DAVAO CITY --- Five people died in the fire after the passenger van they were riding in collided with a truck at the boundary of Barangay Lohong and Barangay Greenhills in the town of Antipas, North Cotabato at around 12:25 in the afternoon on Monday. According to eyewitnesses, the van with passengers was speeding when it rammed with a truck in a curve along the provincial … [Read more...] about 5 van passengers perished in fire after their vehicle collide with a truck
Environment
Group exposes environmental destruction caused by Tampakan Mining
DAVAO CITY --- Food security network Philippine Network of Food Security Programmes, Inc. (PNFSP) together with SOCCSKSARGEN-based multi-sectoral alliance and other civil society organizations (CSOs) on Friday, March 22, launched "Giugkat (Ravaged)", a documentary exposing the potential destructions to be caused by the controversial Tampakan copper-gold open-pit mining project … [Read more...] about Group exposes environmental destruction caused by Tampakan Mining
DENR eyes demolition of illegal structures in Chocolate Hills
DAVAO CITY --- After the much-publicized bruhaha involving the illegal structures in Chocolate Hills, Environment Secretary ordered demolition of all illegal structures but sets no timeline. On Friday Secretary Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga said Chocolate Hills has been declared protected area and it means all illegal structures built must be removed. The Secretary issued the … [Read more...] about DENR eyes demolition of illegal structures in Chocolate Hills
World Water Day: Bringing safe drinking water closer to conflict-affected families in Misamis Oriental
For years, the people of Barangay Alagatan in Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental, have had a difficult time getting clean drinking water. Their situation worsened in 2022, when an armed conflict prevented them from going to the nearest spring, their only source of safe water. However, a newly completed water supply system, one that the residents have built themselves, is set to … [Read more...] about World Water Day: Bringing safe drinking water closer to conflict-affected families in Misamis Oriental
Mount Apo closed for 10 days due to El Niño-DENR
DAVAO CITY --- Starting on Wednesday, March 20, Mount Apo will be closed. This was the announcement of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)> In an advisory, the DENR stated that the ongoing El Niño prompted the agency to "Temporary suspension of all trekking activities" from March 20 to March 30, 2024, pursuant to MANP-Protected Area Management … [Read more...] about Mount Apo closed for 10 days due to El Niño-DENR
