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 […]
Environment
Panguil Bay Bridge sugdan na pagtukod sa Enero 2021
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 […]
Solidum urges LGUs to be prepared for tsunamis
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 […]
NoCot flash floods kill 2; 12k residents displaced by calamity in Maguindanao
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 […]
DPWH replaces deteriorating Dipolog City steel bridge
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 […]
Catamco inaugurates P40-million Guangan bridge in NoCot
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 […]
Toxics Watchdog Group Exposes Online Sale of Liquid Mercury and Mercury-Added Products
DAVAO CITY — It’s not only mercury-containing skin whitening cosmetics that are being sold online. The EcoWaste Coalition made the shocking discovery after finding mercury thermometers, which are used to measure body temperature and sphygmomanometers, which are used to measure blood pressure, as well as liquid mercury in flask containers, being sold illegally by third-party […]
No sail policy up in Siargao and Bucas Grande islands
BUTUAN CITY – Surigao del Norte’s provincial government has ordered a temporary “no sail policy” to Siargao and Bucas Grande islands starting Monday following the implementation of strict quarantine protocols and contact tracing in the area. In a directive released on Friday, Governor Francisco T. Matugas ordered the Philippine Coast Guard, the Philippine Ports Authority, Philippine […]
2019 DavSur Quake ‘bakwits’ rise from the rubbles
DAVAO CITY — Days from now, thousands of residents hit by a 6.6-magnitude earthquake in Davao provinces and North Cotabato on October 29, 2019, will remember how the disaster changed their lives especially those who lost their loved ones. Unlike the victims of typhoons Yolanda, Sendong and Pablo who struggled to find shelter a year […]
Groundbreaking for Davao-Samal bridge set in January 2021
Davao City — Despite hitches, Island garden City of Samal Mayor Al David Uy revealed, the groundbreaking for the Davao-Samal bridge will take place in January 2021. Uy said the September 24, 2020 meeting with Department of Public Works and Highways Undersecretary Emil Sadain and Davao del Norte Governor Edwin I. Jubahib has threshed out some issues and […]
Spinner dolphin found dead in Mati City Bay
DAVAO CITY — A dead spinner Dolphin was found floating along the bay of Purok Bangunay, Bobon Mati City at around 6 o’clock in the morning Sunday, September 20. Fresh wounds were also noticed in the body of the 50-centimeter Dolphin. Local authorities theorized that the sea mammal could have been attacked by a bigger […]
PAF grounds Sikorsky choppers after Basilan crash
DAVAO CITY – The Philippine Air Force (PAF) grounded all its Sikorsky S-76A rescue helicopters for “prompt maintenance inspection” after one of its units crashed in Basilan province killing four passengers on Wednesday afternoon, September 16. The Philippine News Agency in a report stated that PAF spokesperson Lt. Col. Aristides Galang has ordered a team to […]
AFP rescue aircraft crashed in Basilan, 4 dead
ZAMBOANGA CITY (UPDAted) — A chopper of the Philippine Air Force crashed in Upper Manggas, Lantawan, in Basilan Province, Wednesday afternoon, September 16. The chopper Rotary Wing Rescue Aircraft of 505 search and rescue of Philippine Air Force with tail No. 202 left the Edwin Andrews Air Base in Zamboanga City and was bound for […]