Your kids’ beach toys may be toxic, BAN Toxics warns
DAVAO CITY, Philippines - Summer may entice families to bring kids to beaches and pools, but a health watchdog warns parents about the beach toys and other plastic toys which…
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1 dead, 2 missing as New Carmen landfill collapses
DAVAO CITY, Philippines - One person died while two elderly residents remained missing after a portion of waste materials near the sanitary landfill in Barangay New Carmen, Tugbok District collapsed…
LOOK: Flooding submerges parts of R.Castillo and Jerome areas slowing traffic, and forcing residents to wade through floodwaters.(Wendyl Geronimo/davaotoday.com)
Davao floods left one dead, areas without electricity
DAVAO CITY, Philippines - Heavy rainfall brought by easterlies and the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) led to the overflow of Matina and Bunawan Rivers and flooding in several areas on…
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Davao seeks incentives for switch to electric vehicles
DAVAO CITY, Philippines - Davao City is seeking incentives for businesses and transport operators to invest in electric vehicles that will promote environmentally friendly and sustainable transportation in the city.…
MAINTENANCE. A unit of the circulating fluidized bed coal-fired plant of Aboitiz Power Corporation undergoes a 10-day maintenance shutdown. (Photo courtesy of Black & Veatch)
Catholic nuns raise three envi issues affecting Mindanao
DAVAO CITY, Philippines - A group of Catholic nuns in Mindanao marked Earth Day with a call to protect the environment and uphold the rights of communities affected by economic…