Another broadcaster shot dead in Tagum City
Butalid is the third journalist killed in the country in the past three weeks, all in Mindanao, following Joas Dignos in Valencia, Bukidnon on November 29 and Michael Milo in Surigao City on December 9.
Butalid is the third journalist killed in the country in the past three weeks, all in Mindanao, following Joas Dignos in Valencia, Bukidnon on November 29 and Michael Milo in Surigao City on December 9.
Students of Maryknoll High School Santo Tomas in Davao del Norte went out to the campus ground and stayed clear of buildings when a 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck Davao region early Wednesday morning. Phivolcs reported the epicenter near Mati, Davao Oriental. (davaotoday.com photo by Mart D. Sambalud)
“It was awkward to celebrate the fiesta because of ‘bountiful and abundant blessings’ while other poor vendors have none unless God will rain down manna from heaven,” Bagnio added.
Agitated after learning that drilling explorations have resumed last week, some 1,000 small-scale miners and farmers staged a protest rally Monday morning to reiterate their position against the joint mining operations of US-based St. Augustine Gold and Copper Limited (SAGCL), formerly Russell Mining and Minerals Inc., and its local partner, the Nationwide Development Corp. (Nadecor).
“Our province is only focused on disaster reduction but we are clueless of what is causing climate change,” he said.