DAVAO CITY --- Philippine Coast Guard Commander Admiral Ronnie Gil L Gavan, has directed the immediate conduct of a damage assessment after the 44-meter multi-role response vessel, BRP Bagacay (MRRV-4410), was involved in a water canon incident while enroute to Bajo de Masinloc in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on 30 April 2024. According to the National Task Force for the … [Read more...] about Philippine Coast Guard checks damage after water cannon incident in WPS
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Five Mindanao provinces are under a state of calamity due to El Niño
DAVAO CITY --- Five of the over a hundred local government units that have been declared under a state of calamity due to the El Niño phenomenon are from Mindanao. Assistant Secretary Joey Villarama, spokesperson of Task Force El Niño said the local government units include Sultan Kudarat, Basilan, Maguindanao del Sur, Maguindanao Del Norte, and South Cotabato. Farmers … [Read more...] about Five Mindanao provinces are under a state of calamity due to El Niño
Lightning impacts 6 wedding attendees in Davao City
DAVAO CITY ---Six wedding attendees were affected when lightning struck a coconut tree in the interior part of Marilog District in this city on Saturday at around 2:00 in the afternoon. Marilog Police Chief Police Major Nelson Violan said the victims were attending a wedding in Sitio Macabol in Barangay Salaysay Marilog when the incident happened. Violan told Newsline … [Read more...] about Lightning impacts 6 wedding attendees in Davao City
DBM says gov’t can use P15-B disaster relief fund to combat El Niño
MANILA – The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Friday said the government could tap the remaining PHP15.507 billion under the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund (NDRRMF) for 2024 to mitigate the effects of the El Niño phenomenon. In a statement, DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said the PHP15.5-billion balance in the NDRRMF is part of the … [Read more...] about DBM says gov’t can use P15-B disaster relief fund to combat El Niño
2 dead sperm whales found in Siargao Island in ten days
DAVAO CITY --- Two dead sperm whales were found in two different areas in Siargao Island during the last ten days. The latest was on Thursday, April 25, in the waters of Paasaw, Purok 2, Barangay Sta. Fe, in the town of General Luna on Siargao Island. On April 16, the Coast Guard Sub-station General Luna also reported the retrieval operation of a dead sperm whale at … [Read more...] about 2 dead sperm whales found in Siargao Island in ten days
