State of calamity in Bohol, Cebu after 7.2 quake
by DAVAO TODAY DAVAO CITY-- The government has placed Bohol and Cebu under a "state of calamity" after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake damaged infrastructure and caused a reported 99 deaths. This,…
Department of Agriculture XI Regional Director Remelyn Recoter.
DA-XI seeks Php 1-B for rehab of Pablo-hit farms
By TYRONE A. VELEZ Davao Today Davao City-- The Department of Agriculture (DA) Region XI is seeking Php 1 billion to rehabilitate damaged farms and plant various crops in an…
Compostela farmer shouts her opposition to San Miguel mining her town. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)
Typhoon Pablo survivors forge pact vs. SMC mining
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).”
Image lifted from the PAGASA website (http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/)
Flooded streets due to Typhoon Labuyo leave hundreds stranded in Davao
The rains came as Typhoon Labuyo (International name Utor) hit the northern part of Luzon and caused thunderstorms including Visayas and Mindanao.
Rainforestation brings hope to Pablo-stricken community
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.