COMMUNITY 
ENVIRONMENT 
AND 
NATURAL 
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RESOURCES OFFICER, AS THE CASE MAY BE, OF THE LOCAL 
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GOVERNMENT UNITS CONCERNED MAY SERVE AS THE BOARD’S 
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P 0 L I C I E S , 
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government organization who shall come from an environmental group, 
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“SEC. 26. Administrative Supervision over the People’s Small- 
scale Mining Program. - The Secretary through [his representative] THE 
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direct supervision and control over the program and activities of the 
small-scale miners within the people’s small-scale mining area. 
x x x  
SEC. 
20. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, letters 
of instructions, rules and regulations, or provisions thereof which are 
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or 
modified accordingly. 
SEC. 
21. Separability Clause. - if any section or provision of this Act is 
declared unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected thereby shall 
continue to have force and effect. 
SEC. 
22. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (I 5) days after the 
completion of its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general 
circulation . 
Approved,