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Read more about the article Students of flood-prone school in Oro trained in disaster preparedness
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Students of flood-prone school in Oro trained in disaster preparedness

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines – In response to the flooding that had inundated the entire campus of a state-run university based here in the past, a telecommunications firm has…

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Read more about the article Ms. Earth queens express support for Duterte’s move to close Boracay
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Ms. Earth queens express support for Duterte’s move to close Boracay

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines – Miss Earth reigning queens were one in saying they supported Pres. Rodrigo Duterte’s plan to close Boracay’s beach resorts to visitors following the proliferation…

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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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