MGB-7 to probe Danao quarry incident

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Nestle L. Semilla 07/18/2017

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…

Mining board orders Binalaw, Pulang Bato quarry stopped

Inna Mejia 04/19/2017

Cebu City’s Mining Board (CCMB) has ordered a cease on three quarry operations in the mountain barangays of Binalaw and Pulang Bato in the absence of city hall issued permits. Nida Cabrera, the city’s environment consultant, said…

Residents asked to leave accident site

Apple Ta-as, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 04/20/2016

THREE families living near the site of an illegal limestone (anapog) quarry that caved in and claimed the lives of two young boys would be asked to relocate. They would also be prohibited from further extracting limestone…

Residents warned of flash floods unless quarrying halted

Victor Anthony V. Silva 03/17/2016

ABOUT 200 residents living along or near the Mananga River in Talisay City are in danger of losing their lives and homes to flash floods if illegal quarrying in the area continues unabated. Julius Regner, Provincial Disaster…

Quarry contractors to group together

Melissa Q. Cabahug 04/08/2015

The Cebu Provincial Board and the contractors of the sand and gravel quarrying in Sapangdaku River in Toledo City agreed to form an association for proper monitoring and implementation of quarrying guidelines. PB member Grecilda Sanchez-Zaballero said…

Ili Rock limestones P300 per truck

Marian Z. Codilla 11/25/2014

Claimant of Boljoon landmark shows sales receipts to prove alleged quarry transaction A retired colonel who claimed his family owns a vast swath of property in sitio Talisay, Poblacion including the famous Ili Rock in Boljoon town…

Man killed in quarry mishap

Apple Ta-as, Rene Alima 10/08/2014

A 50-year-old man was killed after a rock fell on him, pinning him down in a quarry in barangay Basak, Compostela town, northern Cebu. Police identified the fatality as Emmanuel Pareja Parcon, whose right leg was severed…

Total quarry ban in Sapangdaku mulled

Peter L. Romanillos 02/04/2014

The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (Penro) is proposing a total ban on the extraction of sand and gravel in Sapangdaku River in Toledo City. Penro head Czareem Estella made the recommendation to Gov. Hilario Davide…

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