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Read more about the article Davao’s Diversion Road clearing operations pass 48-hour deadline

Davao’s Diversion Road clearing operations pass 48-hour deadline

Operations to clear the Diversion Road here from mud and debris flow due to a landslide that struck at dawn on Friday, October 6, have passed City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio's 48-hour deadline. The city government at 5pm Sunday released an advisory that the Diversion Road will remain closed on Monday, October 9, "because the portion of Shrine Hills where the landslide occured has not been declared safe for passage by the engineers due to the clearing operations."

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Read more about the article Clearing operations in Davao’s Diversion Road set for completion today
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Clearing operations in Davao’s Diversion Road set for completion today

City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio has set a 48-hour timeframe to clear the road after a landslide struck a portion of the Maa-Carlos P. Garcia highway on Friday dawn, October 6.

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Read more about the article Thousands in gridlock as landslide hits Davao
GRIDLOCK. A landslide causes a gridlock in Davao City on October 6. (Photo by Malaya Genotiva / davaotoday.com)

Thousands in gridlock as landslide hits Davao

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Commuters and motorists found themselves trapped in heavy traffic this weekend as a portion of the Diversion Road was closed due to landslide. Dioni?sio Abude, head…

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Read more about the article 40 families to be evacuated for fear of landslide
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40 families to be evacuated for fear of landslide

About 40 families here are ordered on Friday, October 6 by the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council to move out from their residences where the area has been ?considered “highly dangerous zones”.

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Read more about the article DENR’s Cimatu the right man ‘for polluters’, says group
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte administers the oath of office for the newly-apppointed Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu prior to the start of the 15th Cabinet Meeting at the State Dining Room of Malacañan Palace on May 7, 2017. Also in the photo is Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence Go. (Richard Madelo/Presidential Photo)

DENR’s Cimatu the right man ‘for polluters’, says group

The speedy confirmation of Roy Cimatu as the secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) only confirms that he is “the right man for big business plunderers and polluters,” an environmental group said.

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