DAVAO CITY — The Department of Social Services and Development (DSWD) on Wednesday distributed relief goods to some 2,683 families displaced by flood in Davao de Oro as Shear line continues to affect Davao Region. The inclement weather condition worsened as northeast monsoon traverse across various provinces in the Davao Region as of presstime. The […]
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552 families displace due to inclement weather
DAVAO CITY –— – Some 552 families comprising 1,898 individuals from three provinces of Davao Region have been displaced due to inclement weather caused by Shear Line. Classes and works have been suspended as of Today. As of 3:00 in the afternoon on Tuesday, January 16, the Office of Civil Defense record showed provincial records […]
13 rescued from tilted vessel off Zamboanga del Norte shores
DAVAO CITY — Thirteen crew members of M/V Staf Sabang were rescued after their vessel experienced engine failure on Sunday which totally capsized yesterday January 15 in the waters off Zamboanga del Norte. Christian Marven Sabijon, operations and warning officer of MDRRMO Labason told Newsline that “Around 5:25 afternoon on January 14, 2024, the Philippine […]
Flooding prompts 295 families in Davao de Oro to evacuate
DAVAO CITY — Some 295 families have evacuated in Davao de Oro early morning today due to flooding brought about by Shear Line in Davao region which also prompting local government units to declare suspension of classes in all levels while government employees were advised to work from home if neecssary. . The provincial governments […]
Davao City suspends classes due to bad weather
DAVAO CITY— the city government early today announced that all classes in all level in public and private schools in the city are suspended today Tuesday, January 16, due to bad weather. The city government in an advisory stated “Work-From-Home (WFH) arrangement shall be adopted in all national and local government offices, including government-owned and […]
Mandaya folks in Davao Oriental want to learn modern disaster mitigation methods
DAVAO CITY — After tropical storm Kabayan ravaged their communties in December rendering over 1,400 families to starvation, Mandaya residents in the hinterlands of Barangay Pichon, Caraga Davao Oriental, want to learn more about modern disaster mitigation methods. Barangay Pichon is one of the 17 barangays in Caraga, Davao Oriental, it was the most devastated […]
Davao Coast guard cleanse oil spill off city waters
DAVAO CITY– Personnel from Coast Guard District Southeastern Mindanao quickly responded to an oil spill incident in one of the city’s port on January 2. Personnel from said agency immediately contained the sludge, which was a mixture of oil wastage mostly from diesel and bunker oil, and started cleaning up around 8 p.m. which lasted […]
Over a thousand families trapped in the hinterlands of Davao Oriental without food
DAVAO CITY — Over 1,400 families in the hinterlands of Barangay Pichon, Caraga Davao Oriental are still stranded after tropical storm Kabayan devastated their village on Sunday. Worse, the residents face the challenge of hunger as food become scare day by day and the government supply has yet to come due to the road access […]
Mandaya paradise in Davao Oriental inaccessible after #TSKabayan
DAVAO CITY-— Hundreds of residents from Barangay Pichon in Caraga town Davao Oriental are trapped in their villages after tropical storm #TDKabayan caused landslides and mudflows which washed away the cemented road into a ravine. Residents from Pichon need to ride a speed boat or a boat to reach the town center as the Lamiawan […]
12 families displaced in Mati City fire
DAVAO CITY — Twelve families were rendered homeless when a fire of still unknown origin demolished to the ground four houses along the coastal area of Mati City at around 11:00 in the morning of December 14. Residents of Purok Kaislaman, Magsaysay-4, Barangay Central, took turns pouring water from the buckets to prevent the fire […]
Kapalong teachers join in the simultaneous planting of 236k trees
DAVAO CITY — The teachers from Kapalong town in Davao del Norte joined teachers from all over Region XI in simultaneously planting 236,000 trees last week. The Simultaneous Tree-Planting Activity of all public schools for 236,000 trees was held at Maniki Central Sped Center Elementary School. The event was initiated by the Department of Education […]
Over 200 aftershocks recorded after magnitude 7.4 quake off Surigao del Sur
DAVAO CITY —- The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) on Sunday morning said they recorded almost 200 aftershocks after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off Surigao del Sur at 10:37 on Saturday night. The strong quake was also felt and its aftershocks in different areas in Mindanao. PHIVOLCS director Dr. Teresito Bacolcol in […]
The endangered species inside Mt. Hamiguitan
The photos captured by the photographers of Davao Oriental show these creatures which can be found in Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary in said province. The site is one of the valuable protected areas in the Davao Region that exhibits a highly diverse ecosystem. It’s the only protected area in Mindanao designated as a UNESCO […]