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Ipilan Nickel Corp. asserts compliance with environmental and regulatory requirements for its operations in Brooke's Point, Philippines, following claims raised at a Senate hearing. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources renewed the company’s Mineral Production Sharing Agreement until 2043.

Ipilan reported P1.73 billion in remittances to the national government since 2022. An investigation attributed flooding issues to heavy rainfall rather than mining activities. Concurrently, a NSCDC officer was shot dead after an accidental discharge during a sand dredging enforcement led to a clash. The local government suspended all tipper driver operations in response.