DAVAO CITY — The Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS), Inc. launches a City-Wide Social Survey that assesses the knowledge in terms of awareness, attitude in terms of satisfaction of the citizens, and the practices in terms of their encounter with the various ecological policies in Davao City, translated in the city ordinances and executive […]
Environment
Lamitan City employees plant 2K mangroves to protect bays, shores
LAMITAN CITY, Basilan — In an effort to protect their bays and shores, employes of the city government and other offices based here planted hundreds of mangrove trees in barangay Tandung Ahas on March 18. Mangroves act as a natural carbon sink and a buffer between land and sea, protecting shorelines by preventing coastal erosion […]
PAGASA to establish weather station in Lamitan City
LAMITAN CITY —The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) will establish a weather station here. On march 25, the City government represented by Mayor Roderick H. Furigay and City Administrator Maria Florencia Candelaria Bisal signed the memorandum of agreement (MOA) with PAGASA Administrator Vicente Malano and Chief Mindanao-PAGASA Anthony Joseph Lucero for the […]
Soldiers plant 8,000 trees to celebrate Army’s 126th anniv
DAVAO CITY — As part of their celebration of the Philippine Army’s 126th Founding Anniversary, the members of the 4th Infantry Division across Northern Mindana and Caraga regions planted around 8,600 seedlings of fruit-bearing trees on March 9 to 10. The seedlings were planted by the troops of the 4ID during a simultaneous tree-planting activity […]
Mindanao LGUs join 1st quarter earthquake drill
Local government units across Mindanao participated in the Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill simulation and emergency response on Thursday, March 9. LGUs such as Camiguin, Davao City, Davao Oriental, and Davao de Oro showed their capacity to respond to real-life crises and disaster scenarios such as evacuation, first aid, rapid extrication, and fire suppression or the […]
Davao Oriental marks International Women’s Day with mangrove planting
DAVAO CITY — In celebration of the International Women’s Day, workers from the provincial government and representatives from nongovernment organizations gathered on Wednesday morning in Sitio Guang-guang, Barangay Dahican, in the City of Mati, Davao Oriental, to plant trees at the Mangrove Park. The activity emphasized the value of women’s contributions to environmental protection and […]
Water crisis looms in Zamboanga City
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Water crisis looms but Zamboanga City Water District (ZCWD) this early is preparing the raiotning plan for their consumers. The consumers may face water shortages again in the coming months as the city’s water supply dwindles and the city experiences less rain. The ZCWD said that consumers could experience water supply reduction […]
Strong quakes disrupt two festivals in Davao region
DAVAO CITY — Two strong eathquakes which shook Davao region and various parts of Mindanao disrupted the 25th Araw ng Tagum in Davao del Norte and the 6th Al’law ng Kalumunan and Bulawan Festivals in the province of Davao de Oro. The quakes prompted the provincial government of Davao de Oro to susped their activities […]
Magnitude 6.2 quake jolts Mindanao areas
DAVAO CITY — A Magnitude = 6.2 earthquakes jolted several areas in Mindanao at 2:02 Tuesday afternoon. The Phivilcs in an advisory stated that the center was located in Maragusan, Davao de Oro. Reported Intensities: Intensity III – Davao City, Davao Del Sur; Malungon, Sarangani; Tupi, South Cotabato Intensity II – Cabadbaran City, Agusan del […]
Samal passenger vessel accidentally collides with a Japanese warship at Davao port
DAVAO CITY — A passenger ship from Samal Island accidentally collided with the docked Japanese warship at Sasa port around 2:00 in the afternon on Thursday, March 2, 2023. Passengers narrated, the vessel owned by Mae Wess was about to dock at their private port in Barangay Sasa, but the gustiness of the winds and […]
Banana disease forces planters to shift to corn farming
DAVAO CITY –— Some 150 banana farmers with 50,000 hectares in Davao del Norte have decided to shift into corn farming after Fusarium wilt or Panama disease affected their farms since last year. The farmers incurred huge loss on their plantations which will take years to recover given the length of the healing period, a […]
Thousands flee homes as LPA hits Butuan, Caraga provinces
BUTUAN CITY – Thousands of residents in Butuan City as well as in the neighboring provinces of Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur fled their homes as the trough of the low-pressure area (LPA) brought heavy rains that caused flooding and landslides Saturday. As of the 10 a.m. weather bulletin, the LPA was already […]
Davao Oriental tightens implementation of envi laws
DAVAO CITY –— The provincial government has tightened the implementation of the environmental policies and regulations in issuing permits to quarry and mining operations, particularly on the extraction of sand and gravel. Though fees and taxes from natural resources are among the post-pandemic economic recovery driver, Davao Oriental Governor Corazon N. Malanyaon said provincial government […]