MGB-7 deputizes police, LGUs to crack down on illegal mining
The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Region 7 has deputized law enforcement and local government personnel with expanded powers to ...
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Misamis Oriental Gov. Juliette Uy Calls for Crackdown on Illegal Mining in Opol, Manticao
Photo credit: Philippine News Agency Newly sworn-in Misamis Oriental Governor Juliette Uy has called for stricter enforcement measures against illegal ...
Hontiveros eyes probe in mining, quarrying effects
To tackle the reported adverse effects of mining and quarrying in the Philippines, Senator Risa Hontiveros is pushing for an ...
Locals, advocates appeal to halt quarry ops in Masungi Georeserve
Locals and environment advocates appealed for immediate action from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) after a quarry ...
Permit holders, gov’t agencies tackle EODB policy
Licensed sand and gravel, quarry, and small-scale mining firms conducted an assembly with the local authorities of Iloilo on Wednesday, ...
Quarrying operations make communities disaster-prone, environmetal group says
Communities living near quarrying sites become more vulnerable to disasters. This was the claim of a study conducted by environmental ...
Rizal mining group promotes community safety, quarry sector importance
The Eastern Rizal Miners Association (ERMA) promoted community safety through an emergency awareness and preparedness seminar while also educating its ...
MAS MALAKAS NA EKONOMIYA DAHIL SA MINING: Industry sector boasts 41.6% share of Eastern Visayas’ 2018 growth
Boosted by mining and quarrying, the industrial sector of Eastern Visayas accounted for 41.6 percent of the region’s Gross Regional ...
PATAAS NANG PATAAS: Mining, quarrying up 10% in Q4 2018, PSA reports
The Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA) reported a ten percent increase in the gross value added of mining and quarrying industries ...
ADVANCE MAG-ISIP: Davao Oriental bans quarrying in local irrigation system
Provincial government of Davao Oriental prohibited quarrying operations in a river that serves as the main water source of Cateel’s ...
