Surigao residents petition to stop illegal mining activities
1,300 residents of two barangays in Surigao City, along with members of the Mamanwa tribe, have signed a petition opposing ...
Tag: illegal mining
Coalition promotes responsible mining awareness in South Cotabato schools
An inter-agency coalition, supported by multi-sectoral groups, is initiating an information campaign in South Cotabato schools to promote awareness about ...
Chinese nationals arrested for illegal mining on Homonhon Island
Officials arrest 13 Chinese nationals for illegally mining on Homonhon Island in Eastern Samar. In a report by Inquirer, the ...
NCIP calls out AMVI, Nickel Asia on illegal ops in Mindanao
The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) revealed that the Agata Mining Ventures Inc. (AMVI) and Nickel Asia, among others, ...
Gov’t authorities arrest suspected illegal miners in Butuan
Government authorities arrested six alleged illegal miners in a small-scale mining area located at Purok 8, Barangay Maibu, Butuan City ...
MGB to establish anti-illegal mining bureau
The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) sought to transform its anti-illegal mining task force into a separate bureau to combat ...
STRIKTO PERO MAY PUSO: MGB-11 sees illegal mining as enforcement, social issue
The Mines and Geosciences Bureau Region 11 (MGB-11), with the aid of local government units (LGUs) in the region, still ...
DENR orders crackdown on illegal mining, logging in more than 100 areas in Mindanao
Last Tuesday, the Environment Chief Roy A. Cimatu issued an order to all PENROs and CENROs to officially begin its ...
