Tag: Mt. Apo

Red Cross helps out in fighting Mt. Apo fire

DAVAO, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Davao City chapter, in coordination with local authorities, participated in forest fire response activities in Mt. Apo in Davao from March 29 to April 3. PRC Davao City chapter’s search and rescue team was mobilized with 13 members who helped in the firefighting efforts. The team also set up a first aid station and provided first aid services to other responders in the area and […]

Forest fire sa Mt. Apo, nagpapatuloy pa rin

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Umaabot na sa 200 ektarya ang natutupok dahil sa nagpapatuloy pang forest fire sa Mount Apo na sumiklab noong Sabado, Marso 26. Ayon kay Harry Camoro, action officer ng Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction And Management Council (PDRRMC) ng Davao del Sur, nagsimula ang naturang forest fire sa Kapatagan Trail sa Digos City at kumalat naman hanggang sa parte ng Lake Venado. Napag-alaman ding kabilang na sa naabo ang mini-forest sa Lake […]

Only 1,000 allowed to climb Mt. Apo during Holy Week

KIDAPAWAN CITY, North Cotabato  (PIA) — Mt. Apo, the country’s highest  peak, will be open  for the  Holy Week   climb but only  for a limited  number of climbers,  an official  here  announced. Joey  Recimilla, city tourism officer,  told  Philippine Information Agency  12 that the  Mt. Apo  Natural Park  Protected Area  Management Board’s (MANP-PAMB) Eco-Tourism Committee in its  meeting  on  February 26  decided to  regulate  entry to Mt. Apo  because of the prevailing El Nino […]