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by Ferdh Cabrera Agence France Presse PADADA, Davao del Sur (AFP) — The death toll from the powerful quake that hit the southern Philippines climbed to three Monday as rescuers used heavy equipment and their bare hands to hunt for survivors in a collapsed building. Sunday’s tremor cracked schools, toppled homes and injured dozens but largely spared big cities on the island of Mindanao, which is still recovering from a string of deadly quakes […]
(Eagle News) — Search and rescue operations continue in Padada public market, including a grocery store which collapsed in the area after the 6.9 magnitude quake struck the province of Davao del Sur on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 15, 2019. The search operations started within an hour after the quake that struck at 2:11 p.m., Sunday. There is still no number of those feared trapped in the rubble. (Video taken at around 3 p.m., Dec. 15, […]
by Cecil MORELLA Agence France Presse A powerful earthquake hit the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Sunday, killing a child, injuring dozens and damaging buildings in an area still recovering from a string of deadly quakes in October. Police said a rescue operation had been launched at a heavily damaged market building in Padada near the 6.9 magnitude quake’s epicenter, which is about 90 kilometers (55 miles) south of the major city of […]
(Eagle News) – A magnitude 6.9 quake rocked Davao del Sur Sunday afternoon, Dec. 15, and was felt at intensity 7 in at least two towns, Matanao and Magsaysay. Malacanang said that President Rodrigo Duterte and his family were safe after the quake struck Davao. The tremor was felt at intensity 5 in Davao City where President Duterte’s family are. A Palace statement said that President Duterte was with her youngest daughter Kitty in […]
(Eagle News) — The National Economic Development Authority Board has given the go-signal for a High Priority Bus System for Davao. In a statement, the Department of Transportation said the NEDA Board’s approval of the P18.66-billion Davao Public Modernization Project came on Nov. 6. With the HPBS, interconnected bus services will be prioritized along the 137 kilometers core network, and 489 kilometers of feeder routes, the DOTr said. Once operational, the agency said the HPBS […]
By Marilyn Rayray Contributor, Eagle News Service PARIS, France (Eagle News) –Jose Saguban cacao grower from Kialaw, Malabog, Paquibato District Davao City placed second in Asia Pacific and landed as one of the top 20 producers of “Best Bean” during the International Cocoa Awards at the Salon du Chocolat, the world’s biggest chocolate trade fair in Paris. First time to travel abroad, Mang Jose was ecstatic. “Masaya ako, dahil nakuha ko yung award. Nagpapasalamat ako […]
(Eagle News) –At least nine people were injured after a portion of a condominium complex in Davao City collapsed following a 6.5-magnitude earthquake in Mindanao, Davao Mayor Sara Duterte said. In a televised interview with reporters, Duterte said of the nine hurt in the incident at Ecoland 4000, eight were treated on-site and one was rushed to the hospital. Duterte said authorities were still sweeping the area to check if there were any other casualties. […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte is safe in Davao City following the 6.5-magnitude earthquake that hit Mindanao on Thursday, Oct. 31. This was the assurance given by the Palace after announcing the President was in Davao when the quake struck. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the earthquake was recorded at 9:11 a.m. in Tulunan town in Cotabato. This was only two days after a 6.6-magnitude tremor hit the same area, leaving several dead […]
By Vhea Sumarca Eagle News Service correspondent in Davao (Eagle News) – Singapore President Her Excellency Halimah Yacob visited the Ateneo de Davao University on Wednesday, September 11, where she met with university officials. It was at 11:30 a.m., on Wednesday, when the Singaporean leader arrived at the Rodriguez Hall, CCFC Building, of Ateneo de Davao University. She was greeted by representatives of the school led by its President Joel Tabora, SJ, together with other […]
(Eagle News) – Presidential son and Davao City Representative Paolo Duterte said on Saturday, July 6, that he had decided to back out of his initial plan to run for House Speaker and would instead support the speakership bid of fellow Davao lawmaker Rep. Isidro Ungab. Rep. Duterte said that he had already spoken to his father, President Rodrigo Duterte, Thursday night in Davao City. “We both agreed that this will not be the […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte cast his vote at his precinct in Davao on Monday, May 13. The President, who was accompanied by Honeylet Avanceña, arrived at the Daniel R. Aguinaldo National High School past 4 p.m. He filled out his ballot at Precinct 1245A, Cluster Number 361, and inserted the same into the vote-counting machine. The VCM readily accepted the President’s ballot. Duterte has endorsed several candidates for the elections, including his longtime aide Bong […]
(Eagle News) — A bomb recovered by the police accidentally exploded while inside the Davao City Police Office compound just before noon Saturday, April 20, 2019. The explosion happened inside the stock room of the police office’s Explosive and Ordinance Disposal (EOD) unit inside Camp Domingo Leonor, at around 11:30 a.m., according to Police Major Jason Baria, spokesperson of the Southern Mindanao Police Command. The police are still determining the cause of the explosion. […]
