MGB-6 ISSUES LANDSLIDE AND FLOOD ADVISORY AS THE COUNTRY BRACES FOR TYPHOON “ROLLY”
Iloilo City – The Mines and Geosciences Bureau RegionalOffice 6 (MGB-6), DENR issued an advisory to the local government units (LGUs) in Region 6 as Typhoon "ROLLY" threatens the country specifically the province of Catanduanes in the Bicol Region. At 2:00 in the...
Geologic hazard maps as a guide to safety
The geologic hazard maps produced by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in the past years contain vital information on the susceptibility of a certain locality to geologic hazards specifically landslide and floods that fall within the scope of MGB’s program. It is...
A look at the MGB National Geohazard Assessment and Mapping Program after 15 years
It has been said time and again that "of all the nations in the world, the Philippines has experienced the most natural hazards in the twentieth century. India was a distant second, followed by the United States in the third position." (Kovach, R.L., 1995. Earth's...
MGB-6 ISSUES ADVISORY ON SEVERE TROPICAL STORM “QUINTA”
Iloilo City - The Mines and Geosciences Bureau RegionalOffice 6 (MGB-6), DENR issued an advisory to the local government units (LGUs) in Region 6 through the DENR field offices concerning tropical storm Quinta threatening the Catanduanes-Albay area and which may also...
MGB RO-6 distributes educational materials for schools
(Iloilo City) - The Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Office 6 (MGB-6) of the DENR is distributing educational materials for a number of schools in Iloilo City and a barangay school in the province of Iloilo. One poster...
