LGUs’ ban on mining ruled unconstitutional - BusinessWorld Online

SC reminds LGUs: National laws cannot be vetoed in enacting local ordinances, resolutions

The Supreme Court (SC) has reminded local government units (LGUs) that they cannot veto a national law in enacting ordinances and adopting resolutions for the welfare of their constituents.**media[11896]**With its reminder, the SC declared that Occidental Mindoro “exceeded its powers and authority when it completely banned all large-scale exploration and mining operations within its territorial jurisdiction, in contravention of Republic Act No. …

LGUs’ ban on mining ruled unconstitutional - BusinessWorld Online

By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, Reporter LOCAL government units (LGUs) are prohibited by the Constitution and a 1995 law from declaring blanket bans on mining, the Supreme Court (SC) ruled. The ruling nullified a 25-year moratorium on large-scale mining by Occidental Mindoro and the municipality of Abra de Ilog in that province, which was found to have violated Republic Act (RA) No. 7942 or the Philippine Mining Act of 1995. It stemmed from a ca…