ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/21 December) – The first truck carrying relief goods for the victims of Typhoon Sendong had left Wednesday for Cagayan de Oro City, Pedro Rufo Soliven, Zamboanga City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation Inc. (ZCCCIFI) president said.
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/21 December) — When she saw reporters coming to her house in Sitio Cala-cala, 57-year-old Corazon Daulong immediately flashed two coupon bond-sizes pictures of her six-year-old granddaughter, Michaella. “Can you show this on TV because somebody
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/21 December) – Power distribution utility South Cotabato I Electric Cooperative (Socoteco I) is set to sign an agreement with the provincial government of South Cotabato to facilitate the settlement of its unpaid real property taxes that
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/21 December) – Employees of the provincial government of South Cotabato are set to receive an additional bonus of P20,000 this month as productivity enhancement incentive. South Cotabato Gov. Arthur Pingoy Jr. said the incentive, which is
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/December 21, 2011)—The dumping of the bodies of those who drowned in the Cagayan de Oro City flash floods – 79 at the latest count of MindaNews as of 11:30 p.m. Monday and could have risen to
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/21 December) – Reporters, editors and photojournalists who cover tragic events – murders, wars, plane crashes or disasters – may not realize it, but in many instances they happen to be the first responders to such events. From
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/20 Dec) – The provincial government of Bukidnon today declared a state of calamity in the towns of Baungon, Libona, Manolo Fortich and Impasug-ong upon the recommendation of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC). The
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/20 Dec) – Responding to pleas for help, the provincial government of South Cotabato is sending P1.5 million worth of relief goods, mostly rice, and coffins to victims of tropical storm “Sendong.” South Cotabato Gov. Arthur Pingoy Jr.
BEIJING (MindaNews/20 Dec) – Beijing said they are willing to provide humanitarian aid assistance to the disaster-hit areas in Northern Mindanao and parts of the Western Visayas, who are reeling from the devastation brought by tropical storm Washi (Sendong) over
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/20 Dec) – Bukidnon State University president Victor M. Barroso and equipment owner Johnny “Ding” Cabreira led launching rites Monday of a university-based community recording studio, the first of its kind intended to prioritize music of indigenous peoples
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/20 Dec) – More than a thousand Surigaonons stormed the opening of the Gaisano Mall despite the heavy rains and winds brought by typhoon Sendong Friday last week. Elsewhere in the region, strong winds battered Hinatuan in Surigao
BEIJING (MindaNews/20 Dec) – Bilateral trade between China and the Philippines grew by 32 percent or billion in the past 10 months of this year, the Philippine embassy here said, citing figures from China’s General Administration of Custom. Embassy Charge
I woke up with a sense of panic when I heard the sudden impact of rampaging flood waters entering our room. I was even more shocked when I saw that it was coming from the airconditioner which was one foot feet from the floor. It was about 12:30 a.m. Immediately I woke up my wife Belle and grabbed my son, Kuya Danni, from his bed. I then ran to the room of my daughters, Ate Gabbi and Sammi, who were still asleep. The water inside the house was already knee-deep but it was rising so fast that all the things on the floor started floating and falling. The kids were shouting and I told them to keep silent.
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/20 December) – When floods hit many parts of Cagayan de Oro City early in 2009, local officials should have taken it as a wakeup call to address the presence of communities along riverbanks and other critical areas.
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews/20 December) – We doctors have a knee jerk reaction to disasters: medical mission. So, I joined the Iligan Medical Society and the Iligan Society of Internists as we set up makeshift clinics in the different evacuation centers.
