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TEMPORARY CLOSURE. People are advised not to use the pedestrian overpass in Matina Crossing, Davao City, after the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office found visible cracks on the structure following the 5.6 magnitude quake Monday afternoon (Aug. 15, 2022). The overpass will be assessed by the City Engineer's Office to ensure its structural integrity. (Photo courtesy of Matina Crossing BDRRMC) DAVAO CITY - A pedestrian overpass in Barangay Matina Crossing here was temporarily closed as more cracks were found on the structure after an intensity 5 temblor hit the city on Monday afternoon. In a radio interview Tuesday, Alfredo Baloran, City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office chief, said they have immediately assessed buildings and other structures to ensure the safety of their continued use following the quake. Baloran said no one was hurt in the tremor and the overpass will be further assessed by the City Engineer's Office (CEO) to ensure its structural i ....
CHEMICAL SPILL. A tanker carrying a corrosive chemical lay on its side after falling into a ravine near Davao City's Suawan River in Sitio Lanitom, Barangay Suawan, Marilog District, on Tuesday (Aug. 2, 2022). The incident prompted the city government to issue a warning for residents not to conduct activities in the interconnected water bodies of the Suawan, Tamugan, and Davao rivers. (Photo courtesy of Davao Central 911) DAVAO CITY - The city government has warned the public to keep off from three local tributaries after a truck loaded with caustic chemical fell into a ravine near Suawan River in Marilog District here on Tuesday. In a radio interview Wednesday, Alfredo Baloran, the city disaster risk reduction and management office chief, said the waterways subjected under the notice are those of the Suawan, Tamugan, and Davao rivers. Since the chemical spill occurred in the Suawan River, Baloran said there is a possibility that it would reach the interconnecting Davao and Tamugan ....
DAVAO CITY – Residents have been warned to avoid fishing and swimming in Davao River and its tributary Suawan River after a trailer truck fell 50 feet off a cliff in Barangay Suawan in Marilog District, and spilled some of its cargos containing hazardous substances around 8 a.m. on Tuesday, August 2 ....