THE Davao Coast Guard District Southeastern Mindanao (DCGDS) said that Oplan Byaheng Ayos: Semana Santa 2024 was generally peaceful, saying that there were no casualties reported among the beachgoers.
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte personally awarded the heroism of four humanitarian and disaster K9 dogs, including Appa, who played a crucial role in search and rescue (SAR) operations in the Masara landslide tragedy that claimed a hundred lives.
'The dog is dead tired already. The veterinarian at the Coast Guard District Southeastern Mindanao has recommended for the dog to be pulled out from the search and rescue mission for a much needed rest,' says Maco Mayor Arthur Carlos Voltaire Rimando
AS THE search and retrieval operation continues on the eighth day of the Masara landslide tragedy, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has deployed three more sniffing humanitarian K-9 dogs to help the first working dog responder, Appa.
THE ground zero in the landslide at Zone 1, Barangay Masara, in the municipality of Maco, Davao del Oro is approximately 3,000 square meters, according to an official from the 1001st Infantry “Pag-asa" Brigade.