Author: JIGGER J. JERUSALEM

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Read more about the article Last batch of Korean trash reshipped to country of origin
Environmental activists from the EcoWaste Coalition, Sustainable Davao Movement, and Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability hold a protest action during the reshipment of the 5,177 metric tons of waste to South Korea at the Mindanao Container Terminal in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental, Sunday (Jan. 19). The groups have also called on the government to ratify Basel Ban Amendment to prevent the entry of any imported trash into the country. (Photo by EcoWaste Coalition)

Last batch of Korean trash reshipped to country of origin

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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Read more about the article Amid legal controversy, Yanson sibling assures riding public
A fleet of luxury buses that ply the Cagayan de Oro-Davao City route, owned by the Rural Transit Mindanao Inc. (RTMI) The company’s sister firm, Mindanao Star Bus Transport Inc., reelected Leo Rey Yanson as president in the annual stockholders meeting held in Barangay Bulua on Saturday (Jan. 18). Yanson is also president of the Yanson Group of Companies, the umbrella corporation that owns RTMI, Mindanao Star, and other bus operators in the country. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Amid legal controversy, Yanson sibling assures riding public

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.

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Read more about the article Phivolcs-10 exec: Donate, don’t worry about Taal eruption
Photo taken by PHIVOLCS IP camera monitoring the activity of Taal Volcano

Phivolcs-10 exec: Donate, don’t worry about Taal eruption

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

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Read more about the article City councilor to probe report of N95 face mask shortage in Oro
Members of the sales staff of a pharmacy in downtown Cagayan de Oro show to reporters Tuesday a pack of disposable surgical mask, the only stock left in their inventory after a customer bought all their N95 face masks on Monday. City councilor George Goking said he will look into the reported shortage of N95 face masks in the city in light of the Taal Volcano explosion in Luzon. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

City councilor to probe report of N95 face mask shortage in Oro

N95 face masks have started to run out in the city as demand for this protective gear have spiked in Luzon.

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