Thousands flee as Davao del Norte rivers swell from rains
by MART D. SAMBALUD Davao Today TAGUM CITY – Heavy rains brought by the low pressure area affecting Mindanao has caused rivers to swell in Davao del Norte and Compostela…
by MART D. SAMBALUD Davao Today TAGUM CITY – Heavy rains brought by the low pressure area affecting Mindanao has caused rivers to swell in Davao del Norte and Compostela…
So when foreign aid now pours into our country, we are effusively thankful for their help was badly needed. But while others fear of ulterior motive, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alfredo del Rosario seemed to validate the doubt when he called for an increased US military presence in the country.
By TYRONE A. VELEZ Davao Today DAVA0 CITY -- Fire from an office building along a commercial block in Bolton Street here Thursday night caused panic among workers and passersby. No casualties…
Farmers and activists from Socsksargen areas held a ‘Lakbayan’ or ‘People’s March’ in Digos City Sunday in commemoration of the 65th Human Rights Day as they slam a mining company for encroaching on tribal ancestral lands and indigenous peoples’ rights. (davaotoday.com photo by Earl O. Condeza)
Like Normelinda, thousands of other families in Cateel, Boston and Baganga towns have been living in temporary shelters such as ‘bunkhouses’ built by the government or in ‘shelter tents’ donated by aid groups.