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Mayors join calls to cancel quarry agreements in Masungi

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Updated as of Jun 21 07:23 PM

Several local officials have joined growing calls for the immediate cancellation of 3 large-scale quarrying agreements covering the Masungi Georeserve. Read more »

Duterte urged to cancel quarry permits, protect environmental defenders

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Updated as of May 30 02:02 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte must cancel the quarry permits in the Upper Marikina Watershed and the nearby national park before his term ends, a group of environmental defenders said Monday. Read more »

DENR di binantayan ang pagkasira ng mga bundok ng Coron: grupo

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Posted at May 24 10:59 PM

Walang naging pagbabantay ang Department of Environment and Natural Resources sa ginawang reclamation sa Coron, Palawan, ayon sa isang grupo. Read more »

Groups urge govt to reimpose ban on new mining deals

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 25 08:36 PM

An alliance of anti-mining groups in the Philippines is urging President Rodrigo Duterte to reverse his decision to again allow new mining agreements Read more »

Pinsala noon, biyaya ngayon: Quarry industry mula sa Pinatubo

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Updated as of Apr 26 12:05 AM

Nakapagtala noong Marso ang provincial government ng Pampanga ng P82 milyon koleksiyon sa quarrying industry, ang pinakamataas na halaga ng koleksiyon sa loob nang halos 2 taon.   Read more »

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Posted at Nov 20 07:17 PM

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