OceanaGold lays off workers amidst FTAA uncertainties
Australian-Canadian mining firm OceanaGold is set to cut staff numbers by the end of the month as concerns on the...
LGU implements “no disembarkation” policy to Chinese vessel crew at Semirara Port
The Municipality of Caluya, Antique has recently implemented a “no disembarkation” policy for the crew of a Chinese vessel at...
Iloilo solon calls for reevaluation of province’s hazard map
Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. called for a reassessment of the province's hazard map prepared by the Mines and Geosciences...
MGB-13 participates in automated information workshop
Members of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Regional Field Office XIII joined the Active Directory Domain Services Training-Workshop in...
PH Fern: The key to effective mine site rehabilitation
Every mining company is obliged to rehabilitate the mine site once operations have ceased; but it seems that firms are...
DENR donates impounded lumber to earthquake victims
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Davao Region has donated confiscated lumber through the government's anti-illegal operations to families...
Environmental groups issue “notice to sue” to Cimatu
Environmental groups have served a "notice to sue" to Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu for...
EMB hands out geo-hazard maps in Negros Occidental
The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) in coordination with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has distributed geo-hazard maps...
Archdiocese of Cebu to conduct environmental confab
In a bid to put religious perspective in the global environmental conservation and preservation action, the Roman Catholic Church in...
RTN ventures into coffee farming from mining areas
The Rio Tuba Nickel Mining Corp. (RTN) announced its communities’ successful venture into coffee farming as a means of living...
