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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…
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)…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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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