LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 778

: The Director of the Bureau of Mines is directed to resume processing existing mining claims.
: Yes, claimholders, mining operators, permittees, and lessees are allowed to resume their mining operations in the areas covered by Letter of Instructions No. 757.
: The development of uranium and/or any nuclear fuel mineral deposits found in the mining areas are governed by the provisions of Presidential Decree No. 1101.
: Presidential Decree No. 1101 governs the development of uranium and nuclear fuel minerals.
: LOI No. 778 clarifies the scope and intent of LOI No. 757 and provides further instructions on continuing mining activities in the areas covered by LOI No. 757.
: Letter of Instructions No. 778 was signed by President Ferdinand E. Marcos.
: No, it allows general mining operations to resume but requires that development of uranium and nuclear fuel minerals be governed by PD No. 1101, a separate law.