Several mining companies have responded to the recent landslide in Barangay Masara, Maco, Davao de Oro that has caused significant damage and disruption in the community.
Surigao del Norte 1st district Rep. Bingo Matugas
A statement from the office of Surigao del Norte 1st district Rep. Bingo Matugas late Wednesday afternoon bared that the BM lab was inaugurated in his province earlier that day.
“The Surigao BM laboratory is capable of testing 2,000 (swab test) samples per day where registration to results/certificate receiving is done online,” Matugas’ statement read.
The congressman and his father, Surigao del Norte Governor Lalo Matugas had requested the Philippine Red Cross for the delivery of the fully-automated BM lab, which utilizes one ribonucleic acid extractor machine and two polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machines.
Published December 14, 2020, 1:04 PM
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippine government is still determined to award the country’s best mining companies.
A Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) memorandum showed that the agency, tasked to regulate and develop the country’s mining sector, has already started the nomination process for the Presidential Mineral Industry Environmental Awards (PMIEA), Best Mining Forest Contest, and Safety Mines Awards.
“Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the various Selection Committees and MGB opted to continue to give recognition to the private sector’s initiatives and exemplary achievements in the protection of the environment and ecology to further promote private sector participation, enhance public awareness on the protection of the environment and ecology, and contribute to the growth of the economy and improvement in the quality of life of Filipinos,” MGB said.