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ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Minerals (ASOMM)

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The Philippines, led by MGB Director Wilfredo Moncano (8th from left), hosts the 15th ASOMM Working Group Meetings in Puerto Princesa, Palawan on 2-4 May 2018. [MGB]

The first ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Minerals (ASOMM-1) was held in 1996 following the adoption of the Program of ASEAN Cooperation in Minerals in 1995 under the Vientiane Action Programme. The AMMin's operating arm in the coordination and implementation of its programmes and policy directions is the ASEAN Senior Officials on Meeting on Minerals (ASOMM) that was organised about nine years earlier than the AMMin.

The ASOMM is responsible for the supervision, coordination and implementation of the 3rd ASEAN Minerals Cooperation Action Plan (AMCAP-III) with the following specific tasks: (1) undertake actions for its implementation, including determining priorities, carrying out periodic reviews, and the approval of the necessary cooperation programmes, projects and activities; (2) serve as the principal coordinating body to address all issues relating to its implementation;

(3) identify financial support and assistance, e.g., relevant technologies from within and outside ASEAN and (4) report on the implementation progress to the AMMin. The ASOMM is held annually before the AMMin.

In 2008, as an offshoot the ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting, the ASEAN Plus 3 countries, namely, the People's Republic of China, Japan, and Republic of Korea were included in the sub-regional meetings. In 2011, the ASEAN Working Groups on Minerals were established to focus on the following: (1) Trade and Investment in Minerals; (2) Mineral Information and Database; (3) Capacity Building in Minerals, and (4) Sustainable Mineral Development.
 
Focal Office:
Mines and Geosciences Bureau
Date:
Established 1996
Focal Persons:
ATTY. WILFREDO G. MONCANO
Director, DENR-MGB
Tel. No. (632) 920 9120, 920 1635

Alternate
ATTY. DANILO U. UYKIENG
Assistant Director, DENR-MGB
Tel. No. (632) 920 9130, 920 1635

MS. LIZ CHERRY D. SOLIJON
OIC-Chief, Mineral Economics, Information and Publication Division, DENR- MGB
Tel. No. (632) 667 6700 local 111
Commitments:
As part of the ASOMM and its related working groups, the Philippines is required to provide updates in the ASEAN mining database.
Sources / Relevant Links:
https://asean.org/?static_post=asean-perspective-on-the-region-s-mining-industry-remarks-by-he-ong-keng-yong
https://www.asean.org/storage/2015/12/AMEM/AMCAP-III-(2016-2025)-Phase-1-(Final)2.pdf
http://mgb.gov.ph/en/2015-05-13-02-02-11/mgb-news/619-ph-hosts-15th-asomm-working-group-related-meetings
Status:

Updates

From 2-4 May 2018, the Philippines hosted the 15th ASOMM Working Group Meetings back to back with the 1st Meeting of the Board of Judges (BOJ) for the 2nd ASEAN Mineral Awards (AMA), and the 2nd Meeting of Mid-term Review Task Force of the ASEAN Minerals Cooperation Action Plan-III Phase 1: 2016-2020, at the Princesa Garden Island Resort and Spa in Puerto Princesa, Palawan. The participants discussed the status of implementation of the various projects and activities under the four Working Groups of ASOMM.
From 4-6 December 2018, the Philippines hosted the 18th ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Minerals (ASOMM) Working Group Meetings; the 2nd Meeting of the Board of Judges (BOJ) for the 2nd ASEAN Mineral Awards (AMA); the 3rd AMCAP Mid-term Review Meeting; the 11th ASOMM+3 meeting; and the 6th Private Sector Forum on Cooperation in Minerals in ASEAN in Manila.
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