LOS BAÑOS, Philippines Built on wooden stilts and tied to endemic bangkal trees (Nauclea orientalis) are the homes of the Manobo Indigenous tribe, seemingly floating on the waters of the largest freshwater wetland in the Philippines: the Agusan Marsh. The floating village and community depend on the rise and fall of water, being well-adapted […]
BUTUAN CITY Classes in this region’s frontier and capital city of Butuan were suspended on Monday, Jan. 9, due to continuous rains brought by a low pressure area (LPA).
The continuous rains over the past week in almost all parts in Northeastern Mindanao or The Caraga Region also threatened to s
UNDERWAY. The Panguil Bay Bridge Project is 58 percent complete as of September 2022. It will connect Tangub town, Misamis Occidental and Tubod town in Lanao Del Norte province and reduce travel time from 2.5 hours to just 7 minutes. (Courtesy of Project Lupad Facebook) MANILA - President Ferdinand "Bongbong Marcos Jr. wants all bridges already under construction to be completed as soon as possible, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Friday. DPWH Secretary Manual Bonoan allayed lawmakers' concerns over the unfinished bridges in their respective districts during the House Appropriations Committee budget hearing. Bonoan said one of the specific instructions of the President was to complete all started bridges "at the earliest possible time because we recognize actually the importance of the bridges that will cross the major rivers, which will provide efficient transport network." The bridge program is part of PBBM's "Build Bette