MGB Director
and PMIEA Secretariat Chairman Horacio C. Ramos said PMIEA recognizes
outstanding levels of dedication, initiative and innovation in
the pursuit of excellence in environmental exploration, mining
and other related entities involved in the various aspects of
mineral utilization.
“It
is meant to be a fitting recognition of the private sector’s
initiatives and exemplary achievements in the protection of the
environment in the mineral sector,” Ramos said.
Established
under Executive Order No. 399 in February 1997, Ramos said the
PMIEA is in pursuit of the policy that the exploration and mining
operation shall be pro-people and pro-environment in sustaining
wealth creation and improved quality of life.
Under PMIEA
rules, the scope of environmental management include, among others,
programs being implemented for the environmental protection and
enhancement of mining areas, development of host and neighboring
communities, land use improvement, exploration and mining site
rehabilitation and final decommissioning.
An eight (8)
member PMIEA Selection Committee, headed this year by DENR Secretary
Elisea G. Gozun and Chamber of Mines of the Philippines President,
administered the search and selection of the qualified candidates
for the award.
