DAVAO CITY – Barangays Mainit and Masara in Maco, Davao de Oro are in danger of turning into "ghost villages" as the provincial government of Davao de Oro will no longer allow the return of displaced residents due to the deadly landslide two weeks ago. DISPLACED children from Maco undergo...
DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, February 21, praised the crucial efforts of responders who participated in the search, rescue, and retrieval operations in landslide-hit Maco, Davao de Oro. VICE President Sara Duterte awards the Coast Guard Bronze Cross Medal to Coast Guard...
DAVAO CITY – The Philippine Army 10th Infantry Division recognized on Monday, February 19, individuals who helped in the disaster response and rescue operations following the massive landslide in Barangay Masara, Maco, Davao de Oro early this month. AMONG those who were feted for their rescue...
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...
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...
DAVAO CITY – As casualties mount in the landslide in Barangay Masara, Maco, Davao de Oro, an environmental group believes that local government officials and Apex Mining Co. may be held liable for allowing the construction of structures in identified no-build zones that led to the loss of lives....
