Browsing Manila Bulletin by Subject "mining"

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    • Agusan Marsh's natural beauty 

      Agatep, Charlie A. (, September 23, 2010, on page )
      While preparing an adventure to Agusan Marsh, Dr. Jurgenne H. Primavera, scientist emerita and a Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation under the US-based Pew Environment Group, sent me this text: "You'll be enchanted by the ...

    • CA OKs trial of fishermen's class suit vs mining firm 

      Postrado, Leonardo D. (, July 13, 2015, on page )
      The Court of Appeals (CA ) has given the go signal for the full-blown trial of the class suit filed by a group of fishermen seeking damages against Marcopper Mining Corporation, almost two decades since the disastrous mine ...

    • Fishe from Agno and Balog rivers safe to eat - BFAR 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA) (, October 15, 2012, on page )
      A government agency study has revealed that fishes from the Agno and Balog River are safe for human consumption. The study conducted by Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Cordillera showed that recent ...

    • Fisherfolk laud DENR for mining shutdowns 

      Terrazola, Vanne Elaine P. (, February 18, 2017, on page )
      A fisherfolk group has lauded Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Gina Lopez for revoking the mining agreements of 75 undeveloped mine operations near watersheds. The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang ...

    • Governor stops extraction of dolomite in Cebu province 

      Cordova, Calvin D. (, September 10, 2020, on page )
      Two mining corporations in Cebu province will no longer be allowed to extract dolomite, the mineral that was used to fill a stretch of the Manila Bay baywalk. Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia on Tuesday issued Executive Order ...

    • Joint gas exploration puts China under PH control – Malacañang 

      Geducos, Argyll Cyrus B. (, March 6, 2018, on page )
      Malacañang said that China would have to comply to Philippine laws in case the joint exploration in Service Contract (SC) 57 pushes through as the said area is under the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Philippines. ...

    • Masbate Gold firms restore coral reefs, create new fishing and diving sites 

      (, January 24, 2018, on page )
      Two major mining firms that comprise the Masbate Gold Project (MGP), have begun installing 400 to 800 reef balls in a fishing and mining town in Masbate, in a bid to help regenerate new reef covers. The coral reefs had ...

    • Mayor wants vessel manned by Chinese crew barred from docking in Guiuan 

      Marticio, Marie Tonette (, April 7, 2020, on page )
      Local officials in Homonhon Island off Guiuan town in Eastern Samar are opposing the mineral ore export permit issued by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau in Region 8 (MGB-8) to Techiron Resources Inc. (TRI), a mining ...

    • MGB clears miners, quarries of blame on Marikina River flooding 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (, February 17, 2021, on page )
      Mining operations within the Marikina River Basin should not be blamed for the massive flooding that engulfed some parts of Marikina and Rizal province during the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses, the deadliest and most ...

    • Mining sediment threatens marine life in Surigao del Sur 

      Colina, Antonio L. IV (, October 11, 2018, on page )
      Environmental group Haribon Foundation expressed concern over the threats to the marine life caused by the runoff sediments from mining sites in Surigao del Sur. On the second day of the four-day “Partners’ Forum: People ...

    • President backs Lopez on closure of mine operations to protect watersheds 

      Kabiling, Genalyn D. (, February 10, 2017, on page )
      President Duterte is backing the country’s environment secretary to keep the precious watersheds “off limits” to destructive mining operations. Environment Secretary Regina Lopez affirmed that the closure of mining operations ...

    • Quarrying blamed for lake fishkill 

      Benaning, Marvyn (, May 3, 2012, on page )
      The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamamalakaya) is blaming the recurrent fish kills in Lake Bito, Leyte, on the quarrying of black sand. Pamalakaya and the Tacloban-based Eastern Visayas Ecumenical ...

    • Seawall to save coastal village 

      Lazaro, Freddie G.; Beleo, Erwin G. (, June 24, 2013, on page )
      Bauang, La Union- After the completion of a seawall, also a flood control project of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), in the coastal Barangay Pilar of this town, local residents are optimistic that this ...

    • Sneezing monkey, 'walking' fish found in Himalayas 

      Harris, Trudy (, October 14, 2015, on page )
      A monkey that sneezes when it rains and a "walking" fish are among more than 200 species discovered in the ecologically fragile eastern Himalayas in recent years, according to conservation group WWF. The species include ...

    • Vetiver grasses grown to clean Vizcaya waterways 

      Perante, Ceasar M. (, May 8, 2015, on page )
      After commissioning the operation of a $6.1million water treatment facility for its Didipio Mine in this upland town, OceanaGold Philippines, Inc. (OGPI) announced the implementation of more natural measures that would ...