MGB spearheads capacity building to Permit Holders

Posted: January 26, 2022

Tuguegarao City, Cagayan- The Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Office No. II spearheaded a Capacity Building for Industrial/Commercial Sand and Gravel (ISAG/CSAG) Permit Holders held today, January 26, 2022 at MGB ROII Grounds.

Edwin Jesus O. Buendia, Jr., chief of Mineral Resources Management Division of the Provincial Government of Cagayan discussed the compliances of the Permit Holders based on the DENR Administrative Order No. 2010-21, otherwise known as the Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA 7942.

Guidelines concerning the disposition and transport of sand and gravel was likewise tackled during the capacity building.

“You are all bounded by the conditions of your permits based on DAO 2010-21,” Buendia said during the open forum.

“The permit holders should manage their operations in a technically and environmentally responsible manner,” Engr. Geoffrey V. Prado, chief of the Mine Management Division reminded the participants in his message.

The capacity building was participated in by CSAG and ISAG Permit Holders of Cagayan.