DAVAO CITY – The Office of the Presidential Assistant for Mindanao-Eastern (OPAMINE) donated P100,000 to help an organization of rebel returnees kick off their programs in the Davao region. THE OPAMINE led by Presidential Assistant for Eastern Mindanao Leo Tereso Magno (center) backs programs of...
DAVAO CITY – The Regional Sub-Committee for the Welfare of Children (RSCWC)-Davao reminded the media, bloggers, and influencers to be cautious in publishing sensitive materials involving children during disasters. RENEE Boy Binondo, regional coordinator of RSCWC. (Keith Bacongco) Renee Boy...
DAVAO CITY – The Management of the Dead and Missing (MDM) Unit of the Department of Interior and Local Government has clarified the confusion on the seemingly inconsistent data of the dead and missing persons in the massive landslide in Barangay Masara, Maco, Davao de Oro two weeks ago. FOURTEEN...
Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list Rep. Migs Nograles (Facebook) House Assistant Majority Leader Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list Rep. Migs Nograles has assailed the claim that Davao politics have something to do with the...
DAVAO CITY – Apex Mining Co. Inc. has vowed to help relocate displaced residents following the landslide that devastated Barangay Masara, Maco, Davao de Oro on February 6. Teresa Pacis, AMCI assistant vice president for corporate affairs and communication, said they have offered their two-hectare...
DAVAO CITY – An environmental group has urged the government to shut down all mining operations in all identified geohazard zones in the Davao region. A SMALL-SCALE miner at work in Pantukan, Davao de Oro. (Keith Bacongco) Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS)...
DAVAO CITY – The Provincial Veterinary Office of Davao de Oro has rescued 23 dogs and 27 cats from landslide-hit Barangays Masara and Mainit in Maco, Davao de Oro. RESCUED pets onboard a military truck in Maco, Davao de Oro. (PVO Davao de Oro) They were unintentionally left behind by their owners...
DAVAO CITY – Apex Mining Co. Inc. welcomes the proposed congressional inquiry into the massive landslide in Barangay Masara in Maco, Davao de Oro. “If this inquiry will help Maco then we welcome it,” Teresa Pacis, AMCI assistant vice president for corporate affairs and communication,...
DAVAO CITY – Davao de Oro Vice Gov. Jayvee Tyron Uy has denied allowing the return of residents in no-build zones in the province, particularly in the landslide-hit Barangay Masara in the town of Maco. UY Uy, governor from 2016 to 2022, issued the clarification following the statement...
DAVAO CITY – With the current policy framework of the mining industry, policy-advocacy group Legal Rights and Natural Resource Center (LRC) believes that the promise of gold is not worth the risk. SEARCH and retrieval operations continue in the landslide site in Barangay Masara, Maco, Davao de...
President Marcos has expressed his gratitude to the United States government for extending emergency assistance to those affected by the recent flooding and landslides in Mindanao after the US envoy vowed that Washington is always ready to aid the Philippines. PH-US TIES — President Ferdinand...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) Deputy Majority Leader ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo is seeking a House investigation on the deadly Davao de Oro landslide, which according to him is a tragedy that could have been avoided. ...
