DAVAO CITY --- Thirteen crew members of M/V Staf Sabang were rescued after their vessel experienced engine failure on Sunday which totally capsized yesterday January 15 in the waters off Zamboanga del Norte. Christian Marven Sabijon, operations and warning officer of MDRRMO Labason told Newsline that "Around 5:25 afternoon on January 14, 2024, the Philippine Coast … [Read more...] about 13 rescued from tilted vessel off Zamboanga del Norte shores
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Flooding prompts 295 families in Davao de Oro to evacuate
DAVAO CITY --- Some 295 families have evacuated in Davao de Oro early morning today due to flooding brought about by Shear Line in Davao region which also prompting local government units to declare suspension of classes in all levels while government employees were advised to work from home if neecssary. … [Read more...] about Flooding prompts 295 families in Davao de Oro to evacuate
Davao City suspends classes due to bad weather
DAVAO CITY--- the city government early today announced that all classes in all level in public and private schools in the city are suspended today Tuesday, January 16, due to bad weather. The city government in an advisory stated "Work-From-Home (WFH) arrangement shall be adopted in all national and local government offices, including government-owned and controlled … [Read more...] about Davao City suspends classes due to bad weather
Mandaya folks in Davao Oriental want to learn modern disaster mitigation methods
DAVAO CITY -- After tropical storm Kabayan ravaged their communties in December rendering over 1,400 families to starvation, Mandaya residents in the hinterlands of Barangay Pichon, Caraga Davao Oriental, want to learn more about modern disaster mitigation methods. Barangay Pichon is one of the 17 barangays in Caraga, Davao Oriental, it was the most devastated … [Read more...] about Mandaya folks in Davao Oriental want to learn modern disaster mitigation methods
Davao Coast guard cleanse oil spill off city waters
DAVAO CITY- Personnel from Coast Guard District Southeastern Mindanao quickly responded to an oil spill incident in one of the city's port on January 2. Personnel from said agency immediately contained the sludge, which was a mixture of oil wastage mostly from diesel and bunker oil, and started cleaning up around 8 p.m. which lasted past 11 p.m. of Tuesday. In a press … [Read more...] about Davao Coast guard cleanse oil spill off city waters
