Iloilo City – The Region 6 office of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau Region 6 has identified 417 barangays as high risk for landslides in the region. This is learned as of October 2009 of its geohazard mapping and assessment. Geohazard mapping and assessment...

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau Region 6 (MGB-6) in Iloilo City commemorates once again its anniversary November this year. On its 11th anniversary, the now Mines and Geosciences Bureau dates back during the Spanish regime, known as the “Inspeccion General de Minas.”...

The Iloilo Quarry Permittees Association, Inc. (IQPAI) distributed textbooks and workbooks to elementary schools in selected host barangays of Maasin, Leon, Guimbal and Anilao, Iloilo through the Unified Social Development Management Program (SDMP).  Educational...

The DENR, MGB-6 team who assessed the landslide site in Tubungan, Iloilo on August 12, 2009 advised the municipal government of Tubungan, Iloilo to declare the landslide site as a ‘danger zone.’ A landslide was observed by the residents to have occurred in Brgy....

he Hazard Mapping and Assessment for Effective Community-Based Disaster Risk Management or “READY” Project was formally launched on April 16, 2009 in the province of Iloilo. The READY Project is a collaborative effort of the Government of the Republic of the...