Search for landslide victims in Davao de Oro ends
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/23 February) – The local government of Maco, Davao de Oro has ended the search and retrieval operations for the victims of the landslide that hit Barangay Masara, Maco last Feb. 6. Maco Mayor Arthur Carlos Voltaire Rimando issued Thursday Executive Order No. 17 series of 2024 halting on Thursday night the operations […].....»»
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......»»
Search and Rescue Dog
Vice President Sara Duterte awards the Coast Guard Bronze Cross Medal to CG PO2 Alfie Baba and Search and Rescue Dog Appa on Wednesday (21 February 2024) at the Sasa Wharf in Davao City. PO2 Baba and Appa helped find alive the three-year old girl, Sheila “Chinchin” Malacaste, in the rubble of the Masara landslide in Maco, Davao de Oro. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO.....»»
Masara rescuers transitioning to search and retrieval as death toll soars to 68
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 data from the Department of Interior and Local Government–Management of the Dead and the Missing […].....»»
3,500 students affected in Masara landslide
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / February 21) – More than two weeks after the landslide in Masara in the municipality of Maco in Davao de Oro, 3,558 students have still not returned to the classroom, according to the Department of Education in the Davao Region (DepEd-Davao). Jenielito Atillo, DepEd-Davao spokesperson, said during the AFP-PNP Press Corps […].....»»
Military ends rescue search for Navy SEALs lost in maritime raid on ship with Iranian weapons
Military ends rescue search for Navy SEALs lost in maritime raid on ship with Iranian weapons.....»»
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......»»
Death toll from Davao de Oro landslide jumps to 68
Disaster authorities plan to shift their focus from search and rescue to search and retrieval beginning on Tuesday, February 13.....»»
Bodies in Masara landslide undergo DNA testing for identification
THE Provincial Local Government Unit of Davao de Oro (PLGU-Davao de Oro) has confirmed that the remaining 14 unidentified and unclaimed bodies in the Masara landslide tragedy are currently undergoing deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing at the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Central Office......»»
Philippine landslide death toll rises to 71, search for 47 continues
MANILA, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the Feb. 6 landslide that hit a mining town in Davao de Oro province in the southern Philippines has risen to 71, a government official said Tuesday. Leah Anora of the Department of the Interior and Local Government told a press conference at Maco, the municipality where the tragedy occurred, that rescuers are still looking for 47 missing people. Thirty-two.....»»
Philippine landslide death toll rises to 71, search for 47 continues
MANILA, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the Feb. 6 landslide that hit a mining town in Davao de Oro province in the southern Philippines has risen to 71, a government official said Tuesday. Leah Anora of the Department of the Interior and Local Government told a press conference at Maco, the municipality where the tragedy occurred, that rescuers are still looking for 47 missing people. Thirty-two.....»»
Rappler Talk: UPRI’s Likha Minimo on lessons from the Davao de Oro landslide
Rappler’s Iya Gozum talks with geologist Likha Minimo about the Davao de Oro landslide and the implementation of hazard maps in the Philippines.....»»
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.....»»
MGB Exec: Davao de Oro town landslide due to natural causes
MANILA, Philippines — The landslide in a Davao de Oro town mining village that left 27 people dead and 100 others missing was due to natural causes, an official from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) disclosed Saturday. MGB chief geologist Beverly Brebante cited persistent rains that occurred in the province since late January, terrain.....»»
Death toll in Davao de Oro landslide climbs to 27 after burying mining workers
More casualties are being tallied by government officials following a deadly landslide that occused in Maco, Davao de Oro that buried two buses carrying workers of Apex Mining Co., Inc......»»
28 lives lost in Davao de Oro landslide by Saturday noon
The Davao de Oro landslide fatality count had reached 28 as of noontime Saturday, the Maco Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office reported......»»
Davao de Oro landslide death toll now 11
The death toll from a landslide in Barangay Masara in Maco, Davao de Oro on Wednesday increased to 11 after four more bodies were recovered yesterday......»»
49 still missing in Davao de Oro landslide
49 still missing in Davao de Oro landslide.....»»
Philippine landslide leaves 6 dead, 46 missing
MANILA, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers in the Philippines have recovered the bodies of six buried under mud and rocks from a landslide that crashed into villages in Davao de Oro province in the southern Philippines on Tuesday night, the provincial government said on Wednesday. The Davao de Oro provincial government said in a social media post that six bodies and 31 injured survivors have been found as of 2 p.m. loc.....»»
Davao de Oro landslide buries 2 buses; 6 dead
Two buses were buried in a landslide in Barangay Masara in Maco, Davao de Oro on Tuesday night, leaving six people dead and 46 others missing......»»