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Read more about the article Jasaan folks alarmed at substance spill off the village coast
The base of mangrove trees in Barangan Lower Jasaan, Jasaan town, Misamis Oriental, have whitened due to the spill of white substance from a sea vessel. Local officials have expressed fear the area’s milkfish farm and other marine resources will be affected by the spill of white substance that was discharged by a foreign vessel docked nearby on Friday (Jan. 10). (Photo credit: Kreig Macasero, SK chairman of Barangay Lower Jasaan, Jasaan, Misamis Oriental)

Jasaan folks alarmed at substance spill off the village coast

Residents off the coast of Barangay Lower Jasaan in Jasaan town, Misamis Oriental fear the white liquid substance recently discharged by a foreign vessel would affect the marine life and their livelihood.

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Read more about the article Environment watchdogs hail the return of large volume of trash to South Korea
An engineer points at the pile of plastic wastes that are stored at the facility of Verde Soko Philippines Industrial Corp. inside the Phividec Industrial Estate in Barangay Santa Cruz, Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental. The 6,500 tons of plastic trash will be shipped back to South Korea after Verde Soko allegedly failed to secure an import permit and has wrongfully declared the discarded materials. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Environment watchdogs hail the return of large volume of trash to South Korea

Environment watchdogs welcomed the announcement made by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) that the remaining volumes of trash from South Korea, currently stored in a facility in Misamis Oriental, will be shipped back to its origin on Jan. 19 and Feb. 9.

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Read more about the article Arrest of KAPA officials looming
Photo Courtesy of KAPA Community Ministry International Inc. FB page

Arrest of KAPA officials looming

Top officers of an organization alleged to be operating a financial scam in some parts of Mindanao are facing possible arrests after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that appropriate cases have been filed against them. Top officers of an organization alleged to be operating a financial scam in some parts of Mindanao are facing possible arrests after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that appropriate cases have been filed against them.

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Read more about the article Government keeps repatriation for OFWs open despite de-escalation of tension in Middle East

Government keeps repatriation for OFWs open despite de-escalation of tension in Middle East

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the government is still keeping its option open to repatriate Filipino workers in Iran and Lebanon even as tensions in the Middle East has calmed down between the United States and Iran.

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Read more about the article Black Nazarene devotee: Faith, prayer more important than religious objects
Carrying their own statues of the Black Nazarene, devotees join the traslacion or procession of the statue of the Black Nazarene during the religious figure’s feast day in Cagayan de Oro on Thursday (Jan. 9). (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Black Nazarene devotee: Faith, prayer more important than religious objects

A strong spiritual belief is better than relying on the physical representations of one’s faith, a devotee who credits his health recovery to the Black Nazarene reminded his fellow faithful as they celebrate the religious figure’s feast day Thursday (Jan. 9).

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