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FLOODING. A man wades through the floodwater in Tunggol, Datu Montawal, Maguindanao province. Heavy rains from the last few days caused the flooding in this part of the province. (davaotoday.com photo by Alex D. Lopez)

Davao City urged to find safer grounds for residents in disaster-prone areas

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — A local environmental group here urged barangay officials to develop medium and long-term solutions in providing safer grounds for residents living in disaster-prone areas in Davao…

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Read more about the article Woman who helped workers escape NCCC fire still missing as probe begins
MALL FIRE. Fire guts down NCCC Mall in Davao City on December 23, 2017. The fire broke out past 9 am, just an hour before the mall opens to shoppers. (Mick Basa / davaotoday.com)

Woman who helped workers escape NCCC fire still missing as probe begins

Fire Supt. Jerry Candido, spokesperson of the Inter-Agency Anti-Arson Task Force, told reporters Tuesday, January 2, that authorities have searched the third and fourth floors of the mall and found no body of Alexandra Moreno-Castillo.

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Read more about the article Probe into NCCC mall fire tragedy sought
MALL FIRE. Fire guts down NCCC Mall in Davao City on December 23, 2017. The fire broke out past 9 am, just an hour before the mall opens to shoppers. (Mick Basa / davaotoday.com)

Probe into NCCC mall fire tragedy sought

“While we share this moment of grief, we have to raise accountability on why this incident happened,” says Carlo Olalo, spokesperson of KMU Southern Mindanao

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Read more about the article Body found as Davao City mall fire put off on Christmas Eve
FIRE OUT. A firefighter sprays pressurized water onto a burning portion of NCCC Mall Davao. Authorities declared on December 24, 2017, that the fire in the mall has been put off. (Photo courtesy of the Breakaway Media)

Body found as Davao City mall fire put off on Christmas Eve

The fire that tore down a local shopping mall here is put off after nearly 32 hours of firefighting

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