With the reshipment of the remaining 5,177 metric tons of mostly plastic trash to South Korea on Sunday (Jan. 19), pro-environment groups have reiterated their call to foreign countries to recycle their own wastes and not dump these to the Philippines.
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The top official of Asia’s biggest bus company has on Saturday (Jan. 18) assured the riding public in Mindanao and the rest of the country that the service it provides is not affected by the infighting among members of the family that owns it and by the court battle that ensued.
A lawmaker has appealed to Solicitor General (SolGen) Jose Calida to reconsider his plan on filing a quo warranto case versus the franchise of ABS-CBN.
Instead of worrying about the possibility of the ash fall coming from the Taal Volcano eruption reaching Mindanao, the Phil. Institute of Volcanology and Seismology in the region (Phivolcs-10) has urged the public to help out those displaced by the volcanic activity in Batangas
N95 face masks have started to run out in the city as demand for this protective gear have spiked in Luzon.
Despite the repeated pronouncements of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte against the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN, one of his allies in Congress has expressed desire for the giant television network to continue its operations.
Residents off the coast of Barangay Lower Jasaan in Jasaan town, Misamis Oriental fear the white liquid substance recently discharged by a foreign vessel would affect the marine life and their livelihood.
Environment watchdogs welcomed the announcement made by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) that the remaining volumes of trash from South Korea, currently stored in a facility in Misamis Oriental, will be shipped back to its origin on Jan. 19 and Feb. 9.
Top officers of an organization alleged to be operating a financial scam in some parts of Mindanao are facing possible arrests after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that appropriate cases have been filed against them.
Top officers of an organization alleged to be operating a financial scam in some parts of Mindanao are facing possible arrests after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that appropriate cases have been filed against them.
Thousands of people join the traslacion of the statue of the Black Nazarene during the religious figure’s feast day in Cagayan de Oro on Thursday (Jan. 9). (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)