Survivors of different disasters will hold a national conference on the commemoration of the first year anniversary of typhoon Yolanda (international name Haiyan) in Tacloban city this coming November 8.
A climate change official warned that authorities here should prepare for a scenario of prolonged drought in the region up to the first quarter of 2015.
“In Davao, trees are not enough to absorb the carbon emissions if the coal power plant in Davao will operate considering that 40 percent of carbon emissions are contributed by coal power plants.”
The Panalipdan (Defend) Southern Mindanao issued a statement urging the local officials especially Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to look “at the perils” of oil palm plantations being eyed by Malaysian and Thailand companies in Paquibato District.
The New People’s Army claimed they captured last week an army corporal involved in protecting a logging syndicate headed by local and police officials in Southern Mindanao and Caraga Regions.
The Environmental department has declared a sharp drop in lumber yards, or wood-processing plants, operating in the Davao Region, as it also announced it has planted 16.5 million seedlings in denuded areas.
The state weather bureau PAG-ASA warned that the dry spell episode will likely to be felt in June, bringing drier conditions and decreased rainfall in the country.
A so-called sheet flooding Wednesday morning surprised commuters and residents here after an inland waterway of a banana plantation overflowed due to heavy downpour this week.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said that at 4:00 AM today, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) spotted off 1,010 km East of Guiuan, Eastern Samar (10.5ºN, 136.0ºE) may develop into a tropical cyclone.
A total of 1, 302 individuals or 72 families displaced and later rescued by disaster unit teams after intense torrential rains in upland Sto. Tomas caused an unexpected deluged last April 20 as the whole nation celebrated the last day of Paschal triduum— Easter Sunday.
