Author: LUCELLE F. BONZO

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Read more about the article ‘We’d rather stay here’: Glan quake survivors in shelters amid safety fears 
LIFE GOES ON. Despite the destruction, a tent resident sells basic commodities such as coffee and milk to warm early mornings. Survivors of the magnitude 7.8 quake in Glan, Sarangani have been taking refuge in temporary shelters set up by the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Barangay Poblacion. (Photo by Lucelle Bonzo)davaotoday.com

‘We’d rather stay here’: Glan quake survivors in shelters amid safety fears 

GLAN, Sarangani — Twenty one days after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck this tourism town in southern Philippines, government-issued tents line the public square as affected families grapple with the…

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Read more about the article OCD verifies 19 deaths, 7 missing as destructive quake jolts Mindanao
Utility workers worked overtime to restore electricity in General Santos city which was knocked down after Monday's magnitude 7 earthquake. In the background is the Jollibee fast food center that collapsed during the quake. Photo by : Wilter Saldaña

OCD verifies 19 deaths, 7 missing as destructive quake jolts Mindanao

DAVAO CITY, Philippines - The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is verifying reports of 19 deaths and seven missing persons following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Southern Mindanao in…

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Read more about the article Forum Links Suffering of Displaced Families in Gaza, Iran and Marawi
Residents’ tricycles parked outside temporary shelters in Barangay Buganga, Marawi City, amid the enforcement of the Tricycle Coding Scheme./Fayzah Inshirah Cosna A. Ala(davaotoday.com)

Forum Links Suffering of Displaced Families in Gaza, Iran and Marawi

DAVAO CITY, Philippines --Nine years after the Marawi siege, many Maranao families continue to languish in rapidly deteriorating temporary shelters and evacuation sites — a displacement crisis that echoes the…

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Read more about the article Most Mindanao solons voted for Sara’s impeachment, including Davao
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte. (Photo from the House of Representatives' Facebook page)

Most Mindanao solons voted for Sara’s impeachment, including Davao

DAVAO CITY, Philippines - The impeachment vote against Vice President Sara Duterte revealed divisions in Mindanao and Davao Region, long touted as the Duterte dynasty's stronghold. Based on the final…

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