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PressReader. Catalog; For You; The Manila Times. There's no black sand mining in Cagayan – MGB - LEANDER C. DOMINGO . APARRI, Cagayan: A FACT-FINDING composite team led by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) has declared that no black sand mining is taking place in the ongoing …
"The black sand mining has been a long issue in Cagayan. This is one of the angles being pursued because Vice Mayor Alameda had been against that kind of business which some of his kababayan in Cagayan are engaged in," said Azurin. The black sand that is mined in Cagayan, according to Azurin, is being sold to the Chinese.
HEAVY equipment belonging to Hua Xia Mining and Trading Corp. dig up black sand from the front lawns of houses in Calayan village in Gonzaga town in this file photo taken in October last year.
Cagayan Gov. Manuel Mamba has repeatedly denied allegations of black sand mining operations in Aparri. In a report by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) last year, Mamba disproved claims that black sand mining is happening off the Cagayan River estuary and off the coast of Aparri.
Ten black sand mining companies operating in the province of Cagayan were suspended, following large negative impacts on coastal communities and the environment. However, illegal mining goes on and continues to threaten people and the environment. ... (Part 1) The first half of our investigative report on black sand mining in Cagayan, and how ...
Aparri residents and fisherfolks, however, claim that the large-scale dredging operation "is not just a river rehabilitation project but a black sand mining operation." Endeavour 1 is capable of weeding off deposition such as …
"The black sand mining has been a long issue in Cagayan. This is one of the angles being pursued because Vice Mayor Alameda had been against that kind of business …
LIVE NOW | Salakniban Cagayan: PEOPLE OVER PROFIT, NO TO BLACK SAND MINING! Cagayan province is now host to various projects that have a huge impact on...
Sitting in a makeshift hut on top of the natural sand barrier on Aparri's shore and feeling dismayed, Umoso said the dredging of the Cagayan River's estuary and the black sand mining should ...
The board resolution said the contractor was earning about $50 million or P2.6 billion a month from the alleged black sand mining. Residents near the Cagayan River said they had been seeing ...
The Barangay captain gets p15,000/month, each Barangay council members P9,000 per month. Town mayors, said Cagayanos, are the ones who endorse black sand mining for approval of governor. "The impacts of magnetite mining operations in Cagayan Province are an indictment on the country's flawed mining policies.
BLACK SAND MINING IN BUGUEY, CAGAYAN PROVINCE A dossier and photo reportage by Juergen Lorenz. The black sand mining experience in Buguey, Cagayan caused DENR Secretary Lito Atienza to …
A wrecked water tank of the village health center is all that is left of Zone 7 of Barangay Caroan, a village along the coastline of Gonzaga town in Cagayan province.
The presence of large ships in the waters of Cagayan province is due to the on-going "large-scale dredging activity" aimed at rehabilitating the Cagay. ... Black sand mining threatens livelihood of fisherfolks in Cagayan …
The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) is ready to stop all black sand mining operations in Cagayan if Malacañang upholds the resolution of the Mining Industry Coordinating Council (MICC) for ...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Philippines â€" Ten companies, including Chinese-owned ones, were granted permits by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) to extract black …
In a 2016 study, entitled "Characterization of Black Sand Mining Activities and Their Environmental Impacts in the Philippines Using Remote Sensing," researchers note that black sand mining disturbs marine and coastal ecosystems and increases erosion and associated geohazards and warn that coastal erosion often continued to affect the areas ...
Resize. APARRI, Cagayan: A FACT-FINDING composite team led by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) has declared that no black …
MANILA, Philippines – Thirteen (13) mining companies win a P94.8 million tax case at the level of the Commission on Audit (COA) for tax deficiencies in their black sand mining operations in Cagayan.
Last April, an illegal black sand mining deal that went awry was cited by authorities as a factor in the killing of Gonzaga town Mayor Carlito Pentecostes Jr., a modern-day Robin Hood known for ...
A Cagayan coastal town has been thriving on black sand mining shunned by local Church authorities and environmentalists, earning three times more revenue than from …
WHEREAS, as early as 2016, Cagayan has already witnessed how black sand mining caused the sea to swallow an entire village. In Gonzaga, Cagayan where around 100 houses were submerged in water, residents pointed at the exploration made by black sand mining companies as culprits. It was revealed that a 2019 study already called out similar ...
The Pacific Offshore Exploration Inc. (POEI) on Wednesday vowed that no black sand mining would take place in dredging operations at the mouth of Cagayan River in Aparri, Cagayan. July 10, 2022 News
More than a thousand fisherfolk marked Earth Day to protest black sand mining operations in Cagayan province's Aparri town. The 1,700 fisherfolk from the town's at least 12 barangays marched around the town to demonstrate their opposition to mining, which they say is being operated in the guise of river dredging.
The approved MPSAs for magnetite mining in Cagayan cover some 50,502 hectares in seven towns, including Aparri, according to data from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB). ... taken from one of the …
Topic: Cagayan Black Sand Mining is Beneficial to the Economy I. Introduction (A) Hook: Over the past few years, there has been a massive problem lurking behind the province of Cagayan Valley. It is because of the ongoing magnetite mining operations that affect many people in its areas. But the local government denies that accusation about the grievance of the process of …
Dismayed over the return of black sand mining in Cagayan and other part of the country, De Lima also underscored the need for the immediate passage of a law that prohibits such activity to put an end to it once and for all. ... In the 17th Congress, the lady Senator from Bicol filed Senate Bill No. 960 banning the extradition of black sand due ...
The black sand of coastal villages facing the Lingayen Gulf, Philippines, is being mined for magnetite, a highly-valuable mineral used by industrial companies. The once pristine beaches are now destroyed and coastal erosion alarms residents.
Citing the lack of conclusive data, De Lima likewise stressed that it is prudent to conduct a more comprehensive study of the impacts of black sand mining in the Philippines in general and specifically, a thorough review of the Cagayan Offshore Magnetite Mining Project.
Cagayan black sand mining in shore areas, Luzon, Philippines. Ten black sand mining companies operating in the province of Cagayan were suspended, following large negative impacts on coastal communities and the environment. However, illegal mining goes on and continues to threaten people and the environment.