MANILA – There will be no regular in-person classes in the opening of the semester this coming August, Commission on Higher Education (CHED) chairperson Prospero de Vera III clarified on Saturday. “CHED wants to make it very clear that higher education institutions (HEIs) will open the semester in August using flexible learning mode. There are no […]
Environment
Davao City installs new alert and warning system
DAVAO CITY — The city government of Davao purchased seven (7) sirens to augment the city’s Public Alert and Warning System Project and installed the same to the densely populated and disaster-prone villages. In a press statement released by the city government of Davao, City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) chief Alfredo Baloran […]
Magnitude 4.7 quake hits Davao del Sur
DAVAO CITY — A magnitude 4.7 tectonic earthquake shook the town of Magsaysay in Davao del Sur at 2:51 Friday morning, no damage has been reported, so far. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported that the earthquake was detected southeast of Kibalawan town with a depth of 16 kilometer. 0 Jul 2020 […]
Trike driver rescues passengers of crashed trainer plane off Zamboanga shore
DAVAO CITY — A tricycle driver and his friend who was traveling to have his motorbike repaired rescued the four passengers of a trainer plane which crash-landed near the sea wall of Barangay Sinunuc Boulevard in Zamboanga City at around 9:45 am on Tuesday. Mufri Yusop, 24, a Tausug, in an interview with Newsline Tuesday […]
State of Kidapawan Water: Waiting and Wanting
DAVAO CITY — Water consumer of Metro Kidapawan Water District are up in arms against the water utility as it failed to provide a 24/7 potable water to its 36,500 clients. The quasi-judicial water firm which serves the municipalities of Makilala, Magpet, Matalam and Kidapawan City, in the various forum has admitted their failure to […]
NoCot town mayor orders intensified anti-dengue measures
DAVAO CITY – Mayor Armando Quibod of Makilala town in North Cotabato ordered Wednesday the municipal health office to “put a stop” on the rising number of dengue cases in one of the town’s evacuation centers. Quibod was alarmed after receiving reports that 33 patients, including minors and adults, have been infected by the mosquito-borne […]
Digos City residents affected by flashfloods return home
DAVAO CITY –— – The more than 400 families having 1,772 individuals from seven villages of Digos City, Davao del Sur, who fled their homes to a safer ground on Sunday night to due flashfloods have returned home safety on Monday. In a report published by Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Digos City Risk Reduction and […]
GNPower, LGU launch ‘Scubasurero’ underwater clean-up initiative
KAUSWAGAN, LANAO DEL NORTE — A collaboration between GNPower Kauswagan (GNPK) Ltd. Co. , the local government unit (LGU) and the Philippine Coast Guard here has resulted to the successful launch of “Scubasurero Underwater Clean-up” on Saturday highlighting the commitment to help ensure marine life in this northern Mindanao town is protected. GNPK is a […]
Flash floods hit 5 villages of Pigcawayan town in North Cotabato
DAVAO CITY — Five villages of Pigcawayan town in North Cotabato were hit by flash floods on Sunday at around 4 o’clock in the afternoon resulting in evacuation and damage in crops and some farm animals carried by the strong water current. The incident was posted in a Facebook Page Ang Pigcawayan Subong which revealed […]
Davao Oriental reopens door for tourism
MATI CITY, DAVAO ORIENTAL – The Province of Davao Oriental on Friday has reopened its doors for tourists, as the movement restriction loosens and the provincial borders now open in all days. The provincial government has allowed around 300 tourist establishments, most beach resorts, hotels and restaurants to reopen on Friday, June 12, said Provincial […]
City Vet alarmed over reported new ASF cases in Davao City amidst Covid-19 pandemic
DAVAO CITY — Backyard piggery owners from the purok 32 and 29 in the village of Inayangan are doubly hit while they are free from infection from coronavirus-19 pandemic, their hogs are dying due to suspected cases of African Swine Free (ASF). A backyard piggery owner informed Newsline that his two hogs died a week […]
Elderly Volunteers in Covid19-hit village adopting own lockdown scheme to protect residents
DAVAO CITY — A village in Catalunan Grande here identified by health authorities as among the Covid19-hit areas has adopted its own scheme to protect the residents from the spread of the dreaded virus — an improvised checkpoint installed with volunteers on-duty. The village is just at the back of the barangay hall and the […]
Death of a mendicant’s 2-year-old child due to Covid-19; Brgy 23-C epicenter of infection
DAVAO CITY — Barangay 23-C popularly known for its Isla Verde and Mini-Forest communities, is a village along the coastline of the city. It is near the business center, was once called Poblacion with Luz Kinilaw as its best landmark, a most frequented local restaurant in the city’s tourist destinations. Most of the village residents […]