NATIONAL MINING CONFERENCE

December 3 and 4, 2003

Venue: Holiday Inn Galleria Manila, Ortigas, Pasig City

 

DAY ONE – December 3, 2003

Time

Topic

Speaker

8:00 AM - 8:45 AM

Registration

 

8:45 AM - 8:55 AM

National Anthem & Invocation

 

8:55 AM - 9:10 AM

Welcome Remarks

DENR Sec. Elisea G. Gozun

     

9:10 AM - 9:30 AM

Keynote Address

Mr. Robert Van Pulley, Country Director, World Bank - Phils.

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Morning Break

 

 

Philippine Mining Perspectives- Session Chair: DENR Usec Demetrio L. Ignacio

9:45 AM - 10:00AM

The State of the Philippine Minerals Industry

Mr. Benjamin Philip G. Romualdez, Incoming President Chamber of Mines of the Philippines

10:00 AM -10:15 AM

Mining and the Communities: A Civil Society Perspective

Ms. Beth Roxas, Civil Society Counterpart Council for Sustainable Development (CSCCSD)

10:15 AM -10:20 AM

Break

 

10:20 AM – 10:35

Framework for Resource Management Conflict:  Case of Mining

Dr. Ben Malayang III

Academe

10:35 AM – 11:05 AM

International Mine Visit Reports

Participants from Canada, Peru & Australia

11:05 AM - 12:05 AM

Open Forum/ Q & A/Discussion

Session Chair/Facilitator

12:05 AM -   1:30 PM

Lunch Break

NGO Meeting

DENR Usec, Demetrio L. Ignacio, Jr. – Planning and Policy

Environment 1- Session Chair: DENR Usec Demetrio L. Ignacio

1:30 PM –1:45 PM

Environmental and Social Policy Framework for mining in the Philippines

 

Dir. Julian Amador, DENR- EMB

1:45 AM – 2:00 PM

Planning for Mine Closure in the Philippines

Dir. Horacio C. Ramos, DENR-MGB

 

2:00 AM – 2:05 AM

Break

 

2:05 PM – 2:20 PM

Dealing with Abandoned Mines

Mr. Roy Sage, Natural Resources Canada- CANMET (Will detail the programs being implemented by governments to address abandoned/orphaned mines with special focus on the technical aspects and financial mechanisms).

2:20 PM – 2:35 PM

How the former state owned mining company ZCCM and Government are managing the issue of legacy mines in Zambia.

Mr. Edward Zulu, Environmental Council of Zambia

2:35 PM - 3:30 PM

Open Forum/ Q & A/Discussion

 

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Afternoon Break

 

Corporate Social Responsibility- Session Chair: DENR Usec Demetrio L. Ignacio

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Philippine CSR Study

Mr. Michael Warner

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

 

The Mining Industry Perspective on Corporate Social Responsibility

Mr. Gerald H. Brimo

Chairman Philex Mning Corp.

4:30 PM -  5:30 PM

Open Forum / Q & A/Discussions

 

5:30 PM – 5:45 PM

Wrap Up

 

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Welcome Cocktails/Reception

 

 

DAY TWO - December 4, 2003

Social and LGU- Session Chair:  Lead Convenor Atty. Camilo Sabio

8:15 AM - 8:30 AM

NCIP Paper

Atty. Reuben Dasay A. Lingating

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

Artisanal and small scale mining

Mr. Lomino Kaniteng

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM

Mt. Diwalwal Success Story

MGB RD Ma. Luisa Jacinto

9:00 AM -10:00AM

Open forum / Q & A/Discussions

 

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Morning Break

 

 

Economic - Session Chair: BOI Executive Director Elmer C. Hernandez

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM

Philippine Mineral Sector Fiscal Regime

Mr. Raul Angeles and Mr. Benjamin De Vera BOI-DENR-MGB

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM

Mining’s Contribution to the National Economy of Chile and how they achieved growth.

Mr. Hernan Buchi, former Minister of Finance, Chile

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM

Country Competitiveness

Mr. James Otto, Colorado School of Mines

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Open forum / Q & A/Discussions

 

11:30 AM  -   1:00 PM

Lunch Break

 

  1:00 PM  -   1:15 PM

Sustainable Development: A way Forward

Mr. Peter Van der Veen, World Bank

  1:15 PM  -   1:30 PM

Closing Remarks 1

Closing Remarks 2

DENR Secretary Elisea G. Gozun

DTI Secretary Manuel A. Roxas II

C  O  N  F  E  R  E  N  C  E         E  N  D  S

 

NMC PRESS CONFERENCE

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM (Venue : Hidalgo Hall)