DAVAO CITY — The 3.17-kilometer Panguil Bay Bridge project in Tangub City, Northern Mindanao is now 89 percent complete, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reported on Saturday. The bridge project requires 54 bored piles for the 32 piers, two (2) abutments at Tangub City, Misamis Occidental and Tubod, Lanao Del Norte, and […]
Masara landslide death toll rises to 98
DAVAO CITY-– The death toll of the February 6 Masara landslide in Davao de Oro has risen to 98 with 9 persons remain missing as of Saturday. This as the retrieval operation continues in Barangay Masara, Maco town in Davao de Oro. Mayor Voltaire Rimando has earlier claimed village chief Douglas Dumalagan Jr. did not […]
Submarine cable to provide Samal Island stable power supply starting June
DAVAO CITY –— The power woes of the residents in the Island Garden City of Samal will end in June, says Mayor Al David Uy on Friday as the submarine cable will link the Pantukan power grid to his city.. Uy said top officials of National Electrification Administration (NEA) has assured him that the submarine […]
Masara landslide victims tried to climb for survival -NBI
MACO, Davao de Oro — The fatalities of the February 6, Masara landslide in Maco, Davao de Oro tried to survive by climbing the steep soil but died of suffocation, said National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) medico-legal officer Dr. Charina Carmelita Labrador Wednesday night. Most of those retrieved at the ground zero in Zone 1, […]
Congressional inquiry set to determine accountability for violating Masara’s no-build zone
DAVAO CITY — Davao de Oro Representative Ruwel Peter Gonzaga and Party-list Representative Raffy Tulfo want a Congressional inquiry to determine the accountable officials behind the proliferation of structures in Barangay Masara, Maco, Davao de Oro, despite the imposed no-build zone policy in 2009. The Congressmen passed a joint resolution in the House of Representatives […]
Soil movement halts retrieval operation at Masara’s ground zero
DAVAO CITY-— The retrieval operation for the victims of the February 6 landslide at the ground zero in Masara, Maco Davao de Oro was suspended Tuesday afternoon after the geologist monitoring the retrieval operation noticed soil erosion along the stretch of the landslide area at around 3:00 in the afternoon. At around 1:12 in the […]
Masara landslide death toll hits 54
DAVAO CITY — Nineteen cadavers were retrieved on Sunday from the ground zero of the Masara landslide area in barangay Masara, Maco Davao de Oro increasing the death toll to 54. The landslide area is more than a kilometer away from the Apex Mining Corporation and most of those believed to have been covered by […]
Davao de Oro national highway now passable
DAVAO CITY — The national highway of Km. 74 in Mawab town Davao de Oro is now passable to all types of vehicles, according to a Newsline source who is manning the area. Mawab town Mayor Ruperto Gonzaga Jr, confirmed to newsline “It is passable now after our assessment last night.’ This means only for […]
Death toll in Masara landslide hits 35
DAVAO CITY — The death toll in the Masara landslide has increased to 35. The Municipal Risk Reduction and Management Office of Maco on Saturday released, “as of 6:00 pm. Saturday 35 cadavers have been recovered from ground zero:” While 32 were injured and 77 remain missing based on the blotter of the Philippine National […]
Death toll in Davao de Oro Landslide hits 27
MACO, DAVAO DE ORO — Rescuers retrieved a total of twenty seven bodies from ground zero in Zone 1, barangay Masara, Maco, Davao de Oro, as of 6:00 in the evening of February 9. Based on the initial report from the Municipal Risk Reduction Management Office of Maco, twenty seven (27) bodies were recovered from […]
Bangsamoro women highlights World Hijab Day showing ‘strength in wearing veil’
DAVAO CITY—Bangsamoro women commemorated the World Hijab Day by showcasing ‘strength in wearing a veil’ in Cotabato City. By wearing a hijab or veil, Muslim women sent a message that fortitude and courage stemmed from wearing it. The celebration on February 1, according to Bainon Karon, Chairperson of the Bangsamoro Women Commission (BWC), showed unity […]
Marcos lauds Aboitiz for Davao’s P12 billion bulk water supply project
DAVAO CITY ––President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday lauded the Aboitiz Equity Ventures for leading the P12 billion Davao City Bulk Water Project in Barangay Gumalang, Baguio District this city saying the modern water production technology will help the people as the water resources has become scare. The DCBWSP is a joint venture of the […]
Davao City officials snub the inauguration of the city’s P12 billion Bulk Water Project
DAVAO CITY— About 20 seats reserved for the city government officials were left vacant until the last minute of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s arrival for the formal inauguration of Davao City’s P12 billion Bulk Water System Project on Wednesday. A source told Newsline that a city official had informed them about the inauguration but were […]