The Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Office No. XIII, in cooperation with the MGB Employees Association Region XIII Chapter, held the Outreach Program on January 31, 2023 at the Surigao City Temporary Shelter for Mentally Challenged Individuals in Brgy. Luna, Surigao City. The activity aimed to heighten the social awareness of employees and instill in them a strong sense of social responsibility by extending assistance and support to less privileged members of society. The said facility is under the social development program of Surigao City Vice Mayor Alfonso S. Casurra in partnership with the City Social Welfare and Development Office. During the activity, a short program took place. It was followed by the distribution of essential goods and food packs to forty-one (41) patients. Before they called it a day, Engr. Francis Glenn N. Suante, Chief of the MGB ROXIII Mine Safety, Environment and Social Development Division; MGBEA Region XIII continue reading : MGB ROXIII, MGBEA Region XIII Chapter hold Outreach Program

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Office No. XIII, in partnership with the Caraga Mine Environmental Management Council, Inc., conducted the Mine Rehabilitation Fund Committee (MRFC) and Multi-Partite Monitoring Team (MMT) Capacity Building Seminar-Workshop on December 1 to 2, 2022 at Parkway Hotel in Surigao City. Aimed at capacitating the MRFC and the MMT members for the conduct of monitoring on the implementation of the approved Annual Environmental Protection and Enhancement Program, the two-day seminar-workshop equipped the participants with the necessary knowledge that will guide them through the different aspects of their monitoring tasks. The roles and areas of concern of every sector member that will be integrated into the revised MRFC/MMT Manual of Operations were discussed as well. At the start of the activity, messages were delivered by MGB Caraga Regional Director, Engr. Larry M. Heradez, and DENR Caraga Regional Executive Director, For. Nonito M. Tamayo, represented by For. continue reading : MGB ROXIII, CMEMCI conduct MRFC and MMT Capacity Building Seminar-Workshop