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Ma-a: Davao City’s Most Disaster-Prone Area

Fast-developing Maa has been identified as among the most vulnerable areas to natural disasters, according to the Regional Disaster Coordinating Council. In a recent disclosure to media, the RDCC said that based on information culled from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Maa could be courting floods, landslides, ...

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Cherry Hills Tragedy: No Justice After 11 Years

(a reprint from the PDI) By Lawrence de Guzman Philippine Daily Inquirer Eleven years after a massive landslide destroyed over 300 homes and killed 59 people at Cherry Hills Subdivision in Antipolo City, the homeowners are still yearning for justice. It was only two years ago that the Court of Appeals affirmed the Department of ...

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Landslides and Flash Floods due to Continuous Torrential Rains

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Monday called on the public to be vigilant as possible occurrence of landslides and flash floods due to continuous torrential rains in several areas in Northeastern and Southern Mindanao regions. The DENR and OCD also urged the public, particularly those ...

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