Authorities say the exit paths of mall were not smoke and heat-proof No connection between alarm system at SSI and mall’s No functioning sprinkler A massive fire guts the NCCC Mall of Davao on December 23, 2017. The fire was put out after 32 hours. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/ davaotoday.com) DAVAO CITY, Philippines —…
Peace negotiations with the Communists was notably gaining “unprecedented advances. But what went wrong? A close contact between the government and the National Democratic Front prior to the third round of peace talks on January next year is important for the success of the negotiations, an official of the Royal Norwegian Government said. (Zea Io…
IN FAVOR. Majority of the 18th City Council members vote to pass the Anti-Unattended Bag Ordinance penned by Councilors Bernard Al-ag and Nilo Abellera on Tuesday, July 11, with the exception of Councilor Mabel Sunga-Acosta, who abstained. Acosta said she is in favor of the original ordinance but she finds the final draft “unreasonable” as…
The series of “previews” (part translation, part summary, part review as noted in the last three column articles) shall end with Bomen Guillermo’s “Kawayan” (2007/2017) and Emiliana Kampilan’s Dead Balagtas: Mga Sayaw ng Lupa at Dagat (2017). Incidentally, the first two previews were fueled by fire and air: text’s terrorism and author’s sentimentalism, flickers that…
The National Democratic Front says none of NPA’s unit is wiped out The New People’s Army in Southern Mindanao. (Davao Today file photo) MANILA, Philippines – The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) in Mindanao said Tuesday, December 26, that it has more guerrilla fighters this year despite intensified attacks from the military. Joaquin…
FIRE OUT. A firefighter sprays pressurized water onto a burning portion of NCCC Mall Davao. Authorities declared on December 24, 2017, that the fire in the mall has been put off. (Photo courtesy of the Breakaway Media) DAVAO CITY, Philippines – The fire that tore down a local shopping mall here was totally put out…
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – At least 28 people are feared dead in a tragic fire incident that broke out in a mall here two days before Christmas. President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, December 24, broke a distressing news to the families of people who were reported trapped inside NCCC Mall of Davao on Saturday, December…
The New People’s Army. (File photo by Medel V. Hernani / davaotoday.com) DAVAO CITY, Philippines – The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) ordered its armed wing to temporarily suspend combat operations, days after the government declared a separate version of their ceasefire. Effective Saturday night, December 23, the CPP’s Central Committee told the New…