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DAVAO CITY – Police and volunteer rescuers evacuated over 100 families to safer grounds after creeks and rivers here overflowed following the heavy downpour from tropical depression “Dante” Sunday night. An initial report from the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) show
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+ March 16, 2021 ON FEBRUARY 5, the body of a man was discovered floating in a deep excavation of an ongoing project in Barangay Talomo River, Calinan, Davao City. The man was believed to have been drunk and accidentally fell the night before.
Following the incident, a concerned citizen asked Davao City Councilor Mabel Sunga-Acosta during the Katikaran sa Konseho on Davao City Disaster Radio on March 4, 2020 what her committee could do regarding unattended street holes and diggings. Acosta is the head of the City Council Committee on Public Safety and Security.
As part of the legislative body, Acosta said there is no need to create a law on unattended street holes and diggings. Instead, she is urging citizens to report it to the government.
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+ March 04, 2021 ROAD safety is everyone s concern, thus the public is strongly advised to report any unattended street holes and diggings that have no safety warnings or barricades to Central 911 or the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
This was what Davao City Councilor Mabel Sunga-Acosta said during the Katikaran sa Konseho on Davao City Disaster Radio on March 4, 2020 when a netizen asked what her committee would do especially that canal diggings in Barangay Talomo River, Calinan, Davao City has already claimed the life of a pedestrian a few weeks ago. Kasi kung batas lang, di na tayo kailangang gumawa ng bagong batas kasi there are already existing laws regarding this (There is no need to create a law on this because there are already existing laws on it), Acosta said.
Published January 16, 2021, 6:33 PM
DAVAO CITY – At least 106 families evacuated from their homes after the Davao and Talomo rivers reached critical level due to flooding in some parts in Davao City on Friday night.
The Davao City DRRMO advised communities living near river channels to conduct pre-emptive evacuation as water level increased due to localized thunderstorms on Friday, January 15. This photo shows the Tamugan River, a tributary of Davao River. (Photo courtesy of Davao City DRRMO)
The Davao City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) advised all Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Committees to conduct pre-emptive evacuation in communities living near the river channels and low-lying areas as the water level in the tributaries of the Davao River swelled due to localized thunderstorms.