Proposed relocation site for Maco landslide victims yet to be fully assessed – MGB
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 19 February) – A two-hectare land near the Immaculate Conception Quasi-Parish in Barangay Elizalde, Maco in Davao de Oro that is being eyed as a temporary shelter for landslide victims from the town’s barangays Masara and Mainit has yet to be fully assessed by geologists from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau […].....»»
800 pole relocation requests from DPWH — Davao Light
DAVAO Light and Power Co., Inc. (Davao Light) has reported receiving approximately 800 pole relocation requests from the Department of Public Works and Highways-Davao Region (DPWH-Davao)......»»
98 na patay nga naugkat sa Maco landslide, 9 missing
98 na patay nga naugkat sa Maco landslide, 9 missing.....»»
98 killed in Maco landslide, 9 more missing
98 killed in Maco landslide, 9 more missing.....»»
Davao de Oro landslide: Death toll rises to 98; over 5,300 in evacuation centers
TAGUM CITY — Two bodies have been found by responders at a landslide-hit village in Maco town, Davao de Oro on Saturday, bringing the death toll of the Feb. 6 disaster to 98, local disaster officials said. In a 7 p.m. bulletin on Saturday, the Maco local government said the number of missing persons was.....»»
92 bodies recovered from Maco landslide
92 bodies recovered from Maco landslide.....»»
3 y/o girl survives Maco landslide
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 by Facebook user Illu Mi showed rescuers carrying the young girl, who was brought to […].....»»
Death toll in Maco landslide now 28
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 Department of the Interior and Local Government – Region 11’s Management of the Dead and […].....»»
Southern Philippines gold mine landslide death toll rises to 68
MANILA, The Philippines: This week, officials said that the death toll from a landslide in the southern Philippines on February 6 rose to 68, stressing that the window for finding more survivors was closing. Rescuers were looking for 51 more missing people, they added. The landslide, which happened outside a gold mine in Maco in Davao de Oro province, buried homes and vehicles that transported employees.....»»
Gold mine landslide death toll in southern Philippines goes up to 68
MANILA, The Philippines: This week, officials said that the death toll from a landslide in the southern Philippines on February 6 rose to 68, stressing that the window for finding more survivors was closing. Rescuers were looking for 51 more missing people, they added. The landslide, which happened outside a gold mine in Maco in Davao de Oro province, buried homes and vehicles that transported employees.....»»
98 dead, 9 missing in Davao de Oro landslide
Casualties from the recent landslide in Maco, Davao de Oro continue to rise as government officials abandoned all hope of finding live victims under the rubble......»»
Unidentified landslide victims buried in temporary graves
Seventeen unidentified fatalities in the rain-induced landslide in Maco, Davao de Oro have been buried in temporary graves......»»
Philippines Feb. 6 landslide death toll rises to 37, search continues
MANILA, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from a landslide in the southern Philippines has risen to 37, the government said Sunday, as rescue workers comb mud and rubble in search for the over 60 missing people. The landslide hit the mountain town of Maco in Davao de Oro province on the evening of Feb. 6, burying several homes, vehicles and dozens of people. Previous reports said 35 people were found dea.....»»
Philippines Feb. 6 landslide death toll rises to 37, search continues
MANILA, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from a landslide in the southern Philippines has risen to 37, the government said Sunday, as rescue workers comb mud and rubble in search for the over 60 missing people. The landslide hit the mountain town of Maco in Davao de Oro province on the evening of Feb. 6, burying several homes, vehicles and dozens of people. Previous reports said 35 people were found dea.....»»
No timeline yet to stop search, retrieval ops in Masara tragedy
THREE weeks after the massive landslide tragedy in Barangay Masara, Maco, Davao de Oro, the timeline as to when the search and retrieval operations will close has yet to be determined......»»
Balamban site is for road project, not Capitol bldg – Gwen
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The cleared site in Barangay Cambuhawe, Balamban, in western Cebu, is not for the new Capitol building, but for nationally funded road projects. Cebu Provincial Governor Gwen Garcia made this clarification after photos of a deforested mountain in Balamban, initially thought to be the site development of the new Capitol building,.....»»
UAE expresses solidarity with Philippines and offers condolences over victims of landslide
ABU DHABI, 17th February, 2024 (WAM) -- The UAE has expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with the Republic of the Philippines over victims of the landslide that took place in the south of the country, in the Province of Davao de Oro, resulting in dozens of deaths and injuries, as well as numerous missing people, and causing severe damage......»»
UAE expresses solidarity with Philippines and offers condolences over victims of landslide
ABU DHABI, 17th February, 2024 (WAM) -- The UAE has expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with the Republic of the Philippines over victims of the landslide that took place in the south of the country, in the Province of Davao de Oro, resulting in dozens of deaths and injuries, as well as numerous missing people, and causing severe damage......»»
Lapu-Lapu road clearing: Ahong promises relocation to 53 vendors near Plaza Rizal
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – The Lapu-Lapu City Government is currently looking for an alternative vending site for approximately 53 vendors who will be displaced by a road clearing operation near Plaza Rizal in Barangay Poblacion. The planned road clearing operation was in compliance with the directive of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).....»»
Gold panning
While rescuers continue to search for the missing in the landslide site in Barangay Masara in Maco, Davao de Oro, small-scale miners pan for gold in another part of town, in a river in Barangay Kinuban on Sunday, 11 February 2024. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO.....»»
Drug war memorial site launched in Caloocan
A memorial site and columbarium for victims of extrajudicial killings during the Duterte administration’s war on illegal drugs was inaugurated at the La Loma Catholic Cemetery in Caloocan yesterday......»»