minerals including nickel, copper, gold and silver are critical to building energy infrastructure and the Philippines is positioning itself to be a major economic player in the global mining industry.

De Guzman was born in the Philippines on Valentine's ... the country was seen as a land of opportunity for gold prospectors with its rich natural mineral sources, says Wilton.

For the moment, gold, nickel, and copper are the Philippines’ de facto critical minerals, although titanium and manganese could be part of the list that is being developed by different ...