Two shallow low pressure areas (SLPA), spotted in Mindanao last week, affected 6, 183 families or 30,937 persons in six provinces in Regions IV-B, X, XI and XII. At least 10 people were reported killed. Flashfloods were reported in Malaybalay and Lantapan, Bukidnon; Glan, Sarangani; Kidapawan City, Cotabato; and Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat. In Malaybalay City,...
Category: SOCCSKSARGEN
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Five communities displaced due to armed conflict in Malungon, Sarangani
Residents of Malungon, Sarangani Province evacuated on June 1, 2012 at around 12:00 noon after an encounter between the New People’s Army (NPA) and the composite team of the 57th, 58th and 73rd Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army. The conflict first occurred in the mountainous areas of Brgy. Banate, but quickly spread to...
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Heavy rainfall in SOCSKSARGEN causes flooding and landslides
The heavy rainfall that started last February 12 has resulted to the evacuation of 675 families in General Santos City and 87 families in Alabel. It also affected 275 families in Alabel and 758 families in Malapatan and Glan in Sarangani Province. Many houses and highways in some portions of Sarangani and General Santos communities...
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10 provinces in Central Mindanao inundated by floods
Flash Floods, due to incessant rainfall caused the overflow of 11 rivers in Central Mindanao, namely Bulatukan River in Davao del Sur, Pulangui River in North Cotabato, Pagalungan River, Simuay River, Rio Grande de Mindanao, and Tunggol River all in Bukidnon, Paquibato River in Davao City, and Lasang River in Davao del Norte. From May...