Mine safety confab set in Baguio

MANILA, Philippines - President Aquino is expected to grace the 58th Annual National Mine Safety and Environment Conference (ANMSEC) on Nov. 8-11, 2011 in Baguio City, according to Philippine Mine Safety and Environment Association (PMSEA) President Louie Sarmiento.

According to Sarmiento, “significant activities have been lined up for the guests and participants to this year’s grandest four-day event of the country’s minerals industry to ensure a meaningful gathering experience.”

Sarmiento pointed out that the PMSEA testimonial dinner and annual awards night, on 11-11-11 (Nov. 11, 2011), will highlight the yearly mining and environmental tradition which is expected to be graced by President Aquino, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Ramon Paje, foreign ambassadors, church and religious leaders, the academe, non-government organizations and other government officials including Baguio Mayor Mauricio Domogan.

The 58th ANMSEC with the theme, Responsible Mining: Enabling A Better Future, would officially begin its first day with a tree planting ceremony at 2 p.m. by the PMSEA and the city government of Baguio inside the summer capital’s Botanical Garden as a form of “giving back” the fruits of Mother Nature.

Under a memorandum of agreement signed last year, PMSEA adopted a 1,000-square meter area inside the Botanical Garden by the Baguio government to develop and nurture for five years.

This would be immediately followed by a press conference at the same venue before the welcome cocktails at the Veranda of the Baguio Country Club at 6 p.m.

On the second day, at 6 a.m., the golf, bowling and lawn tennis tournaments would formally and simultaneously kick off at the Baguio Country Club, Baguio Center Mall and Baguio Tennis Club, respectively.

The winners would be awarded during the Mining Night at 6:30 p.m. in Camp John Hay’s Ampitheater.

The last day of the 58th ANMSEC would be marked with a Minerals Industry Parade at 6:30 a.m. starting from SM Baguio before the much anticipated Mine Safety Field Demonstration and Field Competition at Melvin Jones where victors would be honored at the Garden Wing of Camp John Hay, 3 p.m.