The Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Office No. XIII, in coordination with Caraga State University and Community Relations, Education and Development Officers Organization-Caraga, Inc., conducted the Official Launching and Workshop on ICT4RM 2.0 for Social Development and Management Program (SDMP) on August 25, 2023 at the Philippine Gateway Hotel in Surigao City. Online SDMP is a web-based application that collects information on the Mining Company’s project/program/activity (PPA). It will automate the process of submission, approval and validation. The SDMP system aims to: simplify the workload of the MGB and mining personnel; automate any reports required; have a dashboard for displaying the P/P/A per barangay, municipality and province; have a database of all SDMP projects in the region; have a database of all the uploaded attachment per P/P/A; and facilitate the evaluation of the P/P/As. Community Relations Officers of the following mining firms took part in the activity: AAMPHIL Natural Resources continue reading : MGB ROXIII, CSU and CREDO-Caraga, Inc. conduct Official Launching and Workshop on ICT4RM 2.0 for Social Development and Management Program

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Office No. XIII participated in the National Summit for the Presentation of the Recent Proposed Amendments of Republic Act (RA) No. 7076 or the People’s Small-Scale Mining Act of 1991 and the 4th Assembly of the National Coalition of Small-Scale Miners in the Philippines Incorporated (NCSSMPI), which was held on August 2 to 5, 2023 at The Farm, Carpenter Hill, Koronadal City, South Cotabato. The said event was spearheaded by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Assistant Secretary for Finance, Information Systems and Mining Concerns, Engr. Nonita S. Caguioa, in partnership with the NCSSMPI headed by its President, Mr. Gil N. Indino.  Thirty-three small-scale mining associations and cooperatives have participated in the National Summit, together with the representatives from the MGB Central Office and Regional Offices. On the first day of the summit, the organizing committee, together with some selected delegates, paid a continue reading : MGB ROXIII participates in small-scale mining summit and assembly

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 Community Relations, Education and Development Officers Organization-Caraga, Inc. (CREDO-Caraga, Inc.), in cooperation with the Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Office No. XIII, conducted a three-day Capacity and Capability Training for Caraga Community Relations Officers on July 13 to 15, 2023 at Lutas Beach Resort in Barangay Magsaysay, Municipality of Libjo, Province of Dinagat Islands. The said activity is part of the ongoing commitment of CREDO-Caraga, Inc. to strengthen and capacitate all Community Relations Officers of Caraga mining companies to have a standardized understanding of the implementation of Social Development and Management Program in order to uphold sustainable community development. The following mining companies participated in the said training: AAM-PHIL Natural Resources and Development Corporation (Parcel 2B) ADFIL Corporation Agata Mining Ventures, Inc. Cagdianao Mining Corporation Century Peak Corporation Comet Mining Exploration Corporation CTP Construction and Mining Corporation East Coast Mineral Resources Company Incorporated (Phase 3) Equi-Parco Construction Company Greenstone continue reading : CREDO-Caraga, Inc., MGB ROXIII conduct Capacity and Capability Training for Caraga Community Relations Officers

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 Community Relations, Education and Development Officers Organization-Caraga, Inc. (CREDO-Caraga, Inc.), in cooperation with the Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Office No. XIII, conducted a three-day Capacity and Capability Training for Caraga Community Relations Officers on July 13 to 15, 2023 at Lutas Beach Resort in Barangay Magsaysay, Municipality of Libjo, Province of Dinagat Islands. The said activity is part of the ongoing commitment of CREDO-Caraga, Inc. to strengthen and capacitate all Community Relations Officers of Caraga mining companies to have a standardized understanding of the implementation of Social Development and Management Program in order to uphold sustainable community development. The following mining companies participated in the said training: AAM-PHIL Natural Resources and Development Corporation (Parcel 2B) ADFIL Corporation Agata Mining Ventures, Inc. Cagdianao Mining Corporation Century Peak Corporation Comet Mining Exploration Corporation CTP Construction and Mining Corporation East Coast Mineral Resources Company Incorporated (Phase 3) Equi-Parco Construction Company Greenstone continue reading : CREDO-Caraga, Inc., MGB ROXIII conduct Capacity and Capability Training for Caraga Community Relations Officers

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Office No. XIII, in coordination with Caraga State University and Community Relations, Education and Development Officers Organization-Caraga, Inc., conducted the Official Launching and Workshop on ICT4RM 2.0 for Social Development and Management Program (SDMP) on August 25, 2023 at the Philippine Gateway Hotel in Surigao City. Online SDMP is a web-based application that collects information on the Mining Company’s project/program/activity (PPA). It will automate the process of submission, approval and validation. The SDMP system aims to: simplify the workload of the MGB and mining personnel; automate any reports required; have a dashboard for displaying the P/P/A per barangay, municipality and province; have a database of all SDMP projects in the region; have a database of all the uploaded attachment per P/P/A; and facilitate the evaluation of the P/P/As. Community Relations Officers of the following mining firms took part in the activity: AAMPHIL Natural Resources continue reading : MGB ROXIII, CSU and CREDO-Caraga, Inc. conduct Official Launching and Workshop on ICT4RM 2.0 for Social Development and Management Program

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Office No. XIII participated in the National Summit for the Presentation of the Recent Proposed Amendments of Republic Act (RA) No. 7076 or the People’s Small-Scale Mining Act of 1991 and the 4th Assembly of the National Coalition of Small-Scale Miners in the Philippines Incorporated (NCSSMPI), which was held on August 2 to 5, 2023 at The Farm, Carpenter Hill, Koronadal City, South Cotabato. The said event was spearheaded by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Assistant Secretary for Finance, Information Systems and Mining Concerns, Engr. Nonita S. Caguioa, in partnership with the NCSSMPI headed by its President, Mr. Gil N. Indino.  Thirty-three small-scale mining associations and cooperatives have participated in the National Summit, together with the representatives from the MGB Central Office and Regional Offices. On the first day of the summit, the organizing committee, together with some selected delegates, paid a continue reading : MGB ROXIII participates in small-scale mining summit and assembly