Mogpog 6 - Marinduque News

Maayos na supply ng tubig, hiling ng mga mamamayan sa Mogpog

April 4, 2017April 4, 2017 Marinduque News

By Adeline Angeles, Former Marinduque Board Member Halos anim na buwan na pong walang maayos na supply ng tubig sa bayan ng Mogpog, Marinduque. Simula pa noong Nobyembre 2016. Kung saan-saan na lang kumukuha ng tubig ang mga mamamayan lalo na sa Poblacion. Marami ang gumagastos ng P100-P200 kada araw para magpa-igib sa ibang lugar. Ang iba ay dumadayo pa sa bayan ng Boac. “Malapit na daw pong maayos”, ito ang laging sagot kapag may nagtatanong. Subalit dumaan ang Pasko, Bagong Taon, Valentines at ngayon ay mag-se-Semana Santa na pero naghihintay,…

DOH-Mimaropa sees evacuation of Marinduque residents due to Marcopper

March 27, 2017March 27, 2017 DOH - Mimaropa

Should the continuing effect of the Marcopper Mining incident persisted, Department of Health – MIMAROPA (Oriental/Occidental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan) and Chairman of the Regional Inter-Agency Committee on Environmental Health (RIACEH) stated that the plausible option was to evacuate the residents of Marinduque for their security and interest. “We need to prepare a contingency plan to mitigate the effects of the Marcopper Mining incident and to formulate immediate and concrete solutions to provide the necessary responses to the effects of the four-decade mining incident that has affected the health,…

Remembering the Marcopper mine disaster on its 21st anniversary

March 24, 2017March 24, 2017 Romeo A. Mataac, Jr.

The Marcopper Mining Disaster occurred on March 24, 1996, on the Philippine island of Marinduque, a province of the Philippines located in the Mimaropa region. It remains one of the largest mining disasters in Philippine history. This disaster at the Marcopper Mines on Marinduque made headlines around the world. Here is Marcopper’s timeline. 1969 – Marcopper starts operation of the Tapian open pit mines 1975 to 1991 – Marcopper dumps 200 million tons of mine tailings to Calancan Bay. 1990 – With the Tapian pit depleted, Marcopper opens a second…

Mining dam crack threatens Marinduque residents

February 24, 2017February 24, 2017 Romeo A. Mataac, Jr.

A dam used as a storage facility for toxic mining materials of Marcopper Mining Corporation in Marinduque is in danger of spilling. This report tells us residents are now worried for their safety. Video courtesy of The World Tonight, ANC, February 23, 2017

UP MSI, sinuri ang coastal areas sa mga bayan ng Mogpog at Torrijos

February 6, 2017February 6, 2017 Adrian Sto. Domingo

Pinuntahan ng mga divers mula sa University of the Philippines Maritime Science Institute (UPMSI) ang mga coastal areas upang mapag-aralan ang kalagayan ng karagatan sa lalawigan ng Marinduque. Partikular na sinuri ng grupo ang mga coastal barangay sa mga bayan ng Torrijos at Mogpog noong Enero 20 hanggang 29, 2017. Nangyari ang pagbisitang ito sa tulong ng People and the Environment: Assessing Reef Fish Resiliency and Associated Livelihoods (PEARRL) na katuwang ang National Assessment of Coral Reefs Environments (NACRE). Nais ding malaman ng grupong ito ang epekto ng pangingisda sa…