A soldier stands in attention in front of the Davao City Hall. (Photo courtesy of Task Force Davao / Facebook) (Updated) There is no directive from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to disband a military task force in Davao, military officials disclosed on Tuesday, Feb. 6, contrary to the...
A young boy braves the flood in Carmen, Davao del Norte to get food and water delivered by the troops from the 27th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army on Feb. 3, 2024. (Photo by 27IB) Food, water, and other much-needed relief assistance were transported by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)...
DAVAO CITY – Many residents of a subdivision here have mastered the art of evacuation as well as adaptation as they have nowhere to go when flood strikes. RESIDENTS wash clothes on Monday, February 5, a week after hundreds of houses were submerged by flood at Jade Valley...
Personnel of Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) special Operations Group rescue residents from severe flooding in Brgy. Guadalupe, Carmen, Davao del Norte on Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo by PCG Southeastern Mindanao) The death toll from the widespread flooding and landslides that hit Mindanao has risen to 16,...
Rescue personnel search for survivors after a landslide hit Brgy. Rotten, Monkayo, Davao de Oro on Feb. 2. A 98-year-old woman died while three others were hurt in the landslide. (Photo courtesy of Monkayo LGU) The death toll from devastating landslides and widespread flooding across Davao Region...
DAVAO CITY – This city is confronting two faces of disaster from continuous rains in the last five days – no water and too much water. RESIDENTS travel on a boat in a submerged residential area in Barangay Tigatto, Davao City on February 1. Continuous rains since January 30 have inundated many...
DAVAO CITY – An environmental group has attributed the widespread flooding and landslides in the Davao region to the diminishing forest cover, massive land conversion, and poor urban planning. RESIDENTS gather beside a destroyed road in San Isidro, Davao Oriental. (Contributed photo) ...
The ongoing relief operations in the Davao region (Speaker’s office) Lawmakers from the Davao region expressed their gratitude on Friday, Feb. 2, to President Marcos and House Speaker Martin Romualdez for their continued delivery of aid to...
Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr. (left), Quezon 2nd district Rep. David "Jay-jay" Suarez (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) High-ranking congressmen chided certain senators for seemingly prioritizing the conduct of a...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Friday, February 2 said he will have his head chopped off if retired police officer and self-confessed former Davao Death Squad hitman Arturo Lascañas’ claims were true. “Isa lang masasabi ko dyan…Paputol ako ng leeg, papaputol ako ng leeg...
Personnel of Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) special Operations Group rescue residents from severe flooding in Brgy. Guadalupe, Carmen, Davao del Norte on Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo by PCG Southeastern Mindanao) At least six persons died while almost 100,000 residents were affected by flooding and...
Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa dared self-confessed former Davao Death Squad (DDS) hitman Arturo Lascañas to file cases in court if he has any evidence to prove his claims on the senator's alleged involvement drug-related killings during the previous administration. On Wednesday, self-confessed...
