Extractives Transparency Week 2025
📅 November 25–28, 2025
đź“Ť Metro Manila, Philippines
Organized by: Philippine Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (PH-EITI), Department of Finance
What Is ETW?
The Extractive Transparency Week (ETW) is the Philippine EITI’s annual national gathering of stakeholders in mining, oil, and gas governance. It serves as a platform to surface emerging issues, share practical solutions, and build partnerships rooted in transparency, inclusion, and sustainability. In 2025, PH-EITI continues its post-10th year momentum by pushing forward actionable reforms and amplifying the voices of those most impacted by extractive activities—particularly Indigenous Peoples, local communities, and grassroots organizations.
Who’s Participating?
- National Government Agencies (NGAs): Drive policies, fiscal governance, and interagency reforms in extractives
- Local Government Units (LGUs): Oversee local mining operations, revenue use, and community impact
- Extractive Companies: Present sustainability practices, disclose data, and engage in dialogue on transparency and SDMP reforms
- Civil Society Organizations (CSOs): Advocate for climate justice, gender rights, small-scale mining reform, and environmental accountability
- Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities: Share lived experiences and call for equitable benefit-sharing
- Academics & Researchers: Provide insights on energy transition, resource governance, and social impacts
- Development Partners & EITI Countries: Join peer-learning and provide global context and support
- Media & Youth: Amplify public awareness and community stories through press coverage and documentary storytelling
What to Expect
- Stakeholder Constituency Tracks: First-ever parallel sessions tailored for CSOs, government, and industry
- Decentralized Dialogue: Strong focus on subnational governance and local participation
- Youth Engagement: Featuring youth voices through the Extractives DocuFest competition
- Action-Oriented: Breakout groups will develop reform recommendations to be shared with national agencies
Shape the future of extractive governance in the Philippines
🔗 For updates, registration links, and program details, follow PH-EITI’s official website or email us at [email protected].
A government-led, multi-stakeholder initiative implementing EITI, the global standard that promotes the open, accountable management, and good governance of oil, gas, and mineral resources. PH-EITI was created on 26 November 2013 through EO No. 147, s. of 2013. It is a government commitment first announced through EO No. 79, s. of 2012.