MANILA: President Benigno Aquino III yesterday ordered the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council to determine the cause of Wednesday’s mining accident in of Antique which has caused at least four dead and six missing.
The west wall of the open mine pit operated by Semirara Mining Corporation collapsed around 11:55pm local time Wednesday after a landslide hit Antique. Latest report showed that out of the thirteen people trapped in the mine, four people were confirmed dead, three were rescued and six remain missing.
Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda said yesterday the president also instructed the council to update him on the results of the investigations.
Aquino also instructed the Department of Social Welfare and Development to extend immediate assistance to the victims and their families.
The three workers rescued are Marjun Catoto, Adrian Celmar and Leonardo Sojor, according to Rosario Cabrera, Director for Western Visayas at the Office of Civil Defence.
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