Governors Rodolfo del Rosario of Davao del Norte and Arturo ‘Chongkee’ Uy of Compostela Valley told Davao Today they had convened their respective Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction And Management Councils (PDRRMC) to discuss preparations for the storm.
Mayor Rodrigo Duterte visits survivors of the Barangay 12-B fire near V. Mapa Street to deliver 10,000 pesos in cash and relief packs to the survivors. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandate)
Phivolcs said officials should be prepared for such disasters as the country lies in “an active earthquake generation area known as the Pacific Ring of Fire” with one Philippine Fault Zone running from Manila to Mati, Davao Oriental.
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Datu Serrano Mambay-an, a Matigsalug leader of purok 4b, Barangay Mangayon said military presence has something to do with the mining operation in the area saying “gigamit jud na nga kompanyaha ang mga military, gibayaran gyud na karon nga panahon sa pag operasyon sa among bukid (the firm uses the military and pays them to operate in our villages).”
The rains came as Typhoon Labuyo (International name Utor) hit the northern part of Luzon and caused thunderstorms including Visayas and Mindanao.
By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Davao Today
“Maayo pa ang mga batan-on nakahuna-huna og repares aning bukid. Naghinaut ko nga daghan pang sama nila ang mohimo ani (I thank the youth for taking action to reforest our mountains. I hope more will do the same thing),” said Alice Lindasan, one of the residents, noting that nothing of this sort of help had been done to their community before.
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today
“The results of the study will serve as basis in crafting the management plan for the tarsier in the region,” said DENR- 11 Executive Director Joselin Marcus Fragada.
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
Davao Today
“Nagmalampuson kay ilang gihatag ang ayuda sa katawhan.” — Allan Montecalvo, spokesperson of Indug Kautawan
