MINING AND GEOSCIENCES BUREAU

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                    [Title] => PBEST calls for changes in Small Scale Mining Act
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The Philippine Business for Environmental Stewardship (PBEST) calls for the amendment of Republic Act No. 7076, also known as the People’s Small Scale Mining Act of 1991, to ensure environmental protection and mine safety.

                    [DatePublished] => 2014-03-24 00:00:00
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                    [Title] => Mercury traces found in 3 Kalinga rivers
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Mercury traces were found in three major rivers in this province, prompting the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) and the Mining and Geosciences Bureau to ask local officials to ban the use of the toxic substance by small-scale miners.
                    [DatePublished] => 2011-03-27 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Artemio Dumlao
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                    [Title] => Compostela folk told to abandon 2 villages
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DAVAO CITY – Residents of the mining villages of Masara and Mainit in Compostela Valley were ordered to evacuate following the twin landslides over the weekend that left 24 people dead, 32 others injured and two more missing.
                    [DatePublished] => 2008-09-11 00:00:00
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                    [Title] => LOCAL NEWS:2 Compostela Valley landslide villages declared uninhabitable
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DAVAO CITY---Residents in the mining villages of Masara and Mainit in Compostela Valley were ordered to evacuate after these were struck by twin landslides over the weekend that claimed the lives of 20 people, while 29 others were injured and six more were declared still missing.
According to Southern Mindanao regional police director Andres Caro II, the Mining and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) has recommended that Barangays Masara and Mainit should be immediately   abandoned and declared uninhabitable following the two massive landslides.
"The place is no longer suitable for people to live in," Caro said.
Over 350 families have reportedly been evacuated to safer grounds while several others opted to remain in the area despite the onslaught of boulders and mud due to incessant rains in the past few days. 
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                    [Title] => Evacuate Bohol villagers — DENR
                    [Summary] => The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is recommending the immediate evacuation of families living in a community atop a mountain in Jagna, Bohol, citing the danger posed by recurring landslides in the area.


Undersecretary for Mining and Legal Affairs Deinrado Dimalibot said the municipal government of Jagna should immediately find a relocation site for the affected families.


                    [DatePublished] => 2005-08-20 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] =>  Katherine Adraneda
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PBEST calls for changes in Small Scale Mining Act

March 24, 2014 - 12:00am

The Philippine Business for Environmental Stewardship (PBEST) calls for the amendment of Republic Act No. 7076, also known as the People’s Small Scale Mining Act of 1991, to ensure environmental protection...

Business

Mercury traces found in 3 Kalinga rivers

By Artemio Dumlao | March 27, 2011 - 12:00am

Mercury traces were found in three major rivers in this province, prompting the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) and the Mining and Geosciences Bureau to ask local officials to ban the use of the toxic substance...

Nation

Compostela folk told to abandon 2 villages

September 11, 2008 - 12:00am

DAVAO CITY – Residents of the mining villages of Masara and Mainit in Compostela Valley were ordered to evacuate following the twin landslides over the weekend that left 24 people dead, 32 others injured and...

Nation

LOCAL NEWS:2 Compostela Valley landslide villages declared uninhabitable

September 10, 2008 - 11:16am

DAVAO CITY---Residents in the mining villages of Masara and Mainit in Compostela Valley were ordered to evacuate after these were struck by twin landslides over the weekend that claimed the lives of 20 people, while...

Evacuate Bohol villagers — DENR

By Katherine Adraneda | August 20, 2005 - 12:00am

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is recommending the immediate evacuation of families living in a community atop a mountain in Jagna, Bohol, citing the danger posed by recurring landslides...

Nation