Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines — A Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso presidency will be friendly to “responsible” mining but hostile to unregulated backyard mining operations, according to the Manila mayor.
During a TV interview aired on Thursday, the Aksyon Demokratiko standard-bearer said he planned to allow mining in the country as long as the players adhere to the “gold standard” of environmental protection.
“What we need is to create jobs because we’ve lost so much. What we need is new business because the economy is really affected by this pandemic,” he said.
“We have to be aggressive. We have to be practical but at the same time we have to be responsible also for the next generation,” Domagoso added.
But he said he shunned backyard mining operations that were mostly unregulated and led to the destruction of the environment.