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Published April 28, 2021, 2:42 PM
DAVAO CITY – The Public Safety Security Command Center (PSSCC) reported Wednesday that 130 illegal structures constructed on dikes on the Davao River in Barangay 76-A Bucana here have been demolished to protect residents from the dangers of flooding.
DISMANTLED Illegal structures constructed on river dikes on the Davao River have been dismantled. (Photo courtesy of the city government of Davao / MANILA BULLETIN)
PSSCC head retired Police Lt. Col. Angel Sumagaysay said the illegal structures dismantled last April 24 were mostly extensions of houses such as kitchen, comfort room, and living area, necessitating clearing operation to maintain the structural integrity of the river dikes.
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File photo March 04, 2021 A DAVAO City councilor is urging her colleagues to hold in abeyance all the new applicants and renewal of permits for quarry operations but retain those that have existing permits to operate until the result of the study on Davao s river resources is already available.
Councilor Mabel Sunga-Acosta, City Council committee chairperson on peace and public safety, said during an interview on the Kitakaran sa Konseho on Davao City Disaster Radio on March 4, 2021 that the city has received several applications for quarry operation even as it has already approved more than 100 quarry permits. Akong gisugyot nga kung pwede dili usa ta magdawat og new applicants (ug) dili usa ta mag-renew. Ang atong ipa-operate katong nag-operate na karon tungod naa nay gitawag nga sustainability of resources study sa Davao River system, gibadgetan na ni ug ang lead agency is ang Cenro city environment nato na office ug hopefully according to their timel
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The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the water levels of Davao River and its tributaries, particularly Salug, Matupe, Kiulom, Tagaulay, Sita, Dumalogdog, Simud, Ipuan, Gumitan, Upian, Kulafu, Suawan, Siao, and Tamugan Rivers are below alert level, as of 4 p.m.
The trough of Auring is forecast to bring light to moderate with any times heavy rains over the upstream of the Davao River Basin, while scattered moderate with at times heavy rain showers and thunderstorms would be felt over the rest of the river basin in the next 24 hours.
Meanwhile, PAGASA said the stretch of Cagayan de Oro River from Talakag town to its river mouth in Macajalar Bay and its tributaries particularly Bubunawan, Samalauan, Tamalaong, Mamala, Batang and Tagite Rivers remains below alert level, as of 5 p.m.