Mayor mulls earthquake resistance requirement in future building proposals
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio is mulling requiring building proposals to have earthquake resistance mechanisms.
Bureau of Customs-10 and Misamis Oriental provincial government officials pose during the ceremonial turn-over of the tonner bags and heavy equipment that will be used in the repacking of the garbage from South Korea, on Tuesday (Oct. 29). The imported trash is expected to be shipped back to its country of origin before the year ends. From left: BOC-10 deputy collector Marvin Mison, Provincial Board Members Erik Khu and Gerardo Sabal III, BOC-10 district collector John Simon, and BOC-10 deputy collector Roswald Joseph Pague. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)
‘Green’ group lauds Customs, Misor LGU effort to reship Korean trash
Environmental watchdog EcoWaste Coalition on Thursday lauded the efforts of the Bureau of Customs-10 (BOC-10) and the provincial government of Misamis Oriental to ship back the remaining 5,177 metric tons of mostly plastic trash to South Korea before the year ends.
Photo by Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com
At least four dead in aftermath of 3rd Minda quake
Authorities have reported at least four dead, while many buildings were seriously damaged because of the Magnitude 6.5 earthquake that hit parts of Mindanao in the morning of October 31, 2019.
Photo courtesy of Rod Villadores
One killed, several injured in Mindanao after 3rd quake
At least one person was killed, while several others injured and buildings were heavily damaged following the third strong quake that jolted Mindanao this month.
Quake again rocks Mindanao
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake again rocked parts of Mindanao at around 9:11 AM, Thursday (Oct. 31), according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).
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