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ILIGAN CITY — Authorities apprehended two individuals and seized an estimated ₱200,000 worth of suspected illegally transported copper ore during a checkpoint operation in Barangay Dalipuga, Iligan City on January…
DAVAO CITY — Police in San Fernando, Bukidnon are now working to identify the individuals behind the abandoned mineral ores seized during an intelligence-driven monitoring operation in Purok 3, Barangay…
ILIGAN CITY — Authorities intercepted a green wing van truck carrying suspected copper ore at around 1:20 p.m. on December 22, 2025, in what officials say may be a case…
When the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) issued a notice for public scoping on the proposed expansion of the Daguma Agro-Minerals Incorporated (DAMI) coal project in Barangay Ned,…
SANTIAGO, Agusan del Norte — A Chinese national and eight Filipinos were arrested in a joint law enforcement operation that dismantled an illegal gold mining site in Sitio Mantigue, Barangay…
DUMINGAG, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR – October 1, 2025 — Authorities launched a surprise raid on an illegal mining site in Barangay Licabang, Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur, leading to the recovery…
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Police Regional Office 10 (PRO10) scored another major victory in its campaign against illegal mining after seizing more than ₱1.1 million worth of abandoned equipment…
Opol, Misamis Oriental (August 7, 2025) — A joint anti-illegal mining operation conducted on August 2 in Barangay Nangcaon, Opol, Misamis Oriental, has uncovered a large-scale, unauthorized mining activity allegedly…
TARRAGONA, DAVAO ORIENTAL — Prolonged and intense rainfall from July 2 to 7, 2025, has triggered severe soil saturation, resulting in ground instability and land displacement in the Municipality of…
T’boli, South Cotabato – In line with the 2025 Environment Month celebration themed “Ending Global Plastic Pollution,” over 300 small-scale miners converged at the Municipal Gymnasium in Poblacion, T’boli on…