MGB Region VI

MGB Region VI Official page of Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Office 6.

| ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‹๐š๐ง๐, ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐š๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ž๐! Happy Wednesday again! Did you know? ๐Ÿค”Geologic maps do more than show rocks and sed...
03/06/2026

| ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‹๐š๐ง๐, ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐š๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ž๐!

Happy Wednesday again! Did you know? ๐Ÿค”

Geologic maps do more than show rocks and sediments โ€” they also help communities make smarter and safer decisions!

One of the initiatives of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) is the ๐‘ต๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ฎ๐’†๐’๐’๐’๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’„ ๐‘ธ๐’–๐’‚๐’…๐’“๐’‚๐’๐’ˆ๐’๐’† ๐‘ด๐’‚๐’‘๐’‘๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ท๐’“๐’๐’ˆ๐’“๐’‚๐’Ž, ๐’˜๐’‰๐’Š๐’„๐’‰ ๐’‘๐’“๐’๐’…๐’–๐’„๐’†๐’” ๐’ˆ๐’†๐’๐’๐’๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’„ ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’‘๐’” that provide important information about mineral resources, rock formations, soil characteristics, fault lines, landslide-prone areas, and other geologic features. ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’†๐’”๐’† ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’‘๐’” ๐’‰๐’†๐’๐’‘ ๐‘ณ๐’๐’„๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ฎ๐’๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’• ๐‘ผ๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’” (๐‘ณ๐‘ฎ๐‘ผ๐’”) ๐’Š๐’…๐’†๐’๐’•๐’Š๐’‡๐’š ๐’”๐’–๐’Š๐’•๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’๐’† ๐’๐’๐’„๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’” ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’‰๐’๐’Ž๐’†๐’”, ๐’“๐’๐’‚๐’…๐’”, ๐’”๐’„๐’‰๐’๐’๐’๐’”, ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’“ ๐’…๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’๐’๐’‘๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’• ๐’‘๐’“๐’๐’‹๐’†๐’„๐’•๐’” ๐’˜๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’† ๐’“๐’†๐’…๐’–๐’„๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’“๐’Š๐’”๐’Œ๐’” ๐’‡๐’“๐’๐’Ž ๐’๐’‚๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’‚๐’ ๐’‰๐’‚๐’›๐’‚๐’“๐’…๐’”.

Geologic maps are also widely used in groundwater resource assessment, geohazard assessment, Comprehensive Land Use Planning (CLUP), Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM), and infrastructure development. By providing reliable scientific information, they support informed decision-making and contribute to safer communities, more resilient infrastructure, and sustainable land development.

Now you know! ๐Ÿคฉ

Stay tuned next Wednesday for another facts-no-cap session. Kitakits! ๐Ÿ‘‹



๐–๐„ ๐€๐‘๐„ ๐‡๐ˆ๐‘๐ˆ๐๐†!!!MGB VI is looking for (1) Administrative Clerk (Contract of Service) preferably a graduate of a Business...
02/06/2026

๐–๐„ ๐€๐‘๐„ ๐‡๐ˆ๐‘๐ˆ๐๐†!!!

MGB VI is looking for (1) Administrative Clerk (Contract of Service) preferably a graduate of a Business/Management-related course, with Information Technology Skills and proficient in Office Tools.

Interested applicants may send their application letter and CV to:
CECILIA L. OCHAVO-SAYCON
Regional Director
Mines and Geosciences Bureau VI
Queen City Garden Mall, J. De Leon St., Iloilo City

Email address: [email protected]

Please note that the deadline for submission is on June 12, 2026.



๐ƒ๐„๐๐‘ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐•๐ˆ, ๐€๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž ๐Œ๐†๐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐„๐Œ๐, ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ฌ ๐„๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐Š๐ข๐œ๐ค๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ILOILO CITY โ€” Celebrated annuall...
01/06/2026

๐ƒ๐„๐๐‘ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐•๐ˆ, ๐€๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž ๐Œ๐†๐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐„๐Œ๐, ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ฌ ๐„๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐Š๐ข๐œ๐ค๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

ILOILO CITY โ€” Celebrated annually in the month of June, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region VI, together with the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) and Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), officially kicked off this yearโ€™s Environment Month during the Monday Morning Program held on June 1st at the DENR Regional Office VI.

The MGB Region VI hosted the opening ceremony, with a theme โ€œBayanihang Mapagkalinga sa Kapaligiran.โ€ This highlights the essence of collective action and shared responsibility in promoting sustainable practices and fostering resilience amid environmental-related challenges. Notably, it emphasizes the importance of joint efforts between government agencies and communities in promoting climate actions and environmental stewardship.

Read the full article here: https://region6.mgb.gov.ph/๐ƒ๐„๐๐‘-๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง-๐•๐ˆ-๐€๐ฅ๐จ๐ง/



| ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐†๐๐‘? Happy Wednesday again! Did you know? ๐Ÿค”๐‘ฎ๐’“๐’๐’–๐’๐’… ๐‘ท๐’†๐’๐’†๐’•๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘น๐’‚๐’…๐’‚๐’“ (๐‘ฎ๐‘ท๐‘น) is a ๐’๐’๐’-๐’…๐’†๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’–๐’„๐’•๐’Š๐’—๐’† ๐’•๐’๐’๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’–๐’”๐’†...
27/05/2026

| ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐†๐๐‘?

Happy Wednesday again! Did you know? ๐Ÿค”

๐‘ฎ๐’“๐’๐’–๐’๐’… ๐‘ท๐’†๐’๐’†๐’•๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘น๐’‚๐’…๐’‚๐’“ (๐‘ฎ๐‘ท๐‘น) is a ๐’๐’๐’-๐’…๐’†๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’–๐’„๐’•๐’Š๐’—๐’† ๐’•๐’๐’๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’–๐’”๐’†๐’” ๐’“๐’‚๐’…๐’‚๐’“ ๐’‘๐’–๐’๐’”๐’†๐’” ๐’•๐’ ๐’”๐’„๐’‚๐’ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’Š๐’…๐’†๐’๐’•๐’Š๐’‡๐’š ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’”๐’–๐’ƒ๐’”๐’–๐’“๐’‡๐’‚๐’„๐’† ๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’–๐’„๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’†๐’” ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’‡๐’†๐’‚๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’†๐’” such as cavities, soil layers and/or rock masses, and buried utilities.

Our geologists from the Geosciences Division (GD) ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’Ž๐’๐’๐’๐’š ๐’–๐’”๐’† ๐‘ฎ๐‘ท๐‘น ๐’Š๐’ ๐’Œ๐’‚๐’“๐’”๐’• ๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’“๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’” to detect subsurface cavities, voids, fractures, and irregular limestone features without the need for excavation.

Karst terrains are underlain by soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. Groundwater slowly dissolves the said rocks and forms caves, sinkholes, underground drainage systems, and voids. Some areas in Region VI with karst terrains include portions of Culasi in Antique and Passi City in Iloilo.

Now you know! ๐Ÿคฉ

Stay tuned next Wednesday for another facts-no-cap session. Kitakits! ๐Ÿ‘‹



๐Œ๐†๐ ๐•๐ˆ ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ฐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‚๐˜ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ILOILO CITY โ€” The Mines and Geosciences Bureau Region VI convened a Man...
26/05/2026

๐Œ๐†๐ ๐•๐ˆ ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ฐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‚๐˜ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

ILOILO CITY โ€” The Mines and Geosciences Bureau Region VI convened a Management Review on May 21, 2026, at the Office of Regional Director, MGB VI office, to assess the effectiveness of its integrated management systems, review office performance, and identify opportunities for continuous improvement in line with organizational goals and service commitments.

The Integrated Management Representative (IMR) Engr. Lucius P. Sucgang led the said meeting in discussing accomplishments, operational concerns, and strategic goals. Among those present also were the Regional Director Cecilia L. Ochavo-Saycon, division heads, and other key personnel.

Read the full article here: https://region6.mgb.gov.ph/๐Œ๐†๐-๐•๐ˆ-๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ-๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ-๐Œ/



21/05/2026

๐Œ๐†๐ ๐•๐ˆ ๐Œ๐’๐„๐’๐ƒ๐ƒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐Œ๐ƒ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐“๐’๐‡๐„๐’ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฉ๐œ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐€๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฒ, ๐ˆ๐ฅ๐จ๐ข๐ฅ๐จ

Last May 13, 2026, the Mines Safety, Environment and Social Development (MSESDD) and Mine Management Division (MMD) of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Region VI conducted the Tenement, Safety and Health, Environmental and Social Development (TSHES) Monitoring of Minimax Mineral Exploration Corporation in Concepcion and Ajuy, Iloilo.

The monitoring activity was carried out in line with the mandate of R.A. No. 7942, otherwise known as the โ€œPhilippine Mining Act of 1995,โ€ its Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations under DAO 2010-21, and the relevant provisions of DAO No. 2000-98 or the โ€œMine Safety and Health Standards.โ€

This activity forms part of MGB VIโ€™s continuing commitment to ensuring responsible mining practices, environmental protection, workplace safety, and social development within mining tenements.

Letโ€™s take a glimpse of how the monitoring went by! ๐Ÿ‘€



๐…๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ, ๐„๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ž๐ซ, ๐‚๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ: ๐Œ๐†๐ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐•๐ˆ ๐“๐š๐ค๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ƒ๐„๐๐‘ ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ-๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ง ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ž๐ฅ๐ฌ SAN JOSE, ANTIQUE โ€” The Mines and ...
20/05/2026

๐…๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ, ๐„๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ž๐ซ, ๐‚๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ: ๐Œ๐†๐ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐•๐ˆ ๐“๐š๐ค๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ƒ๐„๐๐‘ ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ-๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ง ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ž๐ฅ๐ฌ

SAN JOSE, ANTIQUE โ€” The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Region VI successfully participated in the DENR Express-Permitting on Wheels (POW) program held at the EBJ Gymnasium, Binirayan Sports Complex, San Jose, Antique, last May 18-19, 2026.

The said activity, now on its second leg, has been institutionalized by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) as a regular monthly service across 17 regions, with a goal of bringing frontline environmental services directly to various local communities.

It was led by the DENRโ€™s Assistant Regional Director for Technical Services Edgardo M. Rostata. Alongside him were the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) VI Regional Director Atty. Ramar Niel V. Pascua and the Chief Geologist of MGB VI Dr. Leilanie O. Suerte.

Read the full article here: https://region6.mgb.gov.ph/๐…๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ-๐„๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ž๐ซ-๐‚๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ/



| ๐Š๐ž๐ž๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ Happy Wednesday again! Did you know? ๐Ÿค”Mining companies canโ€™t just plant any tr...
20/05/2026

| ๐Š๐ž๐ž๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ 

Happy Wednesday again! Did you know? ๐Ÿค”

Mining companies canโ€™t just plant any trees they like. ๐Ÿ‘€ They are required to ๐’„๐’–๐’๐’•๐’Š๐’—๐’‚๐’•๐’† ๐‘ถ๐‘ต๐‘ณ๐’€ ๐’†๐’๐’…๐’†๐’Ž๐’Š๐’„ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’—๐’† ๐’•๐’“๐’†๐’† ๐’๐’“ ๐’‘๐’๐’‚๐’๐’• ๐’”๐’‘๐’†๐’„๐’Š๐’†๐’” during rehabilitation and reforestation activities. Also, the ๐’–๐’”๐’† ๐’๐’‡ ๐’Š๐’๐’—๐’‚๐’”๐’Š๐’—๐’† ๐’๐’“ ๐’‚๐’๐’Š๐’†๐’ ๐’”๐’‘๐’†๐’„๐’Š๐’†๐’” ๐’Š๐’” ๐‘บ๐‘ป๐‘น๐‘ฐ๐‘ช๐‘ป๐‘ณ๐’€ ๐‘ท๐‘น๐‘ถ๐‘ฏ๐‘ฐ๐‘ฉ๐‘ฐ๐‘ป๐‘ฌ๐‘ซ under DENR Administrative Order No. 2022-04.

Some examples of native trees: Antipolo [๐˜ˆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฑ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ช (๐˜Œ๐˜ญ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ) Merr.], Bignay [๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฎ๐˜ข ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ถ๐˜ด (Linn.) Spreng], Bignai-Pugo [๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฎ๐˜ข ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ (Blanco) Merr.], Kalumpang (๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ข ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ข Linn.), Marang (๐˜ˆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฑ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ด), Pili (๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ Engl.), etc.

The order aims to support biodiversity conservation and protection in all stages of mining for both animal and plant species present within the contact / permit areas.

Guided by this policy, the Mine Safety, Environment and Social Development Division (MSESDD) of MGB Region VI ensures that ecosystems remain โœจbalanced, thriving, and native-friendly.โœจ

Now you know! ๐Ÿคฉ

Stay tuned next Wednesday for another-facts-no-cap session. Kitakits! ๐Ÿ‘‹



๐๐”๐๐‹๐ˆ๐‚ ๐€๐ƒ๐•๐ˆ๐’๐Ž๐‘๐˜โ€ผ๏ธFor permit requirements, application procedures, and related concerns, you may now easily access MGB VI...
19/05/2026

๐๐”๐๐‹๐ˆ๐‚ ๐€๐ƒ๐•๐ˆ๐’๐Ž๐‘๐˜โ€ผ๏ธ

For permit requirements, application procedures, and related concerns, you may now easily access MGB VI Services (Downloadable Forms) online through our website.

You may click the link or scan the QR code provided below.
๐Ÿ”— https://tinyurl.com/mgb-vi-services

Stay informed and updated for faster and more accessible frontline services.



๐ˆ๐ ๐๐‡๐Ž๐“๐Ž๐’ | Day one of the DENR Express-Permitting on Wheels (POW) was successfully conducted yesterday, May 19, 2026, a...
19/05/2026

๐ˆ๐ ๐๐‡๐Ž๐“๐Ž๐’ | Day one of the DENR Express-Permitting on Wheels (POW) was successfully conducted yesterday, May 19, 2026, at the EBJ Gymnasium, Binirayan Sports Complex, San Jose, Antique.

Now in its second month, the DENR Express-POW has been institutionalized as a regular monthly service aimed at bringing frontline environmental services directly to various local communities.

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Region VI participated in the activity by providing assistance and services related to the following:
โœ… Inquiries on Geohazard Certification
โœ… Inquiries about Quarries
โœ… Request for Barangay Geohazard Map
โœ… Claim Sanitary Landfill Report
โœ… Request for GIR
โœ… Request for Topographic Map

For those who still wish to avail of the services, today marks the final day of the event. See you in Antique!๐Ÿ‘‹



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