12+ hour, 21+ min ago   (33+ words) Manila Bulletin Press Escape to quit searching 7 arrested, P16 M in illegal quarry materials, equipment seized in Negros town...

14+ hour, 20+ min ago   (191+ words) Posted by News Service | Aug 26, 2026 | News | 0 | CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The provincial government of Misamis Oriental, together with the Mines and Geosciences Bureau and law enforcement agencies under Task Force Kalikasan, closed illegal mining sites in the Municipality of Opol…...

16+ hour, 47+ min ago   (245+ words) Ramaphosa tells parliament Operation Prosper has logged 1,080 arrests and 38,000 actions against illegal miners, but warns policing alone cannot cure crime. The shafts around Welkom and Rustenburg have gone quieter, and the president wants the country to notice the silence. President…...

16+ hour, 20+ min ago   (377+ words) Plymouth County jury has issued a decision that is directly relevant to Plymouth and the sand and gravel mining operations occurring in the town, including the Industrial Park along Route 3 and the proposed development on 71 Hedges Pond Road. The current…...

14+ hour, 3+ min ago   (296+ words) More than 30 cases have been filed against Indigenous Peoples leaders, environmentalists, and lawyers for establishing anti-mining barricades in Nueva Vizcaya, a province in the northern part of Luzon, the Philippines’ biggest island. Nueva Vizcaya is a mountainous province known for…...

19+ hour, 45+ min ago   (296+ words) KUCHING: Illegal mining and earth-moving activities across Sarawak have landed 14 local men in trouble, with enforcement authorities seizing coal, river sand, soil, heavy machinery and vessels worth more than RM40.55 million. The haul was uncovered during ‘Ops Gali Mega’, a four-day…...

19+ hour, 25+ min ago   (214+ words) • GILBERT P. BAYORAN Authorities seized about P16 million worth of heavy equipment and materials and arrested seven suspects during an illegal quarrying operation in Hacienda Bag-o, Barangay Crossing Magallon, on Aug. 25. Operatives of the Regional Special Operations Group (RSOG) under the…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (234+ words) Local government bodies did not have the authority to act in cases for which the Environmental Protection Agency was competent. According to the prosecution, they are accused of conducting an environmental impact assessment procedure without legal authorization between February and…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (216+ words) Baramulla: In a major enforcement action against illegal mining activities, the Geology & Mining Department Baramulla seized six vehicles during raids conducted in different areas of Sopore and Pattan. The enforcement drive was carried out on the directions of District Mineral…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (274+ words) The police arrested seven individuals and seized heavy equipment alongside quarry materials valued at ₱16.025 million during a joint anti-illegal quarrying operation in Hacienda Bag-o, Barangay Crossing Magallon, Moises Padilla, on Tuesday, August 25. The operation was conducted along the Binalbagan River…...