Ateneo de Davao University is launching a campaign to re-introduce the 'bayong' in the city's largest public market Bankerohan to help reduce the use of plastic bags in the city.
A non-governmental group will conduct a survey to gauge the level of public awareness on environment-related local policies and programs.
A Facebook user has claimed that Mt. Leonard Kniaseff in Maco town, Davao de Oro province is the possible cause of the series of earthquakes since February 2, noting that it is the most active stratovolcano between Maco and Mabini towns.
The Davao de Oro provincial government has placed the province under a state of calamity due to the impact of a series of earthquakes since March 6, which local officials said affected more than 200,000 families.
Five earthquakes with epicenter in New Bataan were recorded by the Philippine Volcanology Institute of Volcanology (Phivolcs).