A meeting was conducted last Februray 9, 2016 at MGB-13 Training Center to address the Barangay Resolution No. 2015-09 from Barangay Lawigan, Tubay, Agusan del Norte. A resolution inquiring the Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Office No. XIII of the present and actual location of ore extraction of Agata Mining Ventures, Inc. (AMVI). It was presided by RD Alilo C. Ensomo, Jr. and attended by DENR PENRO Bello Udarbe and CENRO Barlou M. Aparte of Tubay Anthony B. Quijano – AMVI General Manager and staff, Hon. Jimmy L. Beray – Vice Mayor of Tubay, and a Councilor, Punong Barangay Nilo G. Mordeno and barangay council of Lawigan, Punong Barangay Dante C. Mandam and barangay council of Tinigbasan, Tubay, Agusan del Norte, and the MGB-13  technical and support staff. AMVI only indicated Brgy. Tinigbasan of Tubay as the place of removal/extraction in the BIR Form No. 2200-M. In this effect, the continue reading : Meeting about the Extraction Area of Agata Mining Ventures, Inc.

Regional Director’s meeting with the Mine Managers in Caraga Region was conducted in January 27, 2016 at MGB R-13 Training Center. RD Alilo C. Ensomo, Jr. was ordered to be reassigned in MGB Regional Office No. XIII by the DENR Secretary in December 29, 2015. He was assigned in MGB Region-10 in Year 2012 and October of the same year he was transferred to MGB Region-8. In 3-year period of CY2012-2015, new policies had been issued. To gather the opinion of the mine managers relative to the policy implementations of the Office, a meeting was called by RD Ensomo which was attended by the managers/executives of all the operating and under exploration mining companies in Caraga Region. Presented during the meeting were: 1. Regulatory and reportorial requirements, 2. 2015 Presidential Mineral Industry Environmental Award (PMIEA), 3. Issues and concerns regarding the DAO 2015-02, Multipartite Monitoring and MRFC Compositions, 4. SDMP continue reading : Regional Director’s Meeting with the Mine Managers

Caraga mining companies received accolades at the 62nd Annual National Mine Safety and Environment Conference (ANMSEC) with the theme of “62 Years of Responsible Mining: United in Creating Relevant Development for Inclusive Growth” on November 17-20, 2015 in Baguio City. The Annual National Mine Safety and Environment Conference is a yearly event that highlights the minerals industry’s commitment to the promotion of sustainable development and proactive responsibility towards safety, environment and social development.  The event is organized by the Philippine Mine Safety and Environment Association (PMSEA) in collaboration with the DENR-Mines and Geosciences Bureau.  In celebration of 62 years of mine safety, the event also accentuated best practices and remarkable innovations in the minerals industry. The unity of the diverse participants from mining companies, government agencies, private firms, academic institutions and the media clearly defines this year’s theme which aims to strengthen sustainable development advocacies in the Philippine mining industry. continue reading : Caraga mining companies receive accolades at the 62nd Annual National Mine Safety and Environment Conference

The DENR-Mines and Geosciences Bureau held its 2015 Annual Technical Forum on November 12 to 14, 2015 at One Tagaytay Place Hotel Suites in Tagaytay City. With the theme of “Issues and Challenges Towards Innovations in Geosciences and the Mineral Industry,” the forum started with a program wherein MGB Director Leo L. Jasareno delivered his opening remarks. In his message, Dir. Jasareno challenged and encouraged everyone to undertake continuous learning and establish a bureau that is a ‘manufacturing plant’ of expert scientists. “The 2015 Annual Technical Forum is part of the process of sustaining this sharing of information. I look forward to the next forum where I think we will just put our hearts into it that an academy maybe emplaced in the next two years for the first time. There is always a first time and we must always endeavor to hit the ground running,” he said. Engr. Jeremias continue reading : MGB holds 2015 Annual Technical Forum

Caraga mining companies received accolades at the 62nd Annual National Mine Safety and Environment Conference (ANMSEC) with the theme of “62 Years of Responsible Mining: United in Creating Relevant Development for Inclusive Growth” on November 17-20, 2015 in Baguio City. The Annual National Mine Safety and Environment Conference is a yearly event that highlights the minerals industry’s commitment to the promotion of sustainable development and proactive responsibility towards safety, environment and social development.  The event is organized by the Philippine Mine Safety and Environment Association (PMSEA) in collaboration with the DENR-Mines and Geosciences Bureau.  In celebration of 62 years of mine safety, the event also accentuated best practices and remarkable innovations in the minerals industry. The unity of the diverse participants from mining companies, government agencies, private firms, academic institutions and the media clearly defines this year’s theme which aims to strengthen sustainable development advocacies in the Philippine mining industry. continue reading : Caraga mining companies receive accolades at the 62nd Annual National Mine Safety and Environment Conference

The DENR-Mines and Geosciences Bureau held its 2015 Annual Technical Forum on November 12 to 14, 2015 at One Tagaytay Place Hotel Suites in Tagaytay City. With the theme of “Issues and Challenges Towards Innovations in Geosciences and the Mineral Industry,” the forum started with a program wherein MGB Director Leo L. Jasareno delivered his opening remarks. In his message, Dir. Jasareno challenged and encouraged everyone to undertake continuous learning and establish a bureau that is a ‘manufacturing plant’ of expert scientists. “The 2015 Annual Technical Forum is part of the process of sustaining this sharing of information. I look forward to the next forum where I think we will just put our hearts into it that an academy maybe emplaced in the next two years for the first time. There is always a first time and we must always endeavor to hit the ground running,” he said. Engr. Jeremias continue reading : MGB holds 2015 Annual Technical Forum

A meeting was conducted last Februray 9, 2016 at MGB-13 Training Center to address the Barangay Resolution No. 2015-09 from Barangay Lawigan, Tubay, Agusan del Norte. A resolution inquiring the Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Office No. XIII of the present and actual location of ore extraction of Agata Mining Ventures, Inc. (AMVI). It was presided by RD Alilo C. Ensomo, Jr. and attended by DENR PENRO Bello Udarbe and CENRO Barlou M. Aparte of Tubay Anthony B. Quijano – AMVI General Manager and staff, Hon. Jimmy L. Beray – Vice Mayor of Tubay, and a Councilor, Punong Barangay Nilo G. Mordeno and barangay council of Lawigan, Punong Barangay Dante C. Mandam and barangay council of Tinigbasan, Tubay, Agusan del Norte, and the MGB-13  technical and support staff. AMVI only indicated Brgy. Tinigbasan of Tubay as the place of removal/extraction in the BIR Form No. 2200-M. In this effect, the continue reading : Meeting about the Extraction Area of Agata Mining Ventures, Inc.

Regional Director’s meeting with the Mine Managers in Caraga Region was conducted in January 27, 2016 at MGB R-13 Training Center. RD Alilo C. Ensomo, Jr. was ordered to be reassigned in MGB Regional Office No. XIII by the DENR Secretary in December 29, 2015. He was assigned in MGB Region-10 in Year 2012 and October of the same year he was transferred to MGB Region-8. In 3-year period of CY2012-2015, new policies had been issued. To gather the opinion of the mine managers relative to the policy implementations of the Office, a meeting was called by RD Ensomo which was attended by the managers/executives of all the operating and under exploration mining companies in Caraga Region. Presented during the meeting were: 1. Regulatory and reportorial requirements, 2. 2015 Presidential Mineral Industry Environmental Award (PMIEA), 3. Issues and concerns regarding the DAO 2015-02, Multipartite Monitoring and MRFC Compositions, 4. SDMP continue reading : Regional Director’s Meeting with the Mine Managers