DAVAO CITY – The death toll in the landslide at the gold-rush barangay of Mount Diwata in Monkayo, Davao de Oro rose to 10 as three more bodies were retrieved on Friday, January 19. Responders were able to retrieve 27-year old Catherine Gumatin, daughters Cristelle, 10; Hannah, 9; Ailee, 9;...
At least six people were killed in a landslide that hit a house in Monkayo, Davao de Oro on Thursday, January 18. MAP of Monkayo, Davao de Oro The incident happened in the morning in a mountainous gold mining area in the municipality where heavy rain has triggered flooding and landslides this week....
At least seven people died while two others were seriously injured in a landslide in a residential area in Monkayo, Davao de Oro on Thursday, Jan. 18, an official of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said. Ednar Dayanghirang, director of the OCD- Region 11, said search and rescue operations were...
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...
Philippine Coast Guard personnel rescue residents affected by deep flood caused by heavy rains due to shearline in Maco, Davao de Oro on Jan. 16, 2024. (Photo by PCG) Continuous moderate to heavy rains inundated many villages in Davao de Oro which affected 295 families, prompting province-wide...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has granted the more than P2 million money claim of a construction company against the municipality of Maco in Davao de Oro for the delivery and installation of an outdoor LED (light emitting diodes) electronic billboard in 2019. However, COA denied the claim of CTEC...
DAVAO CITY – Gov. Dorothy P. Montejo-Gonzaga suspended face-to-face classes on all levels in Davao de Oro after a magnitude-5.9 earthquake struck the province at 2:58 a.m. on Friday, October 20. CLASSES were suspended on Friday, October 20, after a magnitude-5.9 earthquake rocked Davao de...
Phivolcs A 5.9-magnitude earthquake rocked Davao de Oro province early Friday morning, Oct. 20, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the earthquake, which struck at 2:58 a.m., had its epicenter 35 kilometers (km) southeast of New Bataan, Davao de...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.1 earthquake jolted Davao de Oro province on Monday morning, September 18. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the tremor was recorded at 4:49 a.m. and its epicenter was four kilometers (kms) southeast of New Bataan...
DAVAO CITY (PNA) – Former assistant division commander Brig. Gen. Allan Hambala was formally installed on Friday afternoon, September 15, as the new commander of the 10th Infantry Division (ID). HAMBALA (10TH ID FB) Hambala replaced Major Gen. Jose Eriel Niembra who retired from the service...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.1 earthquake jolted Davao de Oro on Friday morning, June 9. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake was recorded at 8:30 a.m. and its epicenter was three kilometers east of Compostela town, Davao de Oro, with a depth of...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.2 earthquake rocked Davao de Oro on Thursday morning, March 30, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The earthquake struck at 6:37 a.m. and its epicenter was 12 kilometers southeast of the municipality of New Bataan, Davao de...
