“As we speak now, these mining companies are still in operation. One of the mining companies ordered closed by Lopez is the Hinatuan Mining Corporation, a subsidiary of Nickel Asia. Of this number, nine million hectares are highly mineralized. The possible lay off of some 200,000 employees directly working for mining companies should also be taken into consideration, Dominguez said. President Rodrigo Duterte will have to reappoint Lopez as Environment Secretary because the CA bypassed her appointment.

Source: Manila Times March 14, 2017 16:07 UTC