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Rizal gov't suspends permits of quarrying firms, urges DENR to halt mining agreements

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 08:43 PM

The provincial government of Rizal has ordered the suspension of all "quarrying and mining operations and related activities" in the province, according to a document presented in the Senate on Thursday.   Read more »

DILG, DENR join forces to clamp down on illegal logging after record Luzon floods

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 10:53 PM

This developed after President Duterte ordered the agencies to look into what caused record flooding in Cagayan and Isabela after the onslaught of typhoon Ulysses.  Read more »

15 quarrying firms around Mayon ordered to stop operations

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 26 11:41 AM

Fifteen quarrying firms around Mayon Volcano were ordered to halt their operations following violations, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau in Bicol said Thursday. Read more »

DILG orders crackdown on illegal logging, quarrying

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 23 12:39 PM

MANILA – The Department of the Interior and Local Government on Monday ordered a crackdown on illegal logging and quarrying, which authorities point as among the causes of severe flooding in the country following recent consecutive storms. Read more »

Albay governor denies quarrying spawned landslide, after Duterte orders probe

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 05:36 PM

The governor of Albay denied Wednesday that quarrying caused the recent flooding in the landslide in there, which President Rodrigo Duterte ordered to be investigated.  Read more »

Bakit quarrying ang sinisisi ng mga residente sa lahar flow noong 'Rolly'

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Updated as of Nov 04 08:00 PM

Maaalalang sa quarrying isinisisi ng mga residente ang nangyaring lahar flow sa kasagsagan ng hambalos ni Rolly.  Read more »

Malacañang, naniniwalang may silbi rin ang quarrying sa Albay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 04 04:54 PM

Bagamat ipinagutos na ni Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu na suspendihin muna ang quarrying activities doon, inaalam pa kung papayagan ito kalaunan dahil bukod sa pagtatanggal ng lahar deposits, nagbibigay din ito ng kabuhayan sa mga residente ng Albay. Read more »

Albay gov says to suspend quarrying operations after Rolly devastation

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 04 08:28 AM

Albay Governor Al Bichara said Wednesday he would suspend quarrying operations in the province to make way for government's investigation after erstwhile Super Typhoon Rolly's devastation. Read more »

Mga sapul ng lahar sa Guinobatan noong 'Rolly' nagbabayanihan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 03 07:35 PM

Ang ilan, ipinamigay ang mga lumang damit sa mga kapitbahay na matinding nasalanta ng bagyong Rolly.  Read more »

Heavy equipment ng isang construction company, sinunog sa South Cotabato

Francis Canlas, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 16 11:28 PM

Sinunog ng apat na armadong lalaki ang tatlong heavy equipment kabilang ang isang backhoe, payloader, at dump truck ng isang construction company sa quarry site sa Barangay Edwards, T'Boli, South Cotabato alas-3 ng hapon nitong Lunes.   Read more »

DENR to shut down quarry company encroaching in Rizal eco-tourism park

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 04 12:51 AM

MANILA - The operations of a quarry company reportedly encroaching into the territory of Masungi Geopark in Baras town in Rizal province are facing closure, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said Tuesday. Read more »

LOOK: Quarry operations in Rizal affect reforestation efforts of conservation park

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 27 12:52 PM

Eco-tourism site Masungi Georeserve has reported that a portion of its reforestation area in Rizal has been blocked by a quarry company. Read more »

Nasa 400 kaso ng child labor sa western Pangasinan iniimbestigahan ng DOLE

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 07:17 PM

Maaaring magsumbong sa DOLE o pulisya kapag nakakita ng ano mang kaso ng child labor.    Read more »

Illegal blasting at quarry sa La Trinidad, inirereklamo

Justin Aguilar, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 07 02:34 AM

Inirereklamo ng mga residente ang pagpapasabog ng bundok sa isang lote sa Pagal Road, Shilan, La Trinidad, Benguet. Read more »

Solar power firm fined P1 million for environmental violations in Rizal

Tarra Quismundo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 01 10:55 PM

MANILA - The environment department has fined a solar power firm more than P1 million for several violations in its project area in Rizal province, among them the destruction of crops, failure to stop soil erosion and debris deposit in waterways, and lack of proper permits to cut trees and waste discharge.  Read more »

CamNorte mayor caught cursing at governor's task force defends actions

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Updated as of Feb 14 09:42 AM

A mayor in Camarines Norte province who was seen in a viral video cursing at members of a provincial government task force claimed Thursday that he was only defending his "oppressed" town. Read more »

3 Chinese, kasama sa 30 huli sa illegal quarrying sa Pampanga

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 03:36 PM

Tatlumpung tao ang hinuli ng National Bureau of Investigation sa bayan ng Porac, Pampanga dahil sa illegal quarrying o ilegal na pagmimina, sabi ngayong Lunes ng ahensiya.  Read more »

Cemex says plants still operating despite quarrying ban in Naga, Cebu

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 05:05 PM

Cemex Holdings Philippines (CHP) on Friday said its subsidiaries continue to operate their cement plants despite the suspension of the quarry operations of their principal raw material suppliers. Read more »

Naga sa Cebu, isinailalim sa state of calamity

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 27 10:31 PM

Isinailalim sa state of calamity ang lungsod ng Naga sa Cebu dahil sa nangyaring pagguho ng lupa. Read more »

DENR allows quarrying to resume but keeps ban in Naga, Cebu

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 27 08:31 PM

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources on Thursday said it is lifting the suspension on 90 percent of quarry operations nationwide.  Read more »