The Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Office No. XIII, in cooperation with the Chamber of Mines of Caraga Region Incorporated, Philippine Society of Mining Engineers Caraga Chapter, Community Relations, Education and Development Officers Organization-Caraga, Inc. and mining councils, held the first-ever Caraga Resilient Mining Week (CRMW) on July 24 to 28, 2023 at the Philippine Gateway Hotel in Surigao City. With the theme Responsible Mining – Pathway to Community Resilience, the game changing event aimed to bring together stakeholders from Caraga Region to engage across a weeklong series of activities that are designed to foster stronger collaboration, ignite relevant conversations and chart a new path towards climate change and disaster resilience for the industry, the community, and the country as a whole – all anchored on the principles of responsible mining. The Caraga Resilient Mining Week comprised the following four key activities: Professional Development Sessions – lectures and talks that continue reading : Caraga Resilient Mining Week: Elevating Responsible Mining and Stronger Collaboration towards Community Resilience
The Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Office No. XIII, in cooperation with the Provincial Government of Surigao del Norte, City Government of Surigao, Chamber of Mines of Caraga Region Incorporated, Caraga Mine Environmental Management Council, Inc., Caraga Mine Safety and Health Council, Philippine Society of Mining Engineers Caraga Chapter, and Community Relations, Education and Development Officers Organization-Caraga, Inc. held the Media Forum on June 1, 2023 at the Philippine Gateway Hotel in Surigao City. The activity aimed to heighten public awareness of the 2023 Environment Month Celebration with the theme No To Waste: Advancing Circular Economy To #beatplasticpollution. It also aimed to foster the participation of and dialogue between the media and the mining stakeholders in achieving their common goals of responsible mining, environmental preservation and socioeconomic development. At the program, messages were delivered by representatives of Governor Lyndon S. Barbers and Mayor Pablo Yves L. Dumlao II, PENR Officer continue reading : Media Forum: Sustaining dialogues and linkages