DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 13 February)—An indigenous group has condemned Apex Mining Company for their apparent neglect of their workers and demanded that the firm be held accountable for the casualties during the February 6 landslide in Masara. “Why did
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 13 February)—The search, rescue and retrieval (SRR) operations at the Masara landslide site were halted today due to ground movement. Ferdinand Dobli, Apex Mining community relations manager and incident commander, said in a press conference streamed
MACO, Davao de Oro (MindaNews / 13 February)—With tons of mud and debris rendering Barangay Masara of this municipality uninhabitable, the burden weighs heavier on homemaker Nenita Raganet, 54. The landslide has taken away 13 of her family members: 3
Six days after the landslide that buried 50 houses and killed 68 people (confirmed as of noon of Monday), Zone 1 of Barangay Masara in Maco, Davao de Oro is now desolate. Its residents have been made to evacuate to
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 12 February)—Rescuers are transitioning their operations to search and retrieval a week after the landslide incident in Barangay Masara, Maco, Davao de Oro as authorities reported that the death toll is now at 68. Based on
MACO, Davao de Oro (MindaNews / 12 February)—At least 35 families occupying a still unfinished evacuation center in Patagan, Barangay Elizalde are hoping relief agencies will come as their ration of half a kilo of rice each is fast running
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 12 February)—The Davao City Water District (DCWD) has implemented a 20-percent increase in its rates effective this month, an official announced on Monday. Speaking during Kapehan sa Dabaw, DCWD spokesperson JC Duhaylungsod said that the water
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 12 February)—The Public Safety and Security Office (PSSO) assures spectators, especially the members of the media, to have an amiable and good space to cover the Araw ng Dabaw activities. Davao City will celebrate its 87th
MACO, Davao de Oro (MindaNews. 11 February) — Ten minutes before 10 a.m. on Sunday, Julius Sandolan, 36, mustered what’s left of his strength to go to the reception area of the Incident Command Post and ask in Cebuano: “Asa
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 February) – Three Chinese nationals who used pyrotechnics to welcome the Chinese New Year here are facing charges for violating City Ordinance 060-02 or the firecracker ban. Arrested by operatives of the Davao City Police
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 10 February) – The death toll in the landslide that hit the mining village of Masara in Maco, Davao de Oro Tuesday night has risen to 28, an official said Saturday. Lea Añora, head of the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 10 February) – The three buses and a jeepney waiting for workers of Apex Mining Corp. were found buried in the landslide that hit Barangay Masara in Maco, Davao de Oro, the company said. In a
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 10 February) – Preparations are now in full swing for the transfer of the first eight Philippine eagles to the isolated National Bird Breeding Sanctuary (NBBS) in Barangay Eden, Toril District on Tuesday, February 13, a Philippine Eagle
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 09 February) – “Giving the vote to the people to choose their leaders is the logical succession, evolution, to the grant of self-rule to your land,” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said as he urged Bangsamoro leaders
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 09 February) – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday night said the call of former President Rodrigo Duterte for a separate Mindanao is “doomed to fail” because it is “anchored on a false premise, not to
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 9 February) — A three-year-old girl miraculously survived Tuesday night’s tragic landslide in the mining village of Masara in Maco, Davao de Oro. She was recovered by rescuers Friday morning. A viral video posted Friday morning
BONGAO, Tawi-Tawi (MindaNews / 8 February)—For the month of January, raindrops in the village of Lumbus in Barangay Mandulan in this town have been scarce and the wells have started to dry up. Young boys usually fetching water had to
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 8 February)—President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led on Wednesday the turnover of P265 million in cash assistance to 12 local government units (LGUs) to aid them in recovering from the effects of the heavy rains and landslides
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 7 February)—Rescuers in Masara in the municipality of Maco, Davao de Oro have yet to find 48 missing individuals during the landslide there Tuesday night even as local authorities confirmed that seven people have died. As
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews / 7 February)—Although the weather is fair here, flood waters from other areas battered by heavy rains since last week—like Agusan del Sur and parts of the Davao Region—converged at the Agusan River and flooded many parts
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 7 February)—President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. urged government agencies to fast-track the completion of water projects and encouraged to tap more surface water to address the supply problem in the country. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 7 February)—The site of Tuesday night’s landslide in Barangay Masara in Maco, Davao de Oro that left at least 44 residents missing and a still undetermined number of mine workers unaccounted for, is the same site
PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 7 February)—The provincial prosecutor of Agusan del Sur had indicted a businessman and two former New People’s Army (NPA) guerrillas for allegedly conspiring to kill in 2021 retired Col. Samuel G. Afdal, a gold
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 06 February) – At least eight workers of a mining firm in Maco, Davao de Oro were listed to have survived a massive landslide that struck at 7:50 p.m. in Zone 1, Barangay Masara on Tuesday, burying a
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 6 February) – The City Council approved a resolution Tuesday placing 26 barangays in Davao City under a state of calamity due to floods brought by the trough of a low pressure area last week. Resolution
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 6 February) – Dabawenyo fans of Japanese films are in for a treat as the 27th Japanese Film Festival (JFF) will bring back 13 iconic anime films during a 10-day free screening from February 23 to
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 6 February) – The Aboitiz-led Therma Marine Inc. (TMI) is set to inaugurate next month the 49-megawatt floating hybrid Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Maco, Davao de Oro that can store excess electricity from power
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 5 February) – Senator Imee Marcos declared she and Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte are on good terms now, after the latter called out the elder sister of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for supposedly misinterpreting
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 05 February) – South Cotabato Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. is set to undergo coronary angioplasty on Monday, 5 February, in this city. Rudy Jimenea, provincial information officer, said that Tamayo was rushed to the St. Elizabeth
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 04 February) — Disaster-resiliency should start from home and residents, particularly those living in landslide and flood-prone areas, must create their own “family disaster plans” to guide them, the director of the Office of the Civil
The chief of police of Buluan in Maguindanao del Sur said investigations are still ongoing to determine the motive behind the ambush of a female doctor Saturday night. “We are gathering more details to deepen our investigation,” 1Lt. Cemafranco Cemacio, chief
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 03 February) – Voters in the city were deceived into signing documents purportedly in exchange for money and other benefits but were actually meant to gather signatures for a people’s initiative to amend the 1987 Constitution,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 02 February) – The Office of Civil Defense (OCD)-Davao reported five persons were confirmed dead while two others were still missing due to flooding and landslides in Davao de Oro province. During Kapihan sa Philippine Information
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews 1 February) – Classes in all levels in Davao City will be suspended on Friday—third day in a row since Wednesday—due to heavy rains brought by the trough of the low pressure area. The city government here
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 1 February)—Two Mindanao bishops passed on on Thursday, February 1—Tandag Bishop Emeritus Nereo Odchimar at 10:27 a.m. and Malaybalay Bishop Emeritus Honesto Pacana at 12:33 p.m. Last month, two Mindanao bishops also passed away, the 57-year
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 31 January) – After a failed bid to change the 1987 Constitution and shift to a Federal Philippines during his six-year Presidency, former President Rodrigo Duterte now wants an independent Mindanao. It will not be a
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 31 January)— Former president Rodrigo Duterte said “everything will be heaven tomorrow” and “happy days are here again” if President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. drops “like a hot potato” attempts to change the 1987 Constitution through People’s
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 30 January) – “Dapat lang!” (They should), Antonio Arellano, Dean of the College of Law of the University of Mindanao, said of the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to suspend proceedings on the alleged
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 30 January) — The P20-million monolithic dome cold storage facility, constructed by the Department of Agriculture (DA) in March 2022, has become useless for four months now because its interior temperature is allegedly
MARAWI CITY (MindaNews / 29 January) – In adherence to the mechanisms of the Bangsamoro peace process, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has allowed an assault force of Army Scout Rangers to pass and attack a band of Dawlah
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 29 January) – Thousands of Dabawenyos are opposing the efforts to amend the 1987 Philippine Constitution through people’s initiative as the signature campaign lacked transparency and was fraught with deception. In an interview during the Candlelight
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 29 January) – Vice President Sara Duterte revealed Monday she’s getting “despicable treatment “from some sectors within the circle” of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Duterte disclosed this Monday morning, a day after her father, former President
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 29 January) – Calling President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., “bangag” (high on drugs) with a “hungry for power” wife, former President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday night warned Marcos would suffer the fate of his father who was ousted
