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WHILE growing up, Procesa Aliganga was accustomed to the quarry operations of a cement firm which was just 50 meters away from her home in Barangay Tinaan, Naga City, Cebu. She added the quarry operations of Apo…
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…
Cebu Provincial Governor Hilario Davide III assured quarry operators that the suspension of their activities will not last for more than 20 days. Davide ordered earlier the suspension of all quarry operations last week after a landslide…
The temporary suspension of quarry operations will just worsen the country’s inflation, Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero warned yesterday. Earlier, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) released a memorandum suspending quarrying operations in Regions 1, 3,…
Environmentalists, relatives want guilty to be punished, demand stop to quarry operations in Naga; landslide death toll climbs to 60 Retribution. This was the demand of the families of those who perished in the massive landslide that…
Learning from the experience of Naga City, the Cebu City Council wanted to impose stricter regulation on all quarry operations in the city. Councilors passed a resolution by Councilor Dave Tumulak for the suspension of all…
With the landslide incident in Naga City, there will be changes in the requirements for mining and quarry operations. Engr. Armando Malicse, chief of the Mine and Safety Environment and Social Development of the Mines and Geosciences…
The Apo Land and Quarry Corporation (ALQC) stood firm that they have not started any quarrying activities in Barangay Tinaan, City of Naga. The corporation made this clarification amid allegations that the quarry operations in Sitio Tagaytay…
A fallen mango tree and loose soil covered the mountain road in Barangay Budalaan, Cebu City, early on Tuesday, obstructing the flow of traffic in the area. Half of the two-lane road was already passable to motorcycles…
CEBU City Acting Mayor Edgardo Labella has directed the City Mining and Regulatory Board (CCMRB) to “expeditiously act” on small scale quarrying activities in the northern barangays in Cebu City. Labella said residents of Barangay Kalunasan, Binaliw…
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…
Dead victim’s kin seeks justice; Penro says quarry owner has expired permit A team from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau in Central Visayas (MGB-7) will investigate the quarry site incident in Sitio Guisok, Barangay Tuburan Sur, Danao…
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