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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Read more about the article Progressive lawmakers ask SC for TRO on martial law extension
PETITIONERS. Mindanao activists, human rights defenders, and Makabayan lawmakers ask the Supreme Court for an urgent temporary restraining order on the extended martial law in Mindanao. (Photo courtesy of Anakpawis Party-list Rep. Ariel Casilao)

Progressive lawmakers ask SC for TRO on martial law extension

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Leaders of the Makabayan bloc on Monday, January 8, petitioned the Supreme Court (SC) to issue an "urgent" temporary restraining order (TRO) against the extended martial…

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