The Department of Agriculture (DA) through the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (Philmech) has turne4d over a grant of P24.18 million agricultural machinery to 26 farmers’ cooperatives in the in province of Davao de Oro. The 45 farm machinery were turned over to cooperatives and farmers' associations in 8 rice-producing municipalities in the … [Read more...] about 26 Davao de Oro farmers’ groups get P24-M agri machinery
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Lightning kills five of six Easter wanderers
DAVAO CITY --- FIve in a group of six were kileld when a lightning hit their tent while on vacation at Camp Madeg’ger, Barangay Binaton, Digos City, Davao del Sur at 6:30 last night April 9, Easter Sunday. The five victims were decalred dead upon arrival at a local hospital in Digos City, some 62 kilometers away from this city. The lone survivor is still confined at … [Read more...] about Lightning kills five of six Easter wanderers
White sand in Sarangani town illegally hauled
GLAN, Sarangani Province--- Local authorities here impounded an elf truck fully loaded with smuggled white sand from the bays of Glan town in Sarangani province. On Tuesday night, April 4, Jury Basalo, village chief of barangay Taluya, together with barangay auxillaries locked an elf truck loaded with white sand and a pick-up truck carrying empty sacks at the compound … [Read more...] about White sand in Sarangani town illegally hauled
DAR-XI distributes 1,900 hectares of land in Davao region
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is set to distribute the Certificate of Land Ownership Award (CLOA) for close to two thousand hectares of land to farmers in the Davao Region. Hundreds of farmer-beneficiaries are expected to get their CLOA after years of waiting for their proof of land ownership. DAR Region XI Director Joseph Orilla said that they are now on the … [Read more...] about DAR-XI distributes 1,900 hectares of land in Davao region
Pujada Bay’s clear water amazes Aussie freediver
MATI CITY, Davao Oriental -- The clear water of Pujada Bay here amazed Adam Stern, an 8-time Australian free dive record holder who visited visited the bay for a freediving session on Monday, March 27. Department of Tourism-XI Regional Director Tanya Rabat Tan invited Stern to dive at the Pujada Bay to promote freediving activities after the successful first-ever Bay Deep … [Read more...] about Pujada Bay’s clear water amazes Aussie freediver
