Quarrying in Talisay suspended

Morexette Marie Erram 12/06/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial government on Monday, December 6, ordered the suspension of quarrying operations in Talisay City.  This is after the Talisay City government plans to create a traffic plan to regulate and…

Gwen orders halt on all small-scale quarry operations in Cebu

Rosalie Abatayo 07/01/2019

Cebu City, Philippines—There will be no quarrying activities in the whole of Cebu Province starting Monday, July 1, 2019.  This after Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has issued a memorandum directing the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (Penro)…

City wants all mt barangays cleared of illegal quarrying

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/02/2018

To prevent a tragic landslide from happening in the city, the Cebu City Government has sought the help of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau in Central Visayas (MGB-7) to investigate reports of illegal quarrying activities in the…

RALLY AGAINST QUARRYING

MAO BA? 09/25/2018

Online response to the live coverage of a rally against Apo Cemex quarry operations in front of the City Hall of Naga, Cebu was mized. “We need to dismiss all Japanese businesses here. Not only quarying na…

Labella asks CCMRB to stop quarrying in city mountain villages

Inna Gian Mejia 08/12/2017

Cebu City Acting Mayor Edgardo Labella has directed the City Mining and Regulatory Board (CCMRB) to immediately act on the danger posed by small-scale limestone quarrying activities in the northern mountain villages of the city. Labella said…

‘Cebu’s gravel supply depleting’

08/10/2016

The province’s supply of gravel is depleting fast due to excessive extraction in rivers, the Capitol’s environment chief said yesterday. “Frankly speaking, our supply of gravel in Cebu is depleting due to rampant illegal quarrying activities in…

Former Consolacion town mayor, 7 others face illegal mining charges

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 04/15/2015

Former Mayor Avelino Gungob Sr. of Consolacion town, Cebu and seven others are facing trial on accusations of illegal mining of limestone in 2009. Aside from Gungob, the Omdudsman also found probable cause to indict job order…

PB drafts law to stop Sapangdaku quarrying

Melissa Q. Cabahug 03/16/2015

To finally solve the long-running problem caused by sand and gravel quarrying in the Sapangdaku River, the Provincial Board (PB) is now in the process of drafting an ordinance regulating river activities. PB member Alex Binghay said…

Sonny O supports halt of Sapangdaku quarrying

Melissa Q. Cabahug 03/10/2015

Toledo City Mayor  John Henry “Sonny” Osmeña yesterday called for a total ban of quarrying in the Sapandaku River. He appeared before the Provincial Board (PB) where he said this requires a stop to the issuance of …

CH orders halt to sand quarry in Mananga River

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/20/2014

Romeo Oyao admitted that he and others extract sand from the Mananga River in the mountain barangay of Bonbon for their livelihood. “Extracting sand is our only means of livelihood. We’re not educated enough to have other…

Cordova stops stone ‘quarry’

Peter L. Romanillos 07/05/2014

The Cordova municipal government suspended the operations of Solid Stone Center Corp. inside a private lot along the town’s coast where coral stone is being excavated. Cordova Mayor Adelino Sitoy said the order will stay until the…

Task force needed to stop quarrying in Talisay river

Gabriel C. Bonjoc 07/04/2014

Talisay City Councilor Antonio Bacaltos Jr. called on Mayor Johnny V. delos Reyes to form a task force that would apprehend those extracting sand and gravel from the Mananga riverbed. Bacaltos said he inspected the riverbed and…

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