Covid-19 cases in Philippines now at 52
THE Department of Health (DOH) announced Thursday, March 12, three more confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the country, bringing the total to 52. The three new cases involved […]
Category Archives: DISASTERS
World Health Organization formally declares coronavirus a pandemic
The World Health Organization on Wednesday formally declared the coronavirus a worldwide pandemic, underscoring the pathogen’s inexorable spread across the globe as new cases and deaths rise, in a sobering […]
AFRICAN SWINE FEVER (ASF) INVADES MINDANAO
DAVAO REGION FIRST VICTIM DA confirms ASF case in Davao City February 6, 2020, 9:16 pm DAVAO CITY — The Department of Agriculture in Davao Region (DA-11) confirmed Thursday that […]
PRRD calls for unity amid calamities
Despite skipping his visit to this earthquake-stricken town on Friday, President Rodrigo Duterte told the affected individuals in Davao del Sur to unite and rise to the challenges of last […]
UPDATE: MINDANAO EARTHQUAKE
Magnitude 5 quake hits Cotabato anew November 1, 2019, 4:19 pm Retrieval ops for 2 bodies in Davao del Sur stopped November 1, 2019, 6:29 pm Mayor Duterte extends aid […]
DAVSUR GOV. CAGAS BRAVES 6.6 MAGNITUDE QUAKE TO SIGN SOCIAL HOUSING DEAL WITH SHFC
Davao del Sur Governor Douglas Cagas did not care if after shocks from two 6plus magnitude earthquakes that rocked Tulonan in nearby Cotabato continue to rock his province and threaten […]
OIL CRISIS
Saudi king confirms ability to deal with oil attacks Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz stressed Tuesday his country’s ability to handle the effects of “cowardly” attacks, which targeted two oil […]
P50-M AID FOR FLOOD-HIT DAVAO BARANGAYS
4 villages under state of calamity Four barangays in Davao City were placed under state of calamity Thursday afternoon after a localized thunderstorm brought heavy rains that caused massive flooding […]
DOH declares national dengue epidemic
146,000 VICTIMS, 622 DEAD Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III on Tuesday declared a National Dengue Epidemic in the wake of 146,062 cases recorded since January to July […]
IS DAVAO’S “BIG ONE” 8.3 KILLER QUAKE COMING SOON?
BY ROGER M. BALANZA Dabawenyos today, June 29, join the Nationwide Earthquake Drill with the specter of the possible return of the killer quake that rocked Davao and killed over […]
PULONG
PULONG DUTERTE SLAMS CORRUPT TRAFFIC ENFORCERS BLAMES LTO, LTFRB, CTTMO FOR DEADLY ROAD ACCIDENTS BY ROGER M. BALANZA Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo “Pulong” Duterte today, June 14, took […]
PULONG DUTERTE SLAMS CORRUPT TRAFFIC ENFORCERS
BLAMES LTO, LTFRB, CTTMO FOR DEADLY ROAD ACCIDENTS BY ROGER M. BALANZA Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo “Pulong” Duterte today, June 14, took to social media to hit at government […]
President Duterte to gov’t agencies: Fast-track ‘Yolanda’ projects
MANILA, Nov. 8 (PNA) — President Rodrigo R. Duterte ordered government agencies on Tuesday to speed up rehabilitation projects in Tacloban City, which was severely damaged by super typhoon “Yolanda” […]
14 DEAD, 70 INJURED IN DAVAO BLAST
4 ABU SAYYAF CLAIMS DAVAO NIGHT MARKET BOMBING 14 DEAD, 70 INJURED Terrorist group Abu Sayyaf claimed responsibility for the deadly explosion at a night market in Davao City on […]
ROXAS DOES NOT CARE ABOUT YOLANDA VICTIMS; WASHES HANDS OFF RELIF FUND MESS
TOSSES BLAME TO DSWD Interior Secretary Mar Roxas said aid to victims of Supertyphoon Yolanda is a concern of another department and evaded answering a question from reporters about problems […]
NASA Confirms Earth Will Experience 15 Days Of Darkness
This Is not a drill, Washington, D.C. ( NewsWatch33) – NASA has confirmed that the Earth will experience 15 days of total darkness Which starts between November 15 and 29, […]
SUSPECT IN DEADLY BANGKOK BLAST HUNTED
Thai authorities said Tuesday they were hunting a man shown on security footage strolling into a packed religious shrine wearing a bright yellow T-shirt and leaving a backpack before an […]
Midnight killer: The 1976 Moro Gulf tsunami
It was 10 minutes past midnight of August 17, 1976, a Tuesday. While most people were sleeping, a massive earthquake, registering magnitude 8.0 on the Richter scale, rocked most of […]
Strong quake may strike Davao Region
THE Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has warned residents of Davao Region against a possible strong earthquake to hit the province that may originate from Davao Oriental and […]
