BAGSAKAN PROJECT
Gloria Steele (in brown vest) of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) leads the ground breaking ceremony of the new trading center in Poblacion village, Compostela town, Compostela…
RECOVERY ASSISTANCE
The United States Agency for International Development turns over school furniture and education supplies worth PHP 1.2 Million to the Cabinuangan Central Elementary School in Cabinuangan village, New Bataan town,…
More irregularities in DSWD rehab for Pablo victims raised
By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA Davao Today Romulo Serot and his son Remly, volunteers of the DSWD’s cash-for-work program after they lost their house, were surprised to learn that they received an amount lower than what the department’s liquidation report posted. What appalled them more was someone else signed the job orders for them.
5,000 angry Pablo victims barricade ComVal-national highway
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today Sobbing while delivering his speech under the late morning sun, Datu Matunao of the Matigasalog tribe in Sitio Bermuda, Mangayon village in Compostela town said, “Mag-unsa na lang mi? Among mga kayutaaan na-bar down na. Ang kabukiran nanga-opaw na tungod sa pagpangawkaw sa mga dagkong kompanya sa logging (What will happen to us now? Our lands have been destroyed, our mountains denuded by these big logging companies).”
Donate to Pablo Victims
The victims of typhoon Pablo whose houses were partially, if not totally, damaged need materials for repairs and rebuilding such as nails and G.I. sheets, among others. They also need…