BAGANGA, Davao Oriental- Days after typhoon Pablo inundated their village, Barangay Ban-ao chair Mera Adlawan Ching thought the community and the life they knew would cease to exist. The National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council said Barangay Ban-ao is the
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/25 December) — Forced evacuation is now in place in Siargao Islands, the country’s surfing capital, following the intensification of tropical depression Quinta into a tropical storm. Public storm warning signal number 2 has been hoisted over the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/25 Dec) — Kagawad Boy Polinar, his wife and I were surveying what used to be three blocks of houses in Purok 4, Barangay Poblacion, New Bataan in Compostela Valley that drizzly morning eighteen days after these got
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/25 December) – Six provinces along the northeastern part of Mindanao have been placed under public storm warning signal 1 as the low pressure area spotted east of northern Mindanao on Monday developed into a tropical depression named
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/ 23 December) — A total of 40,000 hectares (ha) will be replanted to coconut trees in the Davao Region as part of a strategic rehabilitation plan after Typhoon “Pablo” devastated farmlands in the area last December 4,
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/ 23 December)—Typhoon “Pablo” would exact an estimated value losses of P9.6 billion for 2013 in areas hardest hit by the disaster, according to the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), which is appealing for an integrated approach to rebuild
3 X Pablo by Ricardo M. de Ungria [Ricardo M. de Ungria teaches at the University of the Philippine-Mindanao in Davao City. He was Chancellor at UP Mindanao (2001-07) and Commissioner for the Arts at the National Commission for Culture
Aurelio Pescadio, 58, shows where his shop once stood in Trento, Agusan del Sur on Dec.[] 21. 2012. The shop of Pescadio sells bukag along the highway. MindaNews photo by Bong S. Sarmiento | Read Story
Less than a month after typhoon Pablo destroyed agricultural lands in Davao Oriental, farmers plant rice in Cateel town on Dec. [] 21, 2012. MindaNews photo by Ruby Thursday More
TRENTO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews/22 December)—A survivor of Typhoon Pablo here is wishing upon show business “megastar” Sharon Cuneta to help him rebuild their family’s shattered lives. “I hope Sharon Cuneta will help us stand again.[]/a> with ||| “I lost
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/21 December) —The scale of the damage wrought by typhoon Pablo early this month has brought agriculture in the Davao Region to a “tipping point” that it should now shift its agricultural landscape towards climate change resiliency, an
NEW BATAAN, Compostela Valley (MindaNews/20 December) — “Noon, kami ang palaging tinutulungan. Kami naman ngayon ang tutulong” (We were always given assistance before. Now it’s our turn to help). Officials and employees of Pikit in North Cotabato, traveled 276 kilometers
This barbershop within the public market of Montevista town, Compostela Va lley Province is back to business on Wednesday, December 19, 2012, two weeks after Typhoon Pablo battered this town. Most of the shops here were closed for several days
Survivors of Typhoon Pablo in an evacuation center in Compostela town, Compostela Valley province get a free shower from a Tagum City fire truck. The project, scheduled in different evacuation centers in Compostela, Monkayo, Montevista and New Bataan, was
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 19 Dec) – The Department of Education (DepEd) in Region 11 is appealing to the public to donate tents “as many as possible” to be used as “learning spaces” of children in areas devastated by typhoon
KIDAPAWAN CITY (Wednesday / 19 Wed) – The Oblates Missionary Foundation, together with the Oblates Media and Communications Group, distributed on Wednesday food, water, and other relief items to thousands of survivors of super typhoon Pablo in New Bataan, one
THANKS AND PRAYERS. Signages thanking donors for all their help and asking for continued prayers are posted inside this multi-purpose hall beside the Sta. Teresita Chapel in Purok 2, Barangay San Roque, New Bataan, Compostela Valley Province on Wednesday, December
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/18 December) –The Bukidnon Sangguniang Panlalawigan last week approved a resolution authorizing Gov. Alex Calingasan to donate a total of P2 million for victims of typhoon Pablo in Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental. The amount, which was charged
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/18 December) – The Vallacar Transport Inc., which operates bus lines Bachelor Express and Rural Transport Mindanao Inc. (RTMI), called off the Christmas party for their 10,000 employees and donated instead the supposed budget to the victims of
We are a small Mindanao-based NGO trying to give our humble share in response to the devastation brought by Typhoon Pablo. We have decided to focus our efforts and resources to one (Barangay Ban-o, Baganga, Davao Oriental) of the 42
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/16 December) – Doctors and nurses assigned in the typhoon-hit towns in Davao Oriental can spend Christmas home with their families as Muslim doctors and nurses from Maguindanao have volunteered to take over on De cember 18 to
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/16 December) — With the situation getting worse everyday, handling the aftermath of Typhoon Pablo should be left in the hands of a competent crisis manager. Unfortunately, there is no one yet on the ground who fits that
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW (MindaNews/16 Disyembre) — Naningil na ang kinaiyahan,” komento ni Melot mahitungod sa paglampurnas sa Bagyong Pablo sa New Bataan, Compostela Valley. Wala pa gani mabalita nga grabe sab diay ang kadaot nga nahimo sa bagyo sa Davao
Left photo shows Barangay Andap in New Bataan from the road to Maragusan town, also in Compostela Valley Province in March 1, 2011. Right photo taken December 6 shows the barangay proper after the flashfloods brought about by Typhoon Pablo
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/14 December)—Canada is extending an additional assistance of $1.75 million (around P72 million) for victims of Typhoon Pablo (international name Bopha) in Mindanao, Minister of International Cooperation Juan Fantino announced on Friday. In a statement, Fantino said the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/14 December)– “Miracle ang nangyari sa akin (What happened to me was a miracle),” Second Lieutenant Jose Enrico Nuas said of his harrowing experience while Typhoon Pablo battered them last week. In fact, “God” was the only word
BAGANGA, Davao Oriental (MindaNews/13 December) — At the Incident Command Post inside the Department of Public Works and Highways compound here, everyone was excited on Tuesday noon as volunteers from the Telecoms Sans Frontieres (TSF or Telecoms Without Borders) were
MONKAYO, Compostela Valley (MindaNews/ 13 December)—In times of natural disasters, it is not just human beings who suffer a lot. Animals do too. Like humans, companion pets such as cats, dogs and farm animals were also rendered homeless when Typhoon
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/13 December)—Rescuers have widened their search on Thursday for hundreds of fishermen from this city and nearby Sarangani province who have remained missing following last week’s onslaught of Typhoon Pablo. Commander Lued Lincuna, spokesperson of the Task
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/13 December) — The United States (US) government has dispatched one its maritime surveillance aircrafts to augment the ongoing search and rescue operations for hundreds of fishermen from this city and nearby Sarangani province who went missing
Vehicles cruise the highway littered with debris and felled coconut trees in Barangay Sauquigi, Baganga town in Davao Oriental on Dec. 11, 2012. MindaNews photo by Froilan Gallardo
CATEEL, Davao Oriental (MindaNews/12 December) — Hungry, angry and desperate, residents of Barangay San Antonio barricaded Tuesday morning a portion of the Cateel-Baganga highway to stop trucks bearing relief goods, claiming the last time they received food assistance was Thursday
CATEEL, Davao Oriental (MindaNews/12 December) — “Before Pablo came, our economy was at its peak. We were a progressive town. ..Ang lawak ng pinsala. Kami tanan diri napobre. Puros mi pobre” (devastation is so widespread… all of us have become
VERUELA, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews/12 December) — Hundreds of trees uprooted by typhoon Pablo, including at least 10 huge lauann, and pre-cut logs carried by floodwaters , slammed into this “clean and green” model barangay of Sinobong on December 4,
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/12 December) — The number of missing fishermen from this city and nearby Sarangani Province rose to 323 on Wednesday as more small and light fishing boats from the area were reported to have not returned following
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/12 December) — Typhoon “Pablo” should remind Filipinos that climate change is real and has worsened the economic burdens of poor families such as hunger and water scarcity, Juland Suazo of Panalipdan-Southern Mindanao said Tuesday. Suazo said storms
DAVAO CITY — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has allotted P27 million in cash grants to beneficiaries under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) for typhoon “Pablo” victims without the usual conditions. Rebecca Santamaria, chief of
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/12 December) – Typhoon Pablo may have spared residents here from its wrath and fury when it swatted across large areas in eastern Mindanao. But the pain and anguish are tearing apart families and loved ones of
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/12 December) – Apparently learning from storm Sendong that hit the town in December last year, the people of Baungon were more prepared when typhoon Pablo struck last week, although they still felt the pain of loss, said
An angry resident uses a fallen tree to block a highway in Barangay San Antonio, Cateel town, Davao Oriental. On Dec. 11, 2012. Residents are resorting to blocking the highway to stop relief trucks after they alleged that they were
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/12 December) — Problem: How do we speed up distribution of relief in order to save lives and prevent further human suffering? This is a human rights issue. No, the solution is not to go out on the
Residents of Hinatuan town in Surigao del Sur wait for their turn to get relief bags on Dec. 7, 2012. MindaNews photo by Erwin Mascarinas
SAN FERNANDO, Bukidnon (MindaNew/11 December) – Past floods failed to force farm laborer Nelson Lumilang, 24, to leave his house along the bank of Tigua River. But when ‘Pablo’s’ heavy rains poured on December 4, the overflowing river washed out
VEREULA, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews/10 December) – Survivors of typhoon Pablo may die of hunger and starvation if no additional relief aid would arrive soon, an official warned. Vice governor Santiago Cane of Agusan del Sur said the province’s disaster
