The Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Office No. 13 is currently conducting the Vulnerability and Risk Assessment (VRA) under the National Geohazard Assessment and Mapping Programme. For the first quarter of 2017, the target municipalities of MGB RXIII are Magallanes and Las Nieves in the Province of Agusan del Norte. As for the second quarter, the Municipalities of Sibagat and Sta. Josefa in the Province of Agusan del Sur were assessed last April until the second week of May. For the rest of May until June, MGB RXIII will conduct VRA in the Municipalities of San Miguel and Tago in the Province of Surigao del Sur. The Vulnerability and Risk Assessment is an activity following the 1:10,000 Scale Geohazard Mapping and Assessment which was concluded in 2015. The primary objective of VRA is to evaluate the existing vulnerability conditions within a municipality/city from rain-induced landslide and flood that could potentially continue reading : MGB RXIII conducts Vulnerability and Risk Assessment
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The Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Office No. XIII, in cooperation with the Community Relations, Education & Development Officers (CREDO) Inc., held the 1st Quarterly Press Conference on March 31, 2017 at the Philippine Gateway Hotel in Surigao City. The press conference aimed to heighten public awareness of the current state of the Caraga minerals industry. It also aimed to foster the participation of and dialogue between the media and the mining stakeholders in achieving the common goals of responsible mining, ecological sustainability and social development. MGB RXIII and CREDO also hoped to forge collaborative ties with the media in the promotion of accountability, transparency and equity. Reporters from Surigao del Norte media outfits; the Chamber of Mines Caraga and the Caraga Mine Safety and Health Council participated in the press conference. Resident Mine Managers, Community Relations Officers and a good number of personnel from the following mining companies attended continue reading : MGB RXIII and CREDO hold 1st Quarterly Press Conference