Cagayan Provincial Gov’t, Mines Bureau spearhead 1^st Quarry Summit

By: LRB

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Office No. II (MGB R0II) hand in hand with the Provincial Government of Cagayan spearheaded the 1^st Quarry Summit last September 19, 2016 at Hotel Carmelita, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan.

Dubbed as:”Pabaruen ti Cagayan:  Revitalizing the Quarry Industry of Cagayan,” the summit aims to harmonize the system of quarry operations in the province of Cagayan and to  increase its revenue collection. 

Cagayan Governor Manuel Mamba lamented that the province of Cagayan had only collected 2.4 M in quarry fees, as compared to Pampanga’s over billions of pesos.

Based on data of Edwin Beundia, it stated that there are major irregularities in the quarry operations in Cagayan. Gov. Mamba pointed out that during his term there will be a big change in the quarry operations in the province.

The Quarry summit was participated in by over 300 attendees coming from local chief executives, barangay captains, contractors, permittee and representatives of National Government Agencies and other stake holders.