Four (4) personnel of the Mine Safety, Environment and Social Development Division (MSESDD) composed of the Division and Section Chiefs from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Office No. 6 (MGB RO-6) participated in the national MSESDD forum conducted in Bayview Park Hotel Manila on March 14-18, 2016.
The MGB RO-6 participants were Engr. Rene de la Cruz, MSESDD Chief, and three Section Chiefs namely Engr. Nestor V. Manayon, Mine Safety and Health Section, Engr. Johnny R. Matias, Mine Environmental Management Section and Engr. Ronald C. Villamora, Social Development Section.
Engr. de la Cruz said that one of the main objectives of the forum was to create an opportunity for the regional offices of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) for sharing their experiences and practices and to standardize the implementation of policies and procedures relating to mine safety and health, environmental management, mine rehabilitation and social development.
The national forum was participated by a total of 74 MSESDD personnel from the MGB Central Office and Regional Offices. The group was divided into four clusters during the workshops to discuss issues and concerns and come up with agreements which they presented to the MGB Director Leo L. Jasareno during the plenary session. The clusters were Mine Safety and Health, Mine Environmental Management (Environmental Audit/Environmental Management and Mine Rehabilitation), Social Development and MSESDD Chiefs Cluster.
In his message, Director Jasareno reminded the MSESDD personnel that “You are the sentinels of the mining industry,” since MSESDD is the MGB’s front line in the enforcement of environmental and mining laws in the mining industry in the country.
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Engr. Rene de la Cruz (MGB RO-6 MSESDD Chief) during the MSESD Division Chief Cluster.