DAVAO CITY – The Office of the Presidential Assistant for Mindanao-Eastern (OPAMINE) has sought to enhance and reinforce disaster preparedness in the Davao region to avoid future casualties. Presidential Assistant for Eastern Mindanao Leo Tereso Magno said he met Office of Civil Defense-11...
DAVAO CITY – Presidential Assistant for Eastern Mindanao Leo Tereso Magno met last week with the chief of the Philippine Army, Lt. Gen. Roy Galido, to outline security measures and additional initiatives tailored for the Davao region. Magno said these endeavors aim to enhance the overall...
Housing czar Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar has ordered the activation of emergency shelter clusters of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) in Caraga and Davao regions to assist the victims of the 7.4 magnitude quake that hit Mindanao over the weekend. Acuzar said the...
DAVAO CITY – One person was killed and four were injured in Davao region in the magnitude-7.4 earthquake that rocked a wide swath of Mindanao on Saturday night, December 2. OFFICIALS inspect an infrastructure in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur damaged by the magnitude-7.4 earthquake on Saturday...
DAVAO CITY – Several infrastructure, including schools, in the Davao region were damaged following a magnitude-6.8 earthquake on Friday, November 17. Karlo Alexie C. Puerto, information officer II of the Office of the Civil Defense-Davao, said that the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and...
DAVAO CITY – A magnitude-7.2 earthquake rocked a large swath of Mindanao on Friday afternoon, November 17. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the epicenter of the 4:14 p.m. earthquake was 30 kilometers southwest of Sarangani, Davao Occidental. The tectonic quake had a...
DAVAO CITY – The provisional P1 jeepney fare increase effective last October 8 will not help alleviate the conditions of the Public Utility Jeepney (PUJ) drivers in the Philippines amid increasing cost of fuel, transport group Transmission-Piston said. Larry Arguilles, spokesperson for...
DAVAO CITY – Presidential Assistant for Eastern Mindanao Leo Tereso Magno vowed to address the requirements of rebel returnees and their sympathizers in the Davao region and eliminate their inclination to rejoin the lawless communist organization. MAGNO (second from left). (FB) “A commitment...
DAVAO CITY – The barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) in the Davao region on Monday, October 30, was “generally peaceful,” police said. Police Major Catherine dela Rey, Police Regional Office-Davao spokesperson, said that no election-related violence was...
DAVAO CITY – The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB)-Davao assured the people that the air quality index (AQI) in Davao region is at “fair to good” levels amid concerns about the possible impact of massive forest fires in Indonesia on the region’s air quality. SMOG envelops the skyline of...
DAVAO CITY – Presidential Assistant for Eastern Mindanao Leo Tereso A. Magno vowed to collaborate more with the Department of Agriculture (DA) on food security matters in the Davao region. MAGNO (FB) As the government celebrates the 60th Fish Conservation Week, Magno affirmed his commitment to...
DAVAO CITY – Office of the Presidential Assistant for Mindanao-Eastern (OPAMINE) Leo Tereso A. Magno urged local governments in the Davao region to maintain communication with his office especially for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on October 30. OPAMINE Leo Tereso Magno (third...