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Motorists negotiate the flooded portion of the national highway in Barangay Gamot, Tago, Surigao del Sur on Tuesday. MindaNews photo courtesy of Alex Aponesto /GASA
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/04 January) – Aside from causing floods, moderate to heavy rains in Northeastern Mindanao since last week due to the tail-end of a cold front have also affected the flow of potable water to 16,000 households in this city. Benjamin Ensomo Jr., Surigao Metropolitan Water District (SMWD) general manager, said water supply had been cut off as of 10 a.m. Sunday and remained irregular until Monday especially in elevated areas, although it began resuming in small quantities today.
Ensomo explained that SMWD lacked water treatment facilities making it easy for floodwaters to seep into the source, and continuing the supply would endanger public health.
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/04 January) – Sixty-six or 85 percent of the 77 children in need of special protection were children in conflict with the law, one of them a nine-year-old who was involved in theft, according to a 2010 list
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/04 January) — Verbal fireworks which nearly turned into a fistfight at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) session last Monday may turn into a legal battle as Vice Governor Norris Barriera said he would file criminal and
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/04 January) — The New People’s Army member who was arrested on New Year’s Day in Toril District here expressed regrets he trusted the mutual ceasefire between the National Democratic Front and government as a protection for his
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/04 January) – A posh condominium project which will be partly powered by solar energy and “green architecture” in uptown Cagayan de Oro City has attracted Italian investors. Designed by Italian architect Romolo Nati, the 10-storey
