MANILA, March 3 (Reuters) - A separate review of mines in the Philippines will initially cover 23 mines ordered shut by the country's environment minister and another five that were suspended, the finance minister said on Friday.
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez said the review, announced last month, would continue even if the appointment of the environment minister who ordered the closure of over half of the country's mines is not confirmed by Congress.
"We have come up with the guidelines for the conduct of an objective, science-based fact-finding review," Dominguez said.