Biga brgy execs to MGB-7: Probe mining firm’s blasting activities

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A barangay in Toledo City has filed a complaint to the Mines and Geo-sciences Bureau in Central Visayas (MGB-7) against ongoing blasting activities by a nearby mining company for damaging the barangay’s structures…

Naga Mayor Chiong: Hazard reduction work in landslide-hit Tinaan 66% done

06/07/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Hazard reduction activities in the landslide area in barangay Tinaan, Naga City are already 66 percent completed based on the monitoring of the city government. Outgoing Naga City Mayor and Vice Mayor-elect Kristine…

Court sets Naga landslide site visit to assess need for temporary envt’l protection order

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A Cebu City court has ordered for a site visit at the ground zero of the massive landslide in Naga City to assess if there is really a need to issue a Temporary…

Cebu City court to hear petition for issuance of TEPO vs. ALQC

Rosalie O. Abatayo 01/04/2019

The petition for the issuance of a temporary environment protection order against Apo Land and Quarry Corp. (ALQC) is set to be heard on January 10, 2019.…

MGB-7 sends team to probe Sibulan tunnel collapse as rescuers recover one body

Futch Anthony Inso and Inquirer.net 01/03/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As the Mines and Geosciences Bureau of Central Visayas (MGB – 7) deployed a team to investigate an alleged treasure hunting that went wrong in Sibulan town, Negros Oriental that resulted to three…

MGB-7 TO CEBU CITY: Evacuate slopes of Kinalumsan River

Nestle L. Semilla 10/21/2018

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau in Central Visayas (MGB-7) calls for the immediate evacuation of dozens of residents living right below the slopes and on the riverbank of Kinalumsan River in Barangay Buhisan, Cebu City. According to…

MGB-7 lifts suspension vs. quarry operations

Futch Anthony Inso 10/13/2018

Except for the operations of APO Land and Quarry Corp. (ALQC) in Naga City, Cebu which will remain suspended, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau in Central Visayas (MGB-7) has lifted its suspension order against eight large-scale mining…

MGB-7 lifts suspension of mining activities

Futch Anthony Inso 10/12/2018

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau in Central Visayas (MGB)-7 has issued an order lifting the suspension of all large-scale quarry and industrial sand and gravel (ISAG) activities in the region. The suspension is lifted in eight large-scale…

MGB-7 ISSUES GEOHAZARD THREAT ADVISORIES AS TYPHOON PAENG APPROACHES

PR 09/27/2018

With the possible effects of the weather disturbance brought about by Typhoon Paeng (international name Trami) in Central Visayas, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau- Central Visayas (MGB-7) warns local government units of possible landslide and flooding in…

NO GIVING UP: 46 bodies recovered, 47 still missing

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/24/2018

The chances may be low but the incident management team of the Sitio Sindulan landslide is not losing hope in finding lives under the rubble. Baltazar Tribunalo Jr., the incident post ground commander and chief of the…

MGB-7 report to vacate landside site overtaken by events

Futch Anthony Inso 09/24/2018

OVERTAKEN by events. This was how a top official of the Mines and Geoscience Bureau in Central Visayas (MGB-7) described the turn of events that led to the devastating landslide in Barangay Tinaan, Naga City early on…

MGB-7: Heavy rainfall triggered landslide

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/20/2018

Incessant rains brought by the prevailing southwest monsoon (locally known as habagat) may have caused the landslide in Sitio Sindulan, Barangay Tina-an in Naga City that claimed, as of 5:10 p.m. yesterday, 10 lives and injured 12…

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