MGB-13 plays part in DENR's efforts to curb illegal
mining
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte, April 27 (PIA) -
In keeping with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources' (DENR)
efforts to regulate small-scale mining operations and curb the proliferation of
illegal mining in the country, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) 13 has
started to play a part in the crackdown on illegal mining operations in Caraga
region.
Relevant to the crackdown, DENR Secretary Roy A.
Cimatu has issued DENR Special Order No. 2018-53 creating the National Task
Force Mining Challenge (NTFMC), which would ensure the strict enforcement of
existing mining policies and regulations along with other related environmental
laws.
A series of raids have been carried out in illegal
small-scale mining sites and mineral processing plants in the municipalities of
Alegria and Placer, Surigao del Norte that led to the confiscation of artisanal
items, mining tools and equipment and the eventual closure of the mining areas.
Selected MGB-13 personnel joined the task force as
members of the Regional Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee (RLECC) and as
representatives of the primary responsible agency to implement the said special
order.
MGB-13 has identified a total of 80 gold-rush areas
located in the provinces of Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Agusan del
Norte and Agusan del Sur as well as five chromite-rich areas in the province of
Dinagat Islands which are all engaged in illegal small-scale mining activities.
Meanwhile, a conference was held to discuss the
creation of the Regional Task Force against illegal utilization/transportation
of sand and gravel materials/quarry resources within Caraga Region on April 16,
2018 at the MGB 13 office.
Key personnel from the bureau, Central Intelligence
Detection Group of Surigao del Norte and City Environment and Natural Resources
Office took part in the said conference.
This resulted in a two-day operation which led to the seizure of four dump
trucks for transportation of sand and gravel/quarry materials without
corresponding permits on April 17 and 18, 2018 along Lipata Road in Surigao
City.
As the enforcement arm of the DENR, the NTFMC is
expected to implement laws against illegal mining and ensure the filing of
administrative, civil and criminal charges against the illegal miners.
The task force will shut down illegal mines and
pursue illegal importers, retailers and distributors of explosives, cyanide and
other toxic substances which are commonly used in small-scale mining
operations. Similarly, the task force seeks to pursue illegal logging
activities and wood processing plants.
The NTFMC is composed of the DENR including the
MGB, the Environmental Management Bureau, and the DENR offices of Operations
and Administration, Finance and Legal, the Armed Forces of the Philippines,
particularly the Philippine Army and the Philippine Air Force, the Philippine
National Police and other stakeholders. (MGB-13/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
Cebuano news: Mini-Warf sa Magallanes gipundohan sa
probinsya, giinugurahan ug gi-turn over ngadto sa NGO
Ni Ramon Joma R. Bungabong
MAGALLANES, Agusan del Norte, Abril 27 -
Giinugurahan kaniadtong Abril 3 ang Mini-Warf nga gitukud sa kagamhanan sa
lalawigan sa Agusan del Norte didto sa Sitio Townsite, Barangay Poblacion,
lungsod sa Magallanes.
Ang inugurasyon gipangunahan ni Vice Governor
“Rambu” Bungabong. Didto usab sila kanhe Mayor Cesar Cumba, SB Member Miriam
Pagaran, SB Member Leah Amodia, SB Member Marilou Cumba, Retiradong Polis
Trifonio Custan, ug ANECO Board Member Dioscoro Basnig.
Human sa ribbon cutting gipahigayon ang blessing sa
bag-ong nahuman nga proyekto pinaagi ni Rev. Fr. Celso N. Laluna.
Gihimo dayon ang turn-over gikan sa probinsya
pinaagi ni Governor “Rambu” Bungabong ngadto sa Grupo Alang sa Agendang
Mulit-Sectoral (GAAM) pinaagi sa presidente, Trifonio Custan. Gi-turn over pud
dayon ni Custan ang proyekto didto sa presidente sa GAAM Sitio Townsite
chapter.
Sa iyang pakigpulong, si bise gobernador Bungabong
miingon nga gituyoan gyud nya ang pagtambong sa inugurasyon kay nahimu cyang
instrumento sa maong proyekto.”Mibisita ako dinhe kaniadtong Abril 16, 2016
isip Bise Gobernador, akong nakita ang kalisod sa inyong kahimtang. Mao nang
paghuman eleksyon, gihanyo nako si Gov. Angel Amante-Matba nga punduhan sa
probinsya ang katukuran sa inyong pantalan dinhe,” matod pa ni bise gobernador
Bungabong.
Mapasalamaton ang bise gobernador ngadto ni Gov.
Angel Amante-Matba gumikan sa iyang pagsugot dayon sa hangyo. Nagpasalamat usab
si bise gobernador Bungabong nila Trifonio Custan, Ex-Mayor Cumba ug ang tulo
ka SB Members gumikan sa ilang subsob nga pagpaloap.
Ang Sitio Townsite Tabokonon ug suba gikan sa
Poblasyon proper. Kantidad sa P700,000.00 ang gigahin sa probinsya sa 2017
Provincial Budget para sa katukuran sa maong Mini-Wraft. (LGU-Agusan del
Norte/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
Cebuano news: Misurender nga mga rebelde gitabangan
ni Gov. Angel
Ni Aimee B. Sienes
BUTUAN CITY, Abril 27 - Sa hugot nga kampanya sa
lokal nga panggamhanan sa Agusan del Norte, pinangunahan ni Provincial Governor
ug Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) chairperson Ma. Angelica Rosedell M.
Amante-Matba, alang sa kalinaw sa probinsya, aduna nay 19 ka kanhi rebelde ang
gidawat sa gobernador ug gitabangan nga mag-utro sa ilang kinabuhi.
Ang 19 ka buok nga kanhi rebelde gihatagan bag-ohay
pa lamang og tseke isip tabang pinansyal sa kantidad nga P72,000.00 kada usa
ubos sa Comprehensive Local Integration Program (CLIP) ug lahi pa ang
singkwenta mil (P50,000.00) pesos kada usa nga gikan sa lokal nga panggamhanan
sa Agusan del Norte.
Sa taho ni Cpt. Al Anthony B. Pueblas, CMO Officer
sa 402Bde, partner sa local nga panggamhanan sa Agusan del Norte ang 23IB ug
29IB sa Philippine Army nga nag-asekaso sa kanhe mga rebelde.
Ang pagtunol sa mga tseke gipahigayon didto sa
kapitolyo sa pagpanguna ni Gob. Angel kauban sila LTC Emil J. Cruz, Commanding
Officer sa 23IB ug Maj. Redenson Depita, Ex-O sa 29IB. (LGU-Agusan del
Norte/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
