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Read more about the article No respiratory cases linked to Davao haze, but surveillance intensifies 
Haze hovers over Davao Gulf area around 9 am this morning taken from a passenger plane leaving Davao International Airport. Photo by Leo XL Fuentes

No respiratory cases linked to Davao haze, but surveillance intensifies 

DAVAO CITY, Philippines—The Department of Health in Davao Region reported no respiratory cases or other untoward health events linked to the ongoing haze, even as "very unhealthy" levels of PM2.5…

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Read more about the article Davao air quality turns ‘very unhealthy’ amid Indonesia haze
Haze hovers over Davao Gulf area around 9 am this morning taken from a passenger plane leaving Davao International Airport. Photo by Leo XL Fuentes

Davao air quality turns ‘very unhealthy’ amid Indonesia haze

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Air quality in parts of Davao Region has deteriorated to “very unhealthy” levels for PM2.5, according to the latest monitoring data released by the Environmental Management…

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Read more about the article Flood devastates Davao homes despite billions in control projects
DRYING. Flood-damaged furniture and other items sit outside homes in NHA Bangkal, Davao City, Philippines, on July 24, after flooding submerged the area. Photo taken July 28, 2026. (DAVAO TODAY Photo/Marianne Guinoo, Contributor)

Flood devastates Davao homes despite billions in control projects

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — When floodwaters breached the doorways of Purok 4-B on July 24, Luzminda Labor watched her family's livelihood disappear into the surge.  Her appliances sank beneath murky water,…

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Read more about the article 12 dead as monsoon rains trigger landslides, flood across Mindanao
FLOOD RESPONSE. Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) personnel assist residents transporting belongings across floodwaters from southwest monsoon rains enhanced by Tropical Storm Inday. Response teams continue evacuation and rescue operations in affected areas. (PDRRMO Photo/Maguindanao del Norte)

12 dead as monsoon rains trigger landslides, flood across Mindanao

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Just barely recovering a month after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Sarangani province in Mindanao, the death toll from a landslide that hit Sitio Pandao, Barangay Poblacion,…

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Read more about the article Prayer, not drills: GenSan quake victims’ instinct 
MARKET. Kakanin vendor Nenita Coroña sits at her stall inside the General Santos City Public Market, where she remained during the June 8 magnitude 7.8 earthquake. Coroña said she stayed seated and prayed, believing the open market was safer than fleeing as the ground shook. Photo taken June 29, 2026. (DAVAO TODAY Photo/Shane Angela Banzon, UP Mindanao Intern

Prayer, not drills: GenSan quake victims’ instinct 

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines - General Santos residents still tremble from two consecutive quakes: a magnitude 7.8 on June 8 and a 6.5 on June 26.  Panic and trauma linger…

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