By CHARISSE LISONDRA & MARIETA BASTE-HERNANI/Correspondents Davao Today Bernadita Guay said her husband now has almost lost the will to start back to square one. "Nadiscourage na gyud akong bana kung mag-uma pa ba kuno siya o dili na (My husband is at a loss whether he would go back to farming or not)," Guay said. Right now, she said, they are thinking of scraping gold dust from the riverside just to find money.
By AIDA TIZON/Correspondent Davao Today Julieta Nalam, a resident of sitio Haylo Highlander, said “Wala gyud mi naabtan og hinabang. Nag-linya mi dinhi sukad pa gahapon pero wala mi kadawat (No help has come our way. We’ve been waiting here since yesterday but we received nothing).”
By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA Davao Today "It cannot be avoided. When the wind was blowing hard, we have to vacate and secure ourselves several times, running over the slabs and felled structures," said Inday Ledesma, a resident of Purok Maglupay, Poblacion village.
By DANILDA L. FUSILERO Davao Today “When flashfloods hit Cagayan de Oro and Bukidnon, it usually overflows Pulangi River,” Gov. Taliño-Mendoza said, adding that the towns are amongst the low-lying areas of the province.
By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today The delegates also displayed at the front gate of the DENR effigies representing the dead bodies of the victims of Tampakan massacre and black crosses bearing the names of leaders and environment defenders who were killed since the former Arroyo administration to present.