by Justin K. Vestil

Personnel from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 and a private mining firm in Cebu left for Ormoc City to help study the geological impacts of the 5.4 magnitude earthquake that hit Leyte Province.

A team from DENR-7’s Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) and Carmen Copper Corp. (CCC) were deployed to assist local government units assess the affected areas.

Loreto Alburo, MGB-7 director, said they sent a geologist and a team of engineers from CCC. The team will also check on damaged school buildings, said

The team will also check on damaged school buildings, said Ignacio Alburo, CCC AVP for General Services; CCC also brought food packs and bottled water to augment the relief operations. / Sunstar Cebu