The mayoral candidate who was reported to have been abducted by the New People’s Army in Baganga town has resurfaced and claimed he was just “invited for some discussions” by the rebel group.
Jeneva Mendoza had to rush to the dressmaker. A sleeve of her toga got burned while she was ironing it, and it’s only three hours before the baccalaureate Mass.
A Philippine Daily Inquirer correspondent received several blows from the anti-riot police while he was covering a demonstration at the Department of Social Welfare and Development regional office here at around 10 a.m. Wednesday.
Survivors of Typhoon “Pablo” from Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental stormed the regional office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), forcing its gates open, jumping over its walls and taking off with sacks and boxes of relief goods on Tuesday.
Three persons were confirmed killed in a landslide in Mati City in Davao Oriental on Tuesday noon. Richard Villacorte, administrator of the city of Mati, said that as of 5 p.m., three persons have been confirmed killed in the landslide that struck a portion of the highway in the village of Tagabacid.
Annaliza Leban gave birth to Charlie, the first of the triplets, in this town on Nov. 27. That same day she was rushed to a hospital in Mati City to deliver, this time by Caesarean section, Charmaine and Charlene.
Residents of the low-lying village of Saoquegue in Baganga, Davao Oriental, have been evacuated to safer ground after a river overflowed its banks following heavy rains since Monday night.
Josie (not her real name) was all praises for the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for allowing her and her family to stay in the bunkhouse that the agency built in the village of San Rafael here.
Even before they could fully recover, the typhoon-ravaged towns of Davao Oriental are again facing the challenges of nature.
Inside the San Antonio barangay hall compound here, at least 10 workers were building a Department of Social Welfare and Development-funded bunkhouse.
Maria Rodriguez, 65, walks around what was once her community in Ban-ao here. After finding what she was looking for, she picks these up, then walks to where she lives—a tent.
Maria Rodriguez, 65, walks around what was once her community in Ban-ao here. After finding what she was looking for, she picks them up, then walks to her new home—a tent.
The roads have been cleared of fallen trees and debris. People in Davao Oriental have started to, literally, pick up the pieces of their homes shattered by Typhoon “Pablo” a few weeks ago.
