Home > News MULTIMEDIA Environmental groups urge DENR to ban open-pit mining Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News Posted at Oct 26 2021 12:33 PM Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Viber Bikers and environmental advocates hold a protest in front of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources office in Quezon City on Tuesday. The group urged the agency to stop the issuance of a reported draft department order that lifts a ban on open-pit mining for extracting ores. Read More: anti-mining protest ban on open pit mining DENR Alyasa Tigil Mina