MGBEA Caraga Chapter’s Handog Pasasalamat: An offering of praise and thanksgiving

In deep appreciation of recently obtained distinctions, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau Employees Association (MGBEA) Caraga Chapter held its thanksgiving dubbed Handog Pasasalamat on September 7, 2015 at the MGB Training Center in Surigao City. The heart of the gathering was the Thanksgiving Mass officiated by Monsignor Terry Iral. In his homily, Monsignor Iral exhorted the MGB ROXIII Management and Staff to actualize their roles as civil servants and stewards of the country’s mineral resources. Headed by the MGBEA Officers, the MGB ROXIII personnel offered praise and thanksgiving to the Lord for all the guidance, protection and blessings that they have received. Apart from having been awarded as one of the most outstanding MGB Regional Offices, MGBEA Caraga Chapter has been awarded the most outstanding MGBEA Chapter in the country for CY 2014. A short program was conducted after the Thanksgiving Mass. Ms. Cecilia L. Consuegra, MGBEA Caraga Chapter President, continue reading : MGBEA Caraga Chapter’s Handog Pasasalamat: An offering of praise and thanksgiving

MGB ROXIII takes part in the Workshop for the Updating of the Caraga Regional Risk Profile

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Office No. XIII, represented by Ms. Elaine L. Galido, Senior Geologist, and Ms. Liza T. Pacete, Geologist II, took part in the three-day workshop for the updating of the Caraga Regional Risk Profile on September 8 to 10, 2015 at the Executive Function Hall of Goat-2-geder Hotel and Restaurant in Butuan City. The said workshop was conducted by the Caraga Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (RDRRMC). The Caraga Regional Risk Profile workshop aims to update the Regional Risk Profile which was crafted in 2012 incorporating the MGB’s 1:10,000 scale geohazard maps, NEDA’s vulnerability assessment and other relevant information. This serves as the planning environment of the Disaster Risk Reduction Management Plan (DRRMP) and a guide in the identification of the strategies, programs, projects and activities towards the goal of reducing the impact of hazards (Rationale and Objective, Caraga Risk Profile 2012). The Office continue reading : MGB ROXIII takes part in the Workshop for the Updating of the Caraga Regional Risk Profile