Personnel of Hallmark Mining donate relief goods to 300 of its miners who safely got back home on Jan. 20, 2024 after getting trapped at a mining site in Mati City, Davao Oriental on Jan. 18. (Photo by Mati City Information Office) (UPDATED) After being stranded at a mining site amid the bad...
DAVAO CITY – Hallmark Mining Corp. has denied reports that its workers had been trapped in a nickel mine site in the coastal Barangay Macambol in Mati City, Davao Oriental due to severe flooding on January 18. CLEARING operations continue on the road linking Barangay Macambol proper to...
DAVAO CITY – Davao de Oro and Davao Oriental canceled classes on all levels on Thursday, January 18, due to adverse weather from the shear line. In an advisory from the Davao de Oro Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office on Facebook, Gov. Dorothy Montejo-Gonzaga authorized...
DAVAO CITY – The provincial government of Davao Oriental has extended relief assistance to almost 6,000 families in four towns in the province affected by flooding on Tuesday, January 16. GOV. Niño Uy (right) meets families displaced by inclement weather in Cateel, Davao Oriental. (PIO Davao...
DAVAO CITY – Over 200 barangay officials and eight families affected by a recent fire in Mati City, Davao Oriental, received on Wednesday, December 20, sacks of rice from Vice President Sara Z. Duterte. VICE President Duterte (FB) Duterte donated these sacks of rice to Mati City Mayor...
Burea of Fire Protection (BFP) personnel assist an elderly woman evacuating in Sitio Libtong, Barangay Central in Manay, Davao Oriental on Dec. 18, 2023 due to Tropical Depression "Kabayan". (Photo courtesy of Provincial Government of Davao Oriental / Facebook) The National Disaster Risk Reduction...
(Last part) CITY OF MATI, Davao Oriental – Unlike typical large-scale mining operations in other parts of the country, the Pujada Nickel Project in Mount Hamiguitan has defined targets for mineral extraction. PUJADA Nickel Project site (Hallmark Mining Corp.) This means that mining areas are not...
(Second of three parts) CITY OF MATI, Davao Oriental – Amid the projected multi-billion investment that the mining industry could bring to the province, Gov. Niño Sotero Uy insisted that mining is not a priority. A VILLAGER stands inside the Community Based Forest Management area in...
(First of three parts) CITY OF MATI, Davao Oriental – Known for its unique pygmy forest, the Mount Hamiguitan Wildlife Sanctuary Range is one of the richest biodiversity area not just in Philippines but perhaps in Asia as well. MAP of the Mount Hamiguitan Protected Area With an area of at...
DAVAO CITY – A mining firm operating in Davao Oriental has donated an additional P500,000 educational assistance for students of Davao Oriental State University (DOrSU) on November 30. DorSU President Dr. Roy Ponce, who personally received the check, said the amount is already the second...
DAVAO CITY – The municipal government of Governor Generoso and Mati City plan to collaborate and support each other in their tourism initiatives rather than engaging in competition. Governor Generoso Mayor Juanito Inojales’ son, Juan Miguel Inojales, of the JMI Dive Operations, said tourism is...
DAVAO CITY – Over 900 undernourished students benefited from the first School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) of the Department of Education (DepEd) in Mati City, Davao Oriental, on Friday, September 29. With the theme: “Kusina ni Nanay, Alagang MATIbay,” City Mayor’s Office technical staff...
