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Read more about the article Group hits PMDC for selling Mt. Diwalwal to Australian mining firm
PROTESTING MINERS. Several small scale miners from Mt. Diwata in Compostela Valley Province protest in front of the Philippine Mining Development Corporation in Lanang, Davao City on Monday, October 23. They are opposing the plan of relocating ball mill operators outside Mt. Diwata. The small scale miners say the relocation would burden them with costlier operations as they will have to transport the rocks going to the relocation site. (Medel V. Hernani / davaotoday.com)

Group hits PMDC for selling Mt. Diwalwal to Australian mining firm

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — An environmental group here on Thursday criticized the Philippine Mining Development Corporation for its supposed plan of selling the gold and minerals of Mt. Diwalwal to…

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Read more about the article Davao City urged to find safer grounds for residents in disaster-prone areas
FLOODING. A man wades through the floodwater in Tunggol, Datu Montawal, Maguindanao province. Heavy rains from the last few days caused the flooding in this part of the province. (davaotoday.com photo by Alex D. Lopez)

Davao City urged to find safer grounds for residents in disaster-prone areas

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — A local environmental group here urged barangay officials to develop medium and long-term solutions in providing safer grounds for residents living in disaster-prone areas in Davao…

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Read more about the article Woman who helped workers escape NCCC fire still missing as probe begins
MALL FIRE. Fire guts down NCCC Mall in Davao City on December 23, 2017. The fire broke out past 9 am, just an hour before the mall opens to shoppers. (Mick Basa / davaotoday.com)

Woman who helped workers escape NCCC fire still missing as probe begins

Fire Supt. Jerry Candido, spokesperson of the Inter-Agency Anti-Arson Task Force, told reporters Tuesday, January 2, that authorities have searched the third and fourth floors of the mall and found no body of Alexandra Moreno-Castillo.

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Read more about the article Probe into NCCC mall fire tragedy sought
MALL FIRE. Fire guts down NCCC Mall in Davao City on December 23, 2017. The fire broke out past 9 am, just an hour before the mall opens to shoppers. (Mick Basa / davaotoday.com)

Probe into NCCC mall fire tragedy sought

“While we share this moment of grief, we have to raise accountability on why this incident happened,” says Carlo Olalo, spokesperson of KMU Southern Mindanao

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