DAVAO CITY — Environmental health organizations today commended a Mindanao-based construction supplies chain store for heeding their call to stop the sale of spray paints containing lead, a chemical banned in the manufacture of paints. The Davao City-based Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS) and the Quezon City-based EcoWaste Coalition gave Citi Hardware two thumbs-up […]
Environment
Cimatu stops mining operations in Davao Oriental
DAVAO CITY ––Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy A. Cimatu has ordered the suspension of a mining company’s extraction activities in Davao Oriental following the heavy siltation of Mapagba and Pinatatagan rivers in Banaybanay town, on January 14. “I have received the report yesterday (January 17) confirming that the river has turned […]
Grieving families sue driver over fatal road accident
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Grieving families of victims of Balingasag, Misamis Oriental road accident on Wednesday filed charges against the driver whose vehicle killed nine persons in a tragic road crash on January 12, 2022. Senior Master Sgt. Rogel Pabatao, investigator at the Balingasag municipal police office, in a phone interview said that so […]
DENR issues CDOs to mining companies in Davao Oriental
DAVAO CITY — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) XI on Monday, January 17, served a cease and desist orders and notice of violations to a mining company operating in the town of Banaybanay, Davao Oriental. Environment XI Regional Executive Director Bagani Fidel Evasco in a press conference Monday cited three violations committed […]
DENR to issue CDOs to mining companies in Davao Oriental
DAVAO CITY — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) XI will serve a cease and desist orders and notice of violations on Monday, January 17, to a mining company operating in the town of Banaybanay, Davao Oriental. In a media advisory, the DENR XI said they will serve the CDOs and the NOVs […]
Gov’t sends tons of goods, shelter assistance to typhoon-affected areas
DAVAO CITY — The government has sent more than 7,000 tons of relief goods and more than P400-million worth of shelter assistance to communities devastated by Typhoon Odette last month, the chief of the country’s civil defense agency said on Monday. Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad, the administrator of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), said in […]
Red Cross continues to help typhoon Odette victims
DAVAO CITY — The International Committee of the Red Cross has continuously support hundreds of families affected by Typhoon #OdettePH in Siargao island. In a press sattement, the ICRC shared that the families affected will receive urgently needed food, drinking water and household items throughout this week. It added ” We supported our primary humanitarian […]
US sends P1-B worth of relief efforts to ‘Odette’-hit areas
The United States government, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), has so far allocated PHP1 billion worth of humanitarian assistance to communities affected by last month’s Typhoon Odette. The assistance was coursed through USAID’s food aid, water, sanitation, and hygiene programs. Among those distributed were 129,400 family food packs from the Department of […]
Duterte instructs DPWH to work with LGUs in relocating informal settlers
DAVAO CITY –— President Rodrigo Duterte wants the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to work with local governments in Cebu and other government agencies in relocating informal settlers before rehabilitating the Santander-Barili-Toledo Road damaged by storm surge caused by Typhoon Odette this month. DPWH Secretary Roger Mercado reported some portion of the pavement […]
Ecowaste group lauds SC decision addressing plastic pollution crisis
DAVAO CITY — Various environmentalists group lauded the recent decision of the Supreme Court which compels the government to act on non-environmentally acceptable products and packaging (NEAPP) has received a chorus of approval from environmental health organizations. The Ecowaste Coalition and members of the civil society earlier filed a landmark lawsuit before the SC on […]
Army deploys teams to boost internet connectivity in areas hard-hit by Odette
DAVAO CITY — The Philippine Army deploy teams from the Army Signal Regiment (ASR), Philippine Army utilizes its Humanitarian and Disaster Response (HADR) and Deployable Signal Team (DST) in Visayas Command and Western Command (WESCOM) to boost the disaster and relief assistance efforts spearheaded by the Government in terms of radio and internet connectivity. In […]
Navy sets up floating hospital in Siargao
DAVAO CITY — The Philippine Navy sets up a floating hospital via BRP Ang Pangulo (ACS25) and is now serving the medical needs of the residents of Siargao’ Siargao, the used to be international surfing destination has become the ground zero of typhoon Odette (international name : Rai) The Presidential ship, which has been repurposed […]
PNP to assist cash distribution for typhoon victims
DAVAO CITY — The Philippine National Police is now ready to assist in the distribution of cash assistance for typhoon victims. PNP Chief General Dionardo Carlos said they will perform the tasks pursuant to President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive to tap the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine National Police (PNP) to implement the […]