Gold With Dignity: A Review of Laws and Policies on Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) in the Context of Human Rights-Based Approach to Formalization in the Philippines

This study is an assessment of the existing legal and policy framework in the Philippines on artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in order to determine the pathways for the formalization of the ASGM sector. The study specifically aims to: (1) Review and analyze the existing policies and legal framework governing the ASGM sector, gold trading, and illicit financial flows (IFF) in the Philippines; (2) Assess the effectiveness of the implementation of the laws and regulations governing ASGM in the two project sites, namely: Paracale, Camarines Norte and Sagada, Mountain Province; (3) Identify the gaps and barriers, both legal and non-legal, to the formalization of the sector; and (4) Provide specific recommendations on the policy issues and gaps that were identified with specific gender-responsive policy recommendations that would address the gaps and barriers in the formalization of ASGM as a sector.