Table 3 – List of Policy Issuances for the Mines Sector (1987-2002)

Kind of
Number Title Issuance Sub-sector Year
91-21 Guidelines on the Accreditation of DAO Accreditation 1991
Processors, Traders, Dealers, and of Mineral
Retailers of Minerals/Mineral Products Processors,
Traders
89-22 Guidelines for the Implementation of DAO Adopt a Tree, 1989
the Adopt a Tree, Adopt a Mining Mining Forest
Forest Movement"

89-3 Total Ban on Extraction of Sand and DAO Ban on 1989

Gravel, Quarrying and Other Extraction of
Related Surface Mining Activities in Sand and
Certain Areas Along the Bued River Gravel,
and Kennon Road Located in Kennon Road
Baguio City and Tuba, Benguet.

96-13 Requiring Mining/Quarrying MO Billboards 1996

Companies Nationwide to Display
Billboards on their Operations, “So
The People May Know”

97-06 Issuances of Free Patents, Mining MC Cagayan 1997

Concessions, Leases and Certificates Economic
of Stewardship in Areas Covered by Zone
the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority
Authority (CEZA)

89-58 Issuance of Certificate of Origin of DAO Certificate of 1989

Mineral Ores. Origin of
Mineral Ores
91-20 Guidelines on the Confiscation, Seizure, DAO Confiscation 1991
and Disposition of Illegally-Sourced of Mineral
Minerals/Mineral Products Products
89-87 Delegation of Authority to PENROs, DAO Delegation of 1989
CENROs, and their Duly Authorized Authority to
Representatives to Seize and confiscate
Confiscate Illegally- Sourced/ mineral ores
Transported Mineral Ores Including
Tools, Equipment and Conveyance
Used.

98-01 Moratorium on All Mining and MO Diwalwal 1998

 Kind of
Number Title Issuance Sub-sector Year
Mining-Related Activities in the
Diwalwal Gold Rush Area.

98-20 Suspending DENR Memorandum MO Diwalwal 1998

Order No. 98-19 and Directing the
Enforcement of the Presidential
Memorandum of September 23,
1998 for the Stoppage of Illegal
Mining Operations in Diwalwal.

97-03 Policy of Rationalizing the MO Diwalwal 1997

Diwalwal Gold Rush Mining
Operations

2000-71 Standard Costs And Fees For DAO Fees 2000

Various Services Of The Mines And
Geosciences Bureau.

99-07 Amendment to Item No. 1.0 of DAO DAO Fees 1999

No. 97-10 re: Standard Cost and
Fees for Various Services of the
Mines and Geosciences Bureau
Relative to Mining Rights.

97-10 Standard Costs and Fees for DAO Fees 1997

Various Services of the Mines and
Geosciences Bureau.

97-06 Prescribing a Uniform Rule for DAO Fees 1997

Area Clearance Fees of DENR
Sectors Other Than the Mines and
Geosciences Bureau for Mining
Rights Applications.

91-63 Guidelines for the Acceptance, DAO Financial or 1991

Consideration and Evaluation of Technical
Financial or Technical Assistance Assistance
Agreement Proposals

99-56 Guidelines Establishing the Fiscal DAO FTAA 1999

Regime of Financial or Technical
Assistance Agreements.

98-11 Moratorium of Approval of FTAAs. MC FTAA 1998

 Kind of
Number Title Issuance Sub-sector Year

88-2 Geologic and Environment Surveys MO Geologic 1988

to Segregate Some Portions of the Survey, Biak
Biak-na-Bato National Park na Bato

2000-25 Implementing Rules And DAO IRR of E.O. 2000

Regulations Of Executive Order No. 153
153 - "Authorizing The Utilization
Of Offshore Areas Not Covered By
Approved Mining Permits And
Contracts As Sources Of Dredgefill
Materials For Government
Reclamation Projects And For Other
Purposes”.

99-03 Guidelines Governing the DAO Lahar 1999

Utilization and Disposition of the Materials
Sand and Lahar Materials in the
Areas Declared as Mineral
Reservation Established Under
Proclamation No. 66 and Other
Lahar-Affected Areas in the
Provinces of Pampanga, Tarlac and
Zambales.

99-11 Amending Section 40 of MO Lahar 1999

Memorandum Order No. 99-03 the Materials
Procedural Guidelines in the
Processing and Issuances of Special
Quarry Permit and Sand and Gravel
Permit to Extract Sand and Lahar
Mateirlas in the Mineral Reservation
Established and Declared Under
Proclamation No. 66 and Other
Lahar-Affected Areas in the
Provinces of Pampanga, Tarlac, and
Zambales.

99-03 Procedural Guidelines in the MO Lahar 1999

Processing and Issuance of Special Materials
Quarry Permit and Sand and Gravel
Permit to Extract Sand and Lahar
Materials in the Mineral Reservation
 Kind of
Number Title Issuance Sub-sector Year
Established and Declared Under
Proclamation No. 66 and Other
Lahar Affected Areas in the
Provinces of Pamapanga, Tarlac and
Zambales.

89-102 Lifting of the Suspension on the DAO Lifting of 1989

Acceptance of Application and Suspension
Issuance of Prospecting and
Exploration Permits in Forest
Reserves.

89-140 Guidelines Governing the DAO Marble 1989

Distribution Disposition and deposits, Biak
Utilization of Marble Deposits na Bato
Within Biak-na-Bato Mineral
Reservation Established Under
Proclamation No. 401.

2000-98 Mine Safety And Health Standard. DAO Mine Safety 2000
Standard
88-6 Report on the Mine Tailings MO Mine Tailings 1988
Situation in Region 1

2000- Amendments To The Rules And DAO Mine Waste 2000

101 Regulations Of The National
Pollution Control Commission
(1978) Incorporating Permit
Regulations Governing Mine Waste
And Mill Tailings Storage
Structures.

2000-01 Errata To Some Provisions Of The MC Mine Waste 2000

DENR Memorandum Order No. 99-
32 (DMO 99-32) On Policy
Guidelines And Standards For Mine
Wastes And Mill Tailings
Management Dated November 24,
1999.

90-32 Amendment to DENR Administrative DAO Mineral 1990

Order No. 57, Approved on June 23, Production
1989 Sharing
 Kind of
Number Title Issuance Sub-sector Year
Agreement
90-82 Procedural Guidelines on the Award of DAO Mineral 1990
Mineral Production Sharing Agreement Production
(MPSA) Through Negotiation Sharing
Agreement
90-82A Amending the Last Sentence of Section DAO Mineral 1990
14 of DENR Administrative 0rder No. Production
82, Series of 1990 Re: Procedural Sharing
Guidelines on the Award of Mineral Agreement
Production Sharing Agreement (MPSA)
through Negotiation

89-57 Guidelines on Mineral Production DAO Mineral 1989

Sharing Agreement Under Executive Production
Order No. 279. Sharing
Agreement
2000-03 Final Extension Of Deadline For MO Mining 2000
Compliance With The Transitory Applications
Provision Of DENR Memorandum
Order NO. 99-10 And For Other
Related Purposes.

2000-01 Compliance With The Transitory MO Mining 2000

Provision Of DMO No. 99-10. Applications

99-10 Guidelines in the Determination of MO Mining 1999

Qualified Persons for Mining Applications
Applications and Mining Rights.

98-02 Interim Guidelines in the Processing MC Mining 1998

of Mining Applications Consistent Applications
with Republic Act No. 8371.

98-03 Guidelines in the Issuance of Area MO Mining 1998

Status and Clearance or Consent for Applications
Mining Applications.

97-07 Guidelines in the Implementation of MO Mining 1997

the Mandatory September 15, 1997 Applications
Deadline for the Filing of Mineral
Agreement Applications by Holders
of Valid and Existing Mining
Claims and Lease/Quarry
Applications and for Other
 Kind of
Number Title Issuance Sub-sector Year
Purposes.

89-34 Authority of the Director of Mines DAO Mining Cases 1989

and Geo-Science to Decide Mining
Cases Submitted for Resolution
Before the Panel of Investigation.

90-85 Revised Rules and Regulations DAO Mining Fees 1990

Implementing Presidential Decree No.
1251, as Amended, Imposing Fees on
Operating Mining Companies to be
Known as "Mine Waste and Tailings
Fees" to Compensate for Damages to
Private Land Owners and for Other
Purposes

96-14 Suspension of Acceptance of MO Mining 1996

Applications for Various Mining Permits
Permits/Agreements

97-05 Procedural Guidelines in the MC Mining 1997

Creation of Provincial /City Mining Regulatory
Regulatory Boards. Board

97-30 Small Scale Mine Safety Rules and DAO Mining Safety 1997
Regulations

98-08 Amending DENR Memorandum MO Montalban 1998

Order No. 98-06 Regarding the
Moratorium on the Acceptance of
All New Applications and the
Approval of All Pending
Applications for Small-Scale Mining
Permits,Quarrying Permits, Mining
Contracts, Agreements and
Corresponding ECCs in the
Municipality of Rodriguez, Province
of Rizal.

98-06 Moratorium on the Acceptance of MO Montalban 1998

All New Applications and the
Approval of All Pending
Applications for Small-Scale Mining
 Kind of
Number Title Issuance Sub-sector Year
Permits, Quarrying Permits, Mining
Contracts/ Agree- ments, and
Corresponding ECCs, in the
Municipality of Rodriguez (formerly
Montalban), Province of Rizal.

97-11 Providing for a Line Organization DAO Organization 1997

of the Mines and Geosciences
Bureau and Other Purpose

97-07 Authorizing the Director of Mines DAO Organization 1997

and Geosciences Bureau to
Operationalize the Interim
Organizational Units.

88-11 Prohibit all Mining Activities in MO Prohibit 1988

Boracay Island Mining
Activities in
Boracay

89-7 Suspension of the Acceptance of DAO Prospecting 1989

Application and Issuance of Permits
Prospecting Permits in Government
Reservations.

89-122 Suspension of Registration DAO Quarry 1989

of Mining Claims and Permits,
Other Applications for Mining accepting
Rights in the Municipality of
Balbalon, Kalinga, Apayao

2000-99 Amendments To Sections 134-136 DAO R.A. 7942 2000

Of DENR Administrative Order No.
96-40, The Revised Implementing
Rules And Regulations Of Republic
Act No. 7942, Otherwise Known As
The “Philippine Mining Act Of
1995”.

2000-61 Amendment To Department DAO R.A. 7942 2000

Adm1nistrative Order No. 99-57,
Entitled “Amendments To Dao No.
96-40 Or The Revised Implementing
 Kind of
Number Title Issuance Sub-sector Year
Rules And Regulations Of Republic
Act No. 7942, Otherwise Known As
The ‘Philippine Mining Act Of
1995’”.

99-57 Amendments to Department DAO R.A. 7942 1999

Administrative Order No. 99-40 or
the “Revised Implementing Rules
and Regulations of Republic Act No.
7942, Otherwise Known as the
‘Philippine Mining Act of 1995’”.
99-34 Clarificatory Guidelines in the MO R.A. 7942 1999
Implementation of DENR
Administrative Order No. 96-40 or
“Revised Implementing Rules and
Regulations of Republic Act No.
7942 Otherwise Known as the
‘Philippine Mining Act of 1995’”.

96-40 Revised Implementing Rules and DAO R.A. 7942 1996

Regulations of Republic Act No.
7942, Otherwise Known as the
“Philippine Mining Act of 1995”.

96-25A Amendment to DAO 96-25, Series DAO R.A. 7942 1996

of 1996 .

96-25 Amending Section 257 of the DAO R.A. 7942 1996

Implementing Rules and
Regulations of R.A. 7942

99-08 Rationalization of the Mining MO Rodriguez 1999

Quarrying Operations in Rodriguez
and San Mateo Province of Rizal.

2001-35 Guidelines in the Declaration and DAO Sand and 2001

Establishment of Communal Gravel
Extraction Area for Sand, Gravel,
Ordinary Earth and/or Related
Materials in Each Province or
Highly Urbanized Independent
Component City for Housing
And/Or Other Personal Construction
 Kind of
Number Title Issuance Sub-sector Year
Needs.

98-11 Moratorium on the Acceptance of MO Sand and 1998

All New Application and the Gravel Permit
Approval Of All Pending
Applications for Sand and Gravel
Permits Along Lagnas River and Its
Tributaries at Sariaya, Quezon.

90-83 Lifting of the Ban on the Extraction of DAO Sand and 1990
Sand and Gravel, Quarrying and Other gravel, Bued
Related Surface Mining Activities River
Along Bued River and Kennon Road

89-5 Rules and Regulations Governing DAO Small Scale 1989

the Granting of Processor's Permit Gold Mining
Related to Small Scale Gold Mining.

91-66 Declaring Certain Parcels of Land DAO Small scale 1991

Embraced in Proclamation No. 369 mining
Dated 27 February 193] which
Established the Agusan-Davao-Surigao
Forest Reserve, as Non-Forest Land
Open for Small-Scale Mining
Purposes

2000-39 Rules And Regulations In The DAO SMEP 2000

Issuance Of Onshore Special
Minerals Extraction Permits (SMEP)
To Qualified Government Entities/
Instrumentalities For Government
Projects.

88-85 Suspension of Registration of DAO Suspension of 1988

Mining Claims and Other Mining
Application for Mining Rights in the Applications
Municipality of Umingan, Province in Pangasinan
of Pangasinan

88-93 Suspension of Registration of DAO Suspension of 1988

Mining Claims and other Mining
Applications for Mining Rights in Applications
the Municipality of Gubat, Province in Sorsogon
of Sorsogon
 Kind of
Number Title Issuance Sub-sector Year

88-73 Suspension of Registration of DAO Suspension of 1988

Mining Claims and other Mining
Applications for Mining Rights in Applications,
the Province of Catanduanes Catanduanes

89-46 Suspension of Registration of DAO Suspension of 1989

Mining Claims and Other Mining
Applications for Mining Rights in Applications,
Central Ticao Island, Masbate. Masbate

91-59 Lifting of the Suspension Order (A.O. DAO Suspension of 1991

73, Series of 1988) Suspending the Mining
Registration of Mining Claims and Claims
other Applications for Mining Rights in
the Province of Catanduanes

91-26 Suspension of Registration of Mining DAO Suspension of 1991

Claims and other Applications for Registration
Mining Rights in Certain Areas Within of Mining
the Municipality of Basud, Camarines Claims
Norte.

89-122 Suspension of Registration of DAO Suspension of 1989

Mining Claims. and Other Registration
Applications for Mining Rights in of Mining
the Municipality of Balbalon, Claims
Province of Kalinga-Apayao.

88-100 Transfer of Mining Records on DAO Transfer of 1988

Mining Rights to the Regional Mining
Offices Records to the
Regional
Offices

98-19 Interim Authority to Transport Ores MO Transport of 1998

Already Extracted and Not Included Ores
in the Writ of Injunction Issued by
the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP
No. 47293, Entitled Mt. Diwata
Upper Ulip Tribal Association, Et.
Al., Vs. Monkayo Integrated Small-
Scale Miner’s Association
(MISSMA).
 Kind of
Number Title Issuance Sub-sector Year

91-40 Procedures on the Collection and DAO UNRFNRE 1991

Remittance of the Two Percentum (2%)
Replenishment Contribution to
UNRFNRE from Ores Extracted or
Shipped-out in Dinagat Island, Surigao
del Norte

89-03 Creation of a DENR Committee to MO Utilization of 1989

Formulate a Conceptualized Mineral
Developmental Plan and the Resources,
Guidelines for the Distribution, guidelines
Disposition and Utilization of
Mineral Resources Per
Proclamation No. 401 Dated April
11, 1989.