By Allen V. Estabillo on April 16 2013 6:33 pm
Constancio Paye Jr., Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB)-Region 12 director, said Tuesday they are currently finalizing the detailed or 1:10,000 scale geohazard maps for the towns of Magpet in North… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on February 6 2013 9:19 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/05 February) – Saying it wanted to clarify some legal issues first, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in Caraga Region had again refused to enforce an almost… »
By Lorie Ann Cascaro on January 31 2013 6:55 am
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 30 Jan) – The Regional Development Council (RDC) 11 discussed Tuesday whether or not to relocate the entire municipality of New Bataan in Compostela Valley (ComVal)… »
By Lorie Ann Cascaro on January 10 2013 8:06 am
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/09 January) — Failing to communicate the geo-hazard maps and weather advisories to the provincial and municipal governments led to the tragedy that was Typhoon Pablo, Senator Loren… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on November 7 2012 7:55 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/06 November) – The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Surigao del Norte on Monday voted unanimously to investigate alleged violations by a mining company operating in an island in Placer town,… »
By Allen V. Estabillo on October 25 2012 7:38 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/25 October) — The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources has recommended the permanent relocation of residents from an upland… »
By Allen V. Estabillo on September 20 2012 6:24 am
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 19 Sept) – Government geologists have declared portions of an upland village in nearby Koronadal City as high-risk areas to landslides, especially during the rainy… »
By Cong Corrales on December 23 2011 9:41 am
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/22 Dec) – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ Mining and Geosciences Bureau (MGB-10) has repeatedly issued warnings of landslides and floods to local government… »
By Walter I. Balane on September 2 2011 6:50 am
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/1 September) – The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Northern Mindanao 10 (DENR-10) has ordered a stop of the… »
By Joan Mae Soco-Bantayan on April 26 2011 6:03 am
DAVAOCITY (MindaNews/25 April) — The site in Sitio Panganason, Barangay Kingking in Pantukan, Compostela Valley where a landslide occurred Friday has been closed to human occupancy after the local government ordered Sunday the forced relocation within 48 hours of some 30 families living in the area.
By Bong S. Sarmiento on December 9 2010 7:11 am
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/08 December) —The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in Southwestern Mindanao has denied the application of 15 mining companies for failure to comply with the requirements, a top… »
By Germelina Lacorte on December 7 2010 6:49 am
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/06 December) –The Mines and Geo-Sciences Bureau (MGB) has warned residents living along the slopes of Shrine Hills and along the banks of the Davao River that the areas where they live are unsafe. Beverly Mae Brebante, MGB senior science specialist, said that the slopes of Shrine Hills, where a landslide occurred in 2007, have been among those identified as unsafe in the geohazard survey conducted by the MGB in the region.
