CAGAYAN DE ORO (Dec. 19, 2015) — At least 2,000 passengers were stranded at the port terminal here on Friday after the Philippine Coast Guard grounded all interisland ferry ships because of tropical depression “Onyok.”
MANILA, Philippines (Dec. 19, 2015) — Tropical Depression Onyok has made landfall over Manay, Davao Oriental on Friday night, December 18, according to state weather bureau PAGASA.
MANILA, Philippines (Dec. 18, 2015) — Tropical Depression Onyok is expected to make landfall over Davao Oriental on Friday night, December 18, according to state weather bureau PAGASA.
Continue reading Onyok expected to make landfall over Davao Oriental Friday night
It is moving closer to the Surigao del Sur-Davao Oriental area. Storm Signal No. 1 is up over 23 areas
MANILA, Philippines (Dec. 18, 2015) — Tropical Depression Onyok has accelerated as it moves closer to the Surigao del Sur-Davao Oriental area, according to state weather bureau PAGASA.
MANILA, Philippines (Dec. 16, 2015) — Tropical Depression Onyok slightly intensified on Wednesday night, December 16, said state weather bureau PAGASA in a bulletin issued 11 pm.
Continue reading Onyok slightly intensifies, still far from land
MANILA, Philippines (Dec. 16, 2015) — Project Noah warned residents in flood-prone areas in Central Luzon to be alert as the water level of the Pampanga River continued to rise, Wednesday night, December 16.
Continue reading Lando-like floods in C. Luzon expected night of Dec 16
MANILA, Philippines (Dec. 16, 2015) — Not one, but two cyclones are currently inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).
Continue reading Another cyclone - Onyok joins Nona in the Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (Aug. 19, 2015) — A critically-endangered Philippine eagle just recently released into the wild was found shot dead in Mount Hamiguitan Range, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Davao Oriental.
Continue reading Philippine eagle Pamana found shot dead in Davao Oriental
This is a press release from the Department of Social Welfare and Development:
MANILA, Philippines (Aug. 3, 2015) — Around 17,420 permanent housing units have already been turned over to families from Boston, Cateel, and Banganga in Davao Oriental, who were rendered homeless by Typhoon Pablo in 2012. This number includes the 1,010 units which were turned over on Monday, July 27.
Continue reading Over 17,000 Typhoon Pablo family-survivors now have new homes
TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte (Dec. 3, 2014) – Exactly two years after one of the strongest storms to ever hit the Philippines leveled two provinces in Southern Mindanao, thousands of survivors are still waiting for the government to build the new homes they were promised, officials here admit.