The Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Office No. XIII, in cooperation with the Provincial Government of Surigao del Norte, City Government of Surigao, Chamber of Mines of Caraga Region Incorporated, Caraga Mine Environmental Management Council, Inc., Caraga Mine Safety and Health Council, Philippine Society of Mining Engineers Caraga Chapter, and Community Relations, Education and Development Officers Organization-Caraga, Inc. held the Media Forum on June 1, 2023 at the Philippine Gateway Hotel in Surigao City.
The activity aimed to heighten public awareness of the 2023 Environment Month Celebration with the theme No To Waste: Advancing Circular Economy To #beatplasticpollution. It also aimed to foster the participation of and dialogue between the media and the mining stakeholders in achieving their common goals of responsible mining, environmental preservation and socioeconomic development.
At the program, messages were delivered by representatives of Governor Lyndon S. Barbers and Mayor Pablo Yves L. Dumlao II, PENR Officer Agapito T. Patubo, CENR Officer Ruel E. Efren, CMCRI Vice President Corsino L. Odtojan and CREDO-Caraga, Inc. President Kahlil Pope B. Tabernero.
The Philippine Information Agency Caraga Regional Office and Surigao City media practitioners participated in the activity. Resident Mine Managers, key personnel from Caraga mining companies and various mining stakeholders were in attendance as well.
The following Caraga mining companies took part in the activity:
Agusan del Norte
- Agata Mining Ventures, Inc.
- Equi-Parco Construction Company
Agusan del Sur
- Mindanao Mineral Processing and Refining Corporation
- Philsaga Mining Corporation
Surigao del Norte
- Greenstone Resources Corporation
- Hinatuan Mining Corporation
- Manila Mining Corporation
- Pacific Nickel Phils., Inc.
- Platinum Group Metals Corporation
- Silangan Mindanao Mining Company, Inc.
- Taganito HPAL Nickel Corporation
- Taganito Mining Corporation
Surigao del Sur
- 4D Ventures Development, Inc.
- Carrascal Nickel Corporation
- CTP Construction and Mining Corporation
- Kafugan Mining, Inc.
- Marcventures Mining and Development Corporation
Province of Dinagat Islands
- Cagdianao Mining Corporation
- Century Peak Corporation
- Comet Mining Exploration Corporation
- Libjo Mining Corporation
- Norteeste Corporation
- SBT Mining, Inc.
At the Question and Answer Session, the media practitioners raised various environmental and mining issues and concerns that were discussed and noted well.
