DAVAO CITY-- The death toll of the February 6 Masara landslide in Davao de Oro has risen to 98 with 9 persons remain missing as of Saturday. This as the retrieval operation continues in Barangay Masara, Maco town in Davao de Oro. Mayor Voltaire Rimando has earlier claimed village chief Douglas Dumalagan Jr. did not report the incident to him or to the Municipal … [Read more...] about Masara landslide death toll rises to 98
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Masara death toll rises to 92
MACO, Davao de Oro--- The number of fatalities in Masara, Davao de Oro landslide has risen to 92, as of 7:00 in the evening Thursday. The Maco Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office reported The retrieval operation continues as 32 bodies remain missing. The incident happened at the community center where 140 houses were built. Many of the victims were workers … [Read more...] about Masara death toll rises to 92
Masara landslide victims tried to climb for survival -NBI
MACO, Davao de Oro --- The fatalities of the February 6, Masara landslide in Maco, Davao de Oro tried to survive by climbing the steep soil but died of suffocation, said National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) medico-legal officer Dr. Charina Carmelita Labrador Wednesday night. Most of those retrieved at the ground zero in Zone 1, Barangay Masara, Maco, Davao de Oro on … [Read more...] about Masara landslide victims tried to climb for survival -NBI
Congressional inquiry set to determine accountability for violating Masara’s no-build zone
DAVAO CITY --- Davao de Oro Representative Ruwel Peter Gonzaga and Party-list Representative Raffy Tulfo want a Congressional inquiry to determine the accountable officials behind the proliferation of structures in Barangay Masara, Maco, Davao de Oro, despite the imposed no-build zone policy in 2009. The Congressmen passed a joint resolution in the House of Representatives … [Read more...] about Congressional inquiry set to determine accountability for violating Masara’s no-build zone
Soil movement halts retrieval operation at Masara’s ground zero
DAVAO CITY--- The retrieval operation for the victims of the February 6 landslide at the ground zero in Masara, Maco Davao de Oro was suspended Tuesday afternoon after the geologist monitoring the retrieval operation noticed soil erosion along the stretch of the landslide area at around 3:00 in the afternoon. At around 1:12 in the afternoon, the siren alarmed at ground zero … [Read more...] about Soil movement halts retrieval operation at Masara’s ground zero
