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DARAGA, ALBAY (March 26,2004) -“The performance of the
regional office for the calendar year 2003 is more than
satisfactory and almost all of the Key Result Areas (KRA’s)
have been accomplished by more than 100%” Bicol Regional
Director Reynulfo A. Juan of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB-V)
here said.
Juan
said some of the accomplishments worth mentioning were as
follows: A total of five (5) illegal mining activities in
Barangay Taysan in Legazpi City, Tinambac in Camarines Sur,
Donsol, Sorsogon, and in Tiwi, Albay were investigated including
one (1) illegal treasure hunting activity in Barangay Sabang in
Legazpi City; A total of sixty-seven (67) requests, inquiries,
and certifications were acted upon as priority matters under the
One-Stop Shop (OSS) operation; Evaluated the effectiveness of
the Safety and Health Program (SHP) of Goodfound Cement
Corporation (GCC) in Camalig, Albay and the F.A. Baltazar
Earthmoving and Mining Services for the purpose of assisting
these companies in developing
a more efficient SHP; Conducted eight (8) routinary
Safety and Occupational Health inspection at GCC/Ibalong
Resources and Development Corporation (IRDC) in Camalig, Albay,
Johson Gold Mining Corporation (JGMC) in Jose Panganiban,
Camarines Norte and UBS in Legazpi City to determined their safe
operations including safety records assessment; Assessed the
abandoned quarry of ASAPHIL Corporation in Legazpi City and
water quality in the rivers of Labo, Bosigon, Gumaus, and Gumaus
Bay in Camarines Norte and Panique Creek and adjoining areas in
Aroroy, Masbate affected by operating and closed abandoned mines
to determined its imminent and adverse impact to the environment
in the area; Assessed compliance of United Paragon Mining
Corporation (UPMC) in Camarines Norte, IRDC/GCC, JGMC, and
Filminera in Masbate to the “Adopt A Mountain, Adopt A Mining
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A total area of 67.60 hectares were assessed;
Identified a five (5) hectares area in Barangay Bahao in Siruma,
Camarines Sur as potential People’s Small Scale Mining Area (PSSMA)-Minahang
Bayan (MB); Prepared Mineral Distribution Map (MDP) for the
Provinces of Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte and Masbate.
The
map includes location of small-scale mining areas, rod mills and
processing plants; Identified one (1) hectare communal area for
sand and gravel extraction in Barangay Binanuahan, Juban,
Sorsogon for housing and other personal construction needs of
the local residents; Carried out hydro-geological and
groundwater resource study of about 600 hectares in Cawayan,
Masbate to assess and determine the groundwater potential in the
area; Conducted geological and geo-technical hazards study of
the Bicol segment of the Quirino Highway in Camarines Sur where
road cracks, potholes and failed embankment slopes caused a lot
of inconvenience to the riding public; Conducted solid waste
disposal sites assessment in Lupi in Camarines Sur, Basud in
Camarines Norte, Pandan, Catanduanes, and Barcelona in Sorsogon
to identify suitable waste disposal sites and possible problems
posed on the environment; A total of 370 determinations were
rendered by the office laboratory in Daet, Camarines Norte
benefiting both private and government projects; and Acted ten
(10) requests for geohazard identifications
for housing/subdivision projects, one (1) for engineering
geological and geohazard assessment and one (1) for geologic
investigation of housing project.
“These
accomplishments are all geared towards poverty alleviation and
to spur development in the countryside,” Juan said. LValdez
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