NABUNTURAN, Davao de Oro— “You’ve done so much!” said Davao de Oro Governor Dorothy M. Gonzaga as she thanked the men and women of the Philippine Army’s 10th Infantry “Agila” Division, 525th Engineer Combat “Mandirigtas” Battalion of 51st Engineer Brigade, Philippine Army (Fiftyfirst EBde), Philippine Army during the send-off ceremony and debriefing on Sunday at […]
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Davao de Oro prepares tent city for displaced in Masara residents
DAVAO CITY — The provincial engineering office is preparing the space in barangay Elizalde, Maco, Davao de Oro located near Elizalde quasi parish to build a temporary tent city or shelter tents from the Philippine Red Cross for the families affected by the Masara landslide. The provided space is the result of the cooperation of […]
Marcos speech during Davao Bulk Water Supply inauguration
DAVAO CITY — President Marcos on February 6, commended the people behind the realization of Davao City Bulk Water Supply saying the project will encourage water distributors not to rely so much on ground water sources and slowly shift to tapping rivers for sustainable water source. Here is the full speech of Marcos during the […]
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 […]
Masara death toll rises to 92
MACO, Davao de Oro— The number of fatalities in Masara, Davao de Oro landslide has risen to 92, as of 7:00 in the evening Thursday. The Maco Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office reported The retrieval operation continues as 32 bodies remain missing. The incident happened at the community center where 140 houses were built. […]
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 […]
Child-Friendly Space established for children from Masara’s ground zero
DAVAO CITY — The provincial government of Davao de Oro has established one of the most important places at the evacuation center, the Child-Friendly Space (CFS) Governor Dorothy M. Gonzaga and Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Gatchalian along with other agencies visited the Child Friendly Space (CFS) yesterday to see the area where […]
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 […]
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 […]
Seven bodies recovered, 48 still missing in Davao de Oro landslide
DAVAO CITY — Seve (7) bodies have been recovered, 31 injured and 46 still missing when tons of mud covered the bus terminal in a landslide at Zone 1B, Masara, Maco, Davao de Oro on Tuesday night. In a statement, released at about 4:30 Wednesday afternoon, Maco Municipal Risk Reduction and Management Office reported “Based […]