11+ hour, 1+ min ago  (239+ words) The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is calling for stronger safeguards for Filipino salt farmers, citing an influx of foreign imports that threatens local livelihoods. Speaking to industry stakeholders at the recent National Salt Industry Forum in Zamboanga…...

23+ hour, 6+ min ago  (188+ words) BEIJING (AFP) " A gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China has killed at least 90 people, state media said Saturday, in the country's worst mining disaster in 17 years. A total of 247 workers were underground when the blast hit at…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (606+ words) Lately, I've found myself going down a rabbit hole researching articles on maritime waters since I am studying diplomacy and international affairs. I stumbled on a line that made me stop: The Philippines is considered one of the most ocean-abundant…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (297+ words) A listed holding company has spent years raising nearly a billion pesos from the public, chasing what it called a historic first " large-scale offshore black sand mining in the north. The pitch was compelling to Nosy Tarsee, who is aware…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (286+ words) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY" Joint operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Groupand the Mines and Geosciences Bureauraided an illegal mining site in upland Barangay Tumpagon on Monday arresting three suspects and seizing heavy equipment used in the operation. The…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (291+ words) The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Regional Office 3 has issued a Cease and Desist Order to the mining exploration being conducted by the Fortuna Mining Corporation at Barangay Cawag in the town of…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago  (438+ words) Leveraging the country's abundant critical minerals, namely nickel, copper and cobalt, the Israeli government is tapping the Philippines for a strategic cooperation on critical minerals processing and the artificial intelligence technology ecosystem, in connection with the United States-led Pax Silica…...

3+ week, 14+ hour ago  (328+ words) An anti-mining group in Mac Arthur, Leyte has accused the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) of manipulating a recent consultation process to favor a mining firm, amid ongoing opposition to black sand extraction in the area. Jesus Cabias, chairperson of…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (167+ words) MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) " A worker trapped for two weeks after a mine collapsed in northwestern Mexico has been rescued, the government said Wednesday. Two other workers died when the gold and silver mine in the state of Sinaloa caved…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (192+ words) SALLAPADAN, Abra " Members of the Masadiit Tribe and residents of all nine barangays in the municipality of Sallapadan have voted against a mining exploration application submitted by Yamang Mineral Corporation (YMC). The decision was reached during the 8 April Free, Prior…...