Karapatan’s secretary general Hanimay Suazo said Pedro Tinga, a 57-year old tribal leader in Barangay Malamodao, was killed in an operation by the Philippine Army’s Alpha Company of the 71st Battalion last Friday.
Donna Demina of Gabriela USA expresses solidarity with Typhoon Pablo survivors in a rally at the DSWD regional office in Davao criticizing government's neglect in rehabilitating houses and farms. (davaotoday.com photo by Earl O. Condeza)
Local and international aid poured in for the victims, yet Panalipdan Southern Mindanao spokesperson Juland Suazo said 90% of survivors are still homeless despite aid from local and international donors. Government’s disaster agency reported that 161,000 families were affected in Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental.
The story of 2012 was the fury of Typhoon Pablo (International name Bopha), a category 5 storm that left 1,043 dead and 800 more missing, destroyed P26-billion worth of agricultural…
by DAVAO TODAY DAVAO CITY -- A magnitude 5.7 earthquake with an epicenter in Southeast of Davao Oriental jolted Mati and other areas in Davao Region, Agusan del Sur and…