SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/29 March) — A test sampling to determine the presence of mercury in the rivers and creeks in Parang-parang watershed were conducted yesterday in preparation for the creation of a Minahang Bayan or People’s Small Scale Mining Area. Surigao del Norte Governor Sol F. Matugas has requested the Department of Environment and Natural [...]

SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/21 March) – A local business group has made known its position on the still unresolved issue of whether to allow a Minahang Bayan or people’s small-scale mining area in the city’s watershed. Saying the issue is the not the miners but the financiers, Surigao Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) president Willy [...]

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/07 January) – This city’s groundwater supply is getting depleted, according to a 2009 study done by the Institute of Philippine of Ateneo de Manila University, a finding that has made Mayor Vicente Emano and other city officials grope for conservation measures. Aside from indicating that the groundwater table has gone [...]

SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/28 September) – The Surigao Metropolitan Water District has admitted it has been unable to provide enough water to its consumers the past few months due to the ongoing drought and destructive activities in the city’s watershed area. SMWD General Manager Benjamin Ensomo Jr. said the Parang-parang watershed in Barangay Mat-i, the city’s [...]

KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/11 Aug) – The construction of a state-of-the-art dam of North Cotabato’s Metro Kidapawan Water District (MKWD) is now half complete, reports say. Once completed, it would benefit 7,000 households in the city’s eastern portion and nearby towns in North Cotabato, according to Engr. Sandy Alqueza, MKWD assistant general. The project is worth [...]