Classes resume as Pagasa lifts Davao’s storm warning signal

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.

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CDRRMO: Water level in Davao’s major rivers not yet subsiding

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.

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Davao suspends pre-school classes as Pagasa raises Storm Signal 1 with “Crising”

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.”

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Pablo victims call for DSWD Sec. Soliman’s ouster

By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today Citing anomalies in the relief distribution and the DSWD using it as a venue for ‘communist witch hunting’ in connivance with the military, the organization of Pablo survivors under Barug Katawhan (People Rise Up), through its spokesperson, Karlos Trangia demanded Soliman’s ouster at a protest outside the DSWD regional office, Tuesday.

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Pablo victims warn of bigger, bolder protests against DSWD, Aquino gov’t

By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today This, after the Department of Social Welfare and Development-XI refused to release the 10,000 sacks of rice committed by Sec. Corazon ‘Dinky’ Soliman even after the leaders had presented and submitted their distribution plan on Thursday, February 7. 

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