By CHERYLL D. FIEL Davao Today Recognizing fire hazard could save people a lot of trouble. “Heat, fuel and oxygen are the three elements that give life to fire. So putting things that could fuel fire next to heat could be dangerous,” Capesos said, adding that avoiding putting a lamp, for instance, next to curtains, is one.
By ACE R. MORANDANTE Davao Today Alan Montecalvo, Indug’s spokesperson said Apex’s dumping of soil into the river has aggravated flooding when typhoon Pablo brought rains last December. The floods totally damaged 54 houses, partially damaged 30 houses and also damaged their livelihood including crops and farm animals. It also destroyed the bridge and riverways and killed two residents.
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today The City Information Office, in a text advisory Wednesday morning, said “classes from preschool to highschool levels will resume today, February 20” based on the Pagasa weather bulletin issued at 11 PM Tuesday.
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today The CDRRMO and Central 911 are continuing their monitoring and have advised preemptive evacuation in some areas. Earlier, the Lasang River was put on warning level while the Suawan River was noted with heavy water buildup. The Upper and Lower Sangilangan and Waan rivers were reported to have overflowed causing residents to evacuate.
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today Pagasa has put the provinces of Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley under Public Storm Warning Signal No. 1 after the Low Pressure Area east of Mindanao developed into a Tropical Depression named “Crising.”