CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY โ The coastal areas affected by an oil spill from a sunken cargo ship is now slowly returning to normal, a village official said Monday, April 19. The boat, MV Tower 1 (formerly MV Racal IV), sank off the municipal waters of Jasaan town, Misamis Oriental on April 4. The vessel was already inoperable …
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DAVAO CITY — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Regional Executive Directors Bagani Fidel A. Evasco (Region 11) and Nonito M. Tamayo (Region 13) recently conferred in aims of intensifying the enforcement of environmental laws and winding up timber poaching and illegal logging activities in the border areas of both regions. The said …
DAVAO CITY — After a year of activity hiatus due to pandemic, the dredging of Naboc River has finally commenced, immediately after a brief launching ceremony last March 12, 2021 in Brgy. Naboc, Monkayo, Davao de Oro. The ceremony was especially graced by the Sec. Roy A. Cimatu along with other DENR Central and Regional …
DAVAO CITY — A whirlwind destroyed many partitions of Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport or Tacloban City Airport at around 6:30 in the evening on Monday, April 5. Sources from Tacloban said the incident happened an hour after the last flight took off from the airport. Photos circulating in various Facebook accounts and on Tacloban Airport …
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY โ Residents of Barangay Lower Jasaan, Jasaan town, Misamis Oriental, have expressed concern that oil spill caused by the sinking of an old cargo ship could affect the livelihood of the villageโs fisherfolk. The boat was identified as MV Racal IV, a cargo vessel that had been docked at a local …
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DIPOLOG CITY, ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE — Residents from the five (5) villages of Imelda town in Zamboanga Sibugay scampered for safety as their houses submerged during the Maunday Thursday flash flood due to the low pressure area. Members of the Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire Protection, the 44th Infantry Battalion and the municipal disaster …
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DAVAO CITY — Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio ordered the closure of all swimming pool in inland and mountain resorts including in city in compliance to the quarantine protocol and to avoid the spread of the dreaded Coronavirus Disease-19 ( Covid-19) which has yet to be contained. Armed with the Mayorโs order, Paquibato Police Station Chief P/Major …
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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY โ Spray paints being sold online that were traced back to Davao City were found to be highly toxic as an environmental group has called on a ban on these products. The group EcoWaste Coalition has appealed to dealers of aerosol or spray paints from Mindanao not to sell products containing …
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DAVAO CITY –– Aiming to revitalize and reforest the country’s highest mountain peak, the Mt. Apo Natural Park, the directors of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR XI) and Philippine National Police (PNP-XI) signed up an understanding, on March 11, 2021. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) stipulates that both parties agree to revitalize …
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KIDAPAWAN CITY, North Cotabato โ Environmentalists and tourism officers, including guides and porters, trekked Mt. Apo, the countryโs highest peak, and collected almost 200 kilos of garbage over the weekend. On Monday, Karl Tanaid, Magpet town tourism officer, said about 130 volunteers from mountaineering groups and other organizations climbed Mt. Apo for a cleanup activity. โWe …
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