Malacañang announced yesterday that President Rodrigo Duterte gave a directive during his meeting with the Executive Committee of the National Security Council ordering the revocation of licenses and permits of mining firms that are found to be supplying explosives to communist insurgents.

SOURCE: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/local-news/2018/03/20/duterte-goes-after-mining-firms-supply-explosives-npa-594597