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. ...
(Courtesy of 1001st Infantry Brigade) A new landslide struck Barangay Masara in Maco, Davao de Oro on Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 13, forcing the temporary stoppage of search, rescue and retrieval operations. The landslide occurred around 2 p.m. and responders scampered to a safer ground, according to...
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....
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has directed social workers known as “angels in red vests” to provide grief counseling to the families of survivors of the landslide in Maco, Davao de Oro, on Feb. 6. Social workers have paid special attention to the...
DAVAO CITY – The deadly landslide in the mining village of Masara in Maco, Davao Oriental was the worst natural disaster that hit the province in the last 10 years. Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office spokesperson Edward Macapili said that the landslide last February 6...
Relief packs from the national government will be ferried by this United States Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules aircraft to the landslide victims in Maco, Davao de Oro on Feb. 12, 2024. (Photo by Armed Forces of the Philippines) The death toll from the tragic landslide that struck Barangay Masara in...
Rescue personnel from the 1001st Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army search for survivors near a mining site in Brgy. Masara, Maco, Davao de Oro on Feb. 7, 2024. (Photo courtesy of 1011st Infantry Brigade) The search, rescue and retrieval (SRR) operation at the landslide-hit Barangay Masara in...
DAVAO CITY – Gov. Dorothy Gonzaga has vowed to implement the no-build zone policy in the identified geohazard areas not just in Barangay Masara in Maco town but also other parts of Davao de Oro. BARANGAY Masara in Maco, Davao de Oro, is a no-build zone since 2008. (OCD) Gonzaga admitted that...
What a good 'boi' -- Coast Guard Working Dog "Appa" searches for landslide survivors with responders in Brgy. Masara, Maco, Davao de Oro. (Photo by Philippine Coast Guard) A dog is not only a man's best friend, at times it is also its savior. Such is the case for "Appa", a Philippine Coast Guard...
Brig. Gen. Felix Ronnie Babac, commander of the 1001st Infantry "Pag-asa" Brigade, speaks at an online press conference on Feb. 10, 2024 to give updates on the search and rescue efforts in the landslide-hit Brgy. Masara, Maco, Davao de Oro. (Screenshot) High-tech military equipment were dispatched...
DAVAO CITY – The massive landslide that hit Barangay Masara, Maco, Davao de Oro was not the first and may not be the last. A SMALL-scale mining community in Pantukan, Davao de Oro. (Keith Bacongco) The lure of gold has drawn not just giant mining firms in the mineral-rich province of Davao de Oro...
DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Z. Duterte visited on Friday, February 9, landslide victims in Davao de Oro province. VICE President Sara Duterte visits landslide victims in Davao de Oro on Friday, February 9. (Inday Sara Duterte FB) Duterte first visited Barangay Masara in Maco and...
