OZAMIZ CITY— In an unexpected turn of events, President Rodrigo Duterte found an ally when the later’s basher shouted ‘Nasaan ang Pangulo’ when tyhpoon’s ROlly and Ulysses hit the country. Ozamiz Archbishop Martin Jumoad, C.M. D.D, in an interview with a catholic-run radio station dxDD-AM, said people must not put the blame on the President …
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DAVAO CITY — A councilor here filed an ordinance that seeks to penalize residents who are found remiss of cleansing their areas and turned a mosquito breeding ground. The resolution pushed by Councilor Joselle D. Villafuerte was passed for third and final reading on November 10, stated: “An Ordinance Strengthening and Institutionalizing the Davao City …
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MANILA – The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Sunday said from 19.8 million to 31.9 million people are expected to be exposed to Typhoon Rolly. “Based on the current projected track of Super Typhoon ‘Rolly’, an estimated population of 19.8 million are exposed to the typhoon within the 60-kilometer diameter and 31.9 …
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DAVAO CITY — It’s done! says Cristino Paril, one of the 26 informal settlers in Purok 34, Taal in Bangkal who heeded the call of the city government of Davao City government to voluntarily demolish structures built on the Talomo River embankment, mostly extensions of their houses. Cristino, who collects scrap to fend for his …
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MANILA – The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Monday said it has received reports that 12 persons remain missing in Catanduanes due to Typhoon Quinta. NDRRMC spokesperson Mark Cashean Timbal said they are now looking into the “details of this matter” and they have yet to receive reports of deaths and other …
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OZAMIZ CITY–SUGDAN na ang pagtukod sa Panguil Bay Bridge (PBB) karong Enero 2021, base sa impormasyon gikan sa Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Ang final design sa 3.7 kilometros nga tulay gikatakdang matapos karong bulan sa Disyembre ug human niana sugdan na ang pagtukod sa maong tulay. Niadtong bulan sa Agosto 2020, gipadayag …
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MANILA – Ahead of the World Tsunami Day on November 5, Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Undersecretary Renato Solidum, Jr. is urging local government units (LGUs) to plan and prepare for it. In a taped DOST report aired on Friday afternoon, Solidum said the Philippines is prone to tsunamis since it is an archipelago, and because …
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PAGALUNGAN, Maguindanao – Torrential rains spawned by recent weather disturbances in Mindanao have triggered flash floods in North Cotabato and Maguindanao the past days. In Maguindanao, more than 12,000 residents were forced to evacuate after the Kabaan river and Malitubog-Maridagao rivers overflowed and the water inundated residential areas in Pagalungan and nearby Montawal, also in …
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DIPOLOG CITY — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) completed the replacement of Barra Bridge in Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte. DPWH Secretary Mark Villar said the P140.2-million new Barra Bridge construction replaced the old dilapidated steel bridge along Barra-Minaog Road in Dipolog City. Villar also added that the DPWH Regional Office 9 reported that the …
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MAKILALA, NORTH COTABATO — After a year of devastation brought about by the magnitude 6.6 earthquake, today North Cotabato Governor Nancy Catamco inaugurates the P40-million worth of bridge in Guangan. Guangan is a small village considered as Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Area (GIDA), found at the borders of the towns in North Cotabato, Davao del …
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