Cimatu lifts ban in ’90% of quarry sites’

Rosalie Abatayo 10/02/2018

Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said the quarrying operations in Naga City cannot be directly blamed for the tragedy, as this has been existing site before a community emerged. “The quarry site is at an isolated area, but…

Some Cebu areas susceptible to landslides host mining operations

Morexette B. Erram 09/22/2018

MGB-7 GEOHAZARD MAP SEVERAL areas in Cebu province that are susceptible to landslides also happened to host mining operations. Data from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau in Central Visayas (MGB-7), an attached office of the Department of…

PALMA BACKS HALT IN MINING

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Benjie B. Talisic, Morexette B. Erram 09/22/2018

Amid the devastation and loss of lives from the massive landslide that hit Naga City, Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma joined calls to stop quarry and mining operations in many parts in the country. The prelate considered the…

MINING HALTED IN 8 REGIONS

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, JOSE SANTINO BUNACHITA 09/22/2018

  In the wake of the recent tragedies in Cebu and Benguet that many blamed on quarrying and mining activities, President Rodrigo Duterte last night announced that he would consider suspending mining activities in most parts of…

Dads: Scrutinize Cebu City’s mining permits

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/21/2018

CEBU City councilors are encouraging government agencies and other concerned departments to closely scrutinize mining permits in Cebu City. The councilors, who are allied with Barug Team Rama-PDP Laban, made the call on Friday as a way…

DENR awards Solid Earth for responsible mining

PR 03/27/2018

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR-7) has awarded Solid Earth Development Corp. (SEDC) the Gawad Tugas for responsible mining. The government granted SEDC the award “in recognition of having displayed and demonstrated…

DOE READIES GAS MINING IN ALEGRIA

Jose Santino S. Bunachita and Futch Anthony Inso 03/16/2018

NATURAL GAS, OIL IN COMMERCIAL QUANTITY FOUND Production of natural gas and oil in the southern Cebu town of Alegria is set to start after the Department of Energy (DOE) and its partner, a Chinese exploration firm,…

DENR to restore open-pit mining

Inquirer.net 10/24/2017

The ban on open-pit mining put in place by rejected former environment secretary Regina Paz Lopez will be lifted before yearend after the interagency Mining Industry Coordinating Council (MICC) on Tuesday voted to reverse the order. “A…

CIT-U grad tops Mining Eng’g board exams

Winson Ensomo 08/15/2017

Hard work, perseverance and prayers are what helped this 22-year-old Mining Engineering Board Exam topnotcher, a Cebu Institute of Technology-University (CIT-U) graduate. Pompeii Nikolai Montealegre Subingsubing, who is the son of a businesswoman, said he was also…

CIT-U grad tops Mining Eng’g Licensure Exam

Marc Eric Cosep 08/14/2017

  A graduate from the Cebu Institute of Technoloy-University in Cebu City topped the August 2017 Mining Engineering Licensure Examination. Pompeii Subingsubing grabbed the top spot with a 90.90 percent rating. Other topnotchers are Phillip Morgia (2nd,…

Mining board halts Kalunasan quarry

Inna Gian Mejia 08/09/2017

  THE Cebu City Mining Regulatory Board (CCMRB) has issued a cease and desist order to halt the quarry activities in Barangay Kalunasan allegedly operated by its village chief. The order came as a local enforcement team…

Miner killed, another hurt in Danao

Winston Ensomo 07/17/2017

ONE miner died while another got hurt after they were buried under limestone that collapsed in a mining site in Barangay Tuburan Sur, in Danao City Monday afternoon. Jessie Olivar was pulled out of the rubble after…

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