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On June 29, 2022, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) has once again given recognition to the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) through the granting of the Rewards and Recognition award to the agency. Previously, the CSC awarded MGB with a certificate of recognition on Recruitment, Selection, and Placement Learning & Development last February 10, 2022 at the same location, the MGB Multi-purpose Hall. Both awards were handed by Ms. Fe P. Lacaba, Director II, CSC Field Office – Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

The award is from the CSC Program to Institutionalize Meritocracy and Excellence in Human Resource Management (PRIME-HRM), a mechanism...

The Mining Tenements Management Division (MTMD) held a three-day Focus Group Discussion (FGD) for the finalization of the tenement matters in the proposed revision of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Administrative Order (DAO)
No. 2010-21.

DAO No. 2010-21 is the consolidated implementing rules and regulations of the Republic Act (RA) No. 7942, otherwise known as the “Philippine Mining Act of 1995,” which is the primary mining legislation governing the exploration, development, and utilization of mineral resources of the country.

In April 2019, the MGB held a national workshop and conference for the preliminary discussions on the proposed...

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) held the 40th anniversary of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau Employees Association (MGBEA) with the theme, "MGBEA Aiming High@40: Achieving Greater Heights and Excellence through Service and Resilience" on June 24, 2022, at the 3rd Floor MGB Multipurpose Hall.

Four years after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) spearheaded the rehabilitation of the Boracay Island, the DENR Acting Secretary and Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF) Chair Jim O. Sampulna CESO I awarded the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) a Plaque of Appreciation for its valuable contribution to the success of the Boracay Island Rehabilitation during the BIATF’s culminating event on June 16, 2022.

On May 31, 2022, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Acting Secretary Jim O. Sampulna signed DENR Administrative Order (DAO) No. 2022-12 in re: AMENDING SECTION 16.6 OF DENR ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 2017-15, GUIDELINES ON PUBLIC PARTICIPATION UNDER THE PHILIPPINE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (EIS) SYSTEM.