14/05/2026
๐๐ข๐ข๐ | ๐๐๐ฌ ๐ฎ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ ๐ข๐ป๐ฒ-๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ (๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฆ) ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐น-๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฒ-๐ผ๐ณ-๐ด๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด
Earlier today, May 14, 2026, the ๐๐จ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐-๐๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฉ (๐๐๐๐) ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ-๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ continued at the ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ, ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ. ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ซ๐จ, ๐๐๐ง ๐
๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐จ, ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ, bringing together national government agencies, local government units, and mining stakeholders in support of a more organized and sustainable small-scale mining sector.
The program featured discussions on the ๐๐จ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐-๐๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฉ (๐๐๐๐) Framework, alongside inspirational messages from ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐. ๐
๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐, Undersecretary for Field Operations of the ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ (๐๐๐๐); ๐๐จ๐ง. ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ ๐จ ๐. ๐๐๐ง๐, ๐๐ซ., Governor of Agusan del Sur; ๐๐จ๐ง. ๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ก ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐. ๐๐ฅ๐๐ณ๐, 2nd District Representative of Agusan del Sur; and ๐๐ฎ๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐, Acting Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, who emphasized the importance of strengthening inter-agency collaboration, ensuring regulatory compliance, promoting environmental stewardship, and supporting the formalization of the small-scale mining sector toward a more responsible, organized, and sustainable mining industry.
Highlights of the activity also included the reading of the terms and conditions of the ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ-๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ (๐๐๐๐๐), ceremonial signing of ISSMCs, and awarding of ISSMCs and Small-Scale Mining Contract (SSMC) renewals to qualified stakeholders within declared Minahang Bayan areas.
Technical presentations were likewise conducted on the whole-of-government response against illegal mining, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas gold buying program under Republic Act No. 11256, small-scale mining gold trading, best practices, and success stories from mining associations and stakeholders.
The activity concluded with an open forum, ceremonial gold buying activity, and closing remarks emphasizing continued collaboration, responsible mining practices, and strengthened compliance among stakeholders in the small-scale mining sector.
Provincial Government of Agusan del Sur
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