9 Filipinos, 4 Chinese nabbed for alleged illegal mining in Agusan

9 Filipinos, 4 Chinese nabbed for alleged illegal mining in Agusan

MANILA, Philippines — Nine Filipinos and four Chinese nationals were arrested for allegedly illegally operating a mining site in Agusan del Sur, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) said. The operation was said to have taken place in Barangay Bunawan Brooks last July 10. In a statement Thursday, police identified the arrested Filipinos as “Crishan,” “Joseph,” “Arnel,” “Justine,” “Willy,” “Joel,” “Krainier,” “Harold,” and “Juvy;”…

Rescue operation for trapped miners in Agusan town called off

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 17 July) — The search for three miners trapped in a gold mining tunnel in neighboring Rosario town has been officially halted on Tuesday as authorities confirmed the miners could no longer be rescued. Mayor Jupiter Cervantes Abulog (wearing white shirt), of the municipality of Rosario in Agusan del Sur, confers with rescuers near the tunnel that collapsed in Barangay Bayugan III. Photo from the Facebook…