Davao Oriental vice guv among Flt 5J971 passengers
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 - 12:56 a.m.DAVAO Oriental Vice Governor Joel Almario deplored Cebu Pacific on Tuesday for its lack of "crisis handling" in cases of emergency.
Almario is one of the passengers of Cebu Pacific Flight 5J971 from Manila that overshot the runway at the Davao International Airport (DIA) Sunday night.
Davao City to sue airport officials
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 - 12:55 a.m.DAVAO City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio is serious about filing an administrative case before the Office of the Ombudsman against the management of the Francisco Bangoy International Airport (still referred to as DIA) for the lack of emergency response to the overshooting of a Cebu Pacific airplane Sunday night.
"Wala pa nahuman ang draft kay ilang ginatarong ilang timeline kay basig mali-mali ang oras (The draft complaint is still being finalized, we're making sure the timeline is correct)," she said.
Aviation official sees 'pilot error'
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 - 12:55 a.m.A TOP aviation official said on Tuesday that pilot error probably caused the rough landing of a Cebu Pacific aircraft at the Francisco Bangoy International Airport on Sunday.
In a television interview, Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (Caap) Deputy General John Andrews said they have gathered evidence that points to pilot error as possible cause of the mishap.
Ateneo de Davao cuts ties with Cebu Pacific
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 - 12:53 a.m.THE Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU) is no longer getting the services of Cebu Pacific due to the airline's "insensitivity" and "ineptness" in handling the passengers following the accident involving one its planes at the Davao International Airport (DIA) Sunday.
AdDU president Fr. Joel Tabora, S.J., said that the Cebu Pacific personnel failed to give humane assistance to the passengers.
Ateneo passengers of Cebu Pacific recall terrifying experience
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 - 12:53 a.m."I THOUGH we're going to die," said Dr. Jess Delgado, a faculty of the Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU) School of Business and Governance, as he narrated their traumatic experience when the Cebu Pacific aircraft they were riding overshot the runway at the Davao International Airport (DIA) Sunday night.
Dr. Delgado was occupying seat 10E and his student, Gizelle Escobañez, was at 10F when the accident happened, leaving them and some of the passengers screaming.
Man killed in broad daylight
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 - 12:52 a.m.A 52-YEAR-OLD man was shot dead in broad daylight by unidentified armed men at Purok 3, Barangay Manambulan in Tugbok District, Davao City, around 10:30 a.m. Monday.
The victim was identified as Romeo "Boy" Obad Senente, of Purok 10 in Upper Tugbok.
P1.5M in cash, jewelry lost in house ransack
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 - 12:52 a.m.SOME P1.5 million worth of cash and jewelry were stolen from a house in Marfori Heights, Davao City Thursday.
The victim was identified as Corazon Lazarte Iwazaki, 45, married and a resident of #7 Garnet St., Marfori Heights.
Davao loses P250M in 2 days due to runway mishap
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 - 12:02 a.m.DAVAO -- The temporary closure of the Davao International Airport (DIA) since Sunday evening has a major impact to the local economy, said Davao City Investment Promotions Center chief Jason Magnaye, estimating losses at almost P250 million.
The DIA was closed after a Cebu Pacific plane skidded off the runway amid heavy rains Sunday night. Normal operations only resumed Tuesday evening after the aircraft was removed.
All safe, all angry
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 - 12:33 p.m.PEOPLE are incensed, angriest of whom is Davao City Mayor Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio who pointed out that airport authorities did not even call Central 911 for help at that time the plane overshot the runway at the Francisco Bangoy International Airport at 7:05 p.m. Sunday.
“CAAP should make heads roll dinha sa Davao Airport management and personnel. The emergency last night was poorly managed by DIA,” she said in a text message.
Runway mishap affects 80 flights, 3,000 passengers
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 - 12:26 a.m.DAVAO CITY -- At least 80 scheduled flights to and from Davao International Airport (DIA) were cancelled, affecting more than 3,000 passengers, after the airport was ordered temporarily closed Monday following the runway mishap involving a Cebu Pacific plane on a rainy Sunday night.
DIA manager Frederick San Felix said the number is based on the estimated daily number of flights at the airport.
Airline passengers well protected under the law
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 - 12:18 a.m.AFFECTED passengers of airline companies should be entitled to reimbursement for cancelled flights as stated under the Air Passenger Bill of Rights.
Section 11 Chapter 4 of the order also states that the passenger must be informed beforehand if his or her flight will be cancelled.
Smoking ban nets 60 violators
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 - 12:17 a.m.THE number of arrested violators of City Ordinance 0367-12, or the New Comprehensive Anti-Smoking Ordinance of Davao City, increased to 60.
Davao City Anti-Smoking Task Force chair Dr. Domilyn Villareiz, speaking in Monday’s Kapehan sa Davaw at SM City Annex, said the figure represents the total number of violators in three days of implementation from May 31 to June 2.
23 classrooms in North Cotabato not fit for occupancy
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 - 12:17 a.m.KIDAPAWAN CITY -- At least 23 classrooms in three schools in Carmen, North Cotabato have been declared "not fit for occupancy" for children this school opening due to major cracks as a result of a strong quake and series of aftershocks that hit the town on June 1.
Dionisio Costes, in-charge of school buildings in North Cotabato's first district, said the worst hit was Kibudtungan National High School in Barangay Kibudtungan where its two-storey building with 11 classrooms and another eight classrooms were declared "not fit" for occupancy.
Rebel dies, 2 soldiers wounded in Comval encounter
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 - 12:16 a.m.A SUSPECTED communist rebel died, while two soldiers were wounded in an encounter in Barangay Tubo-Tubo in Monkayo, Compostela Valley, Monday morning.
Combined elements of Army's 25th Infantry Battalion and the 101st Division Reconnaissance Company clashed with suspected members of the New People's Army (NPA) around 5:20 a.m.
Arrested robbery suspects ‘part of organized group’
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 - 12:16 a.m.DAVAO City Police Office (DCPO) Director Ronald dela Rosa believed that the three robbery suspects arrested last May 27, are part of an organized syndicate group operating in Davao City.
The suspects, who were nabbed by Toril police last May 27, were identified as Marvin Magoncia Quillo, 30, fish pond caretaker and a resident of Purok 7, Upper Bagong Bayan, Malalag, Davao del Sur; Ronnie Pacial Pama, a security guard, 33, a resident of Upper Tibalang, Marilog; and Alot Agkit Nogan, 41, farmer and a resident of Marilog Proper.
3 robbery suspects arrested
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 - 12:15 a.m.POLICE arrested three suspects allegedly involved in two separate robbery incidents in Davao City on Sunday.
The first incident happened around 7:15 a.m. in Barangay Mulig proper, Toril.
North Cotabato quake damage reaches P50M
Monday, June 3, 2013 - 11:31 p.m.KORONADAL CITY -- The series of earthquakes that struck North Cotabato since Saturday damaged infrastructures worth at least P50 million, with Monday’s opening of classes suspended in Carmen, the town that sits near the quakes' epicenter, Governor Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza said.
At 4:08 a.m. Monday, a 5.7 magnitude quake with the epicenter at 17 kilometers northwest of Carmen was recorded anew by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).
Citation tickets given to 38 smoke-ban violators
Sunday, June 2, 2013 - 11:03 p.m.AT LEAST 38 people were given citation tickets in the first two days of the implementation of the New Comprehensive Anti-Smoking Ordinance of Davao City.
Based on the data gathered from the police stations in the city, Davao City Police Office (DCPO) chief Senior Superintendent Ronald dela Rosa said most of the violators during the first day on the implementation on May 31 were within the jurisdiction of Talomo police.
Security personnel dispatched to ensure safe school opening
Sunday, June 2, 2013 - 11:03 p.m.PUBLIC Safety and Security Command Center (PSSCC) are deploying a thousand of its personnel for Monday’s opening of classes in elementary and secondary public schools.
With the objective to provide and manage safety and security in 382 public schools in the city, PSSCC chief Magno Adalin Jr. said at least 350 personnel from the Task Force Davao, 424 school guards, 209 Traffic Management Center personnel, and 210 personnel from the Davao City Police Office (DCPO) will be deployed for the resumption of classes.
Another landslide hits mining area in Pantukan
Sunday, June 2, 2013 - 11:02 p.m.A MINOR landslide hit a small-scale mining area in Pantukan, Compostela Valley last week. No one was reported hurt as residents there took precautionary measures before the incident happened.
The landslide happened around 3 p.m. of May 30 in Purok Pag-asa Uno, Sitio Panganason. It was raining hard at that time when a portion of the mountain gave in and covered the house of Oliver Jaspe.
Army ‘reported death’ of young mother due to landmine blast
Sunday, June 2, 2013 - 11:02 p.m.AN EMAIL sender refuted a story that was published last week in Sun.Star Davao and its sister publication Sun.Star SuperBalita about a young mother who died in the aftermath of a New People's Army (NPA) rebels attack along the Tagum City-Mawab national highway.
The individual, using the name Fernando Poor, questioned the version of the story that the mother, Ellen Sucnaan, 20, "died as a result of kidney failure complications and heart attack."
6, including 2 minors, face raps for stealing
Sunday, June 2, 2013 - 11:02 p.m.POLICE are set to file charges before the City Prosecutor’s Office (CPO) against six persons for stealing.
This was learned after police officers arrested the six suspects, including two minors, in separate incidents in the city on Friday afternoon.
DCPO, TFD men to secure schools as classes open
Sunday, June 2, 2013 - 11:01 p.m.PERSONNEL from the Davao City Police Office (DCPO) and the Task Force Davao (TFD) of the Philippine Army's 10th Infantry Division (10th ID) will be deployed in 382 public schools in Davao City starting in Monday’s opening of classes.
DCPO Director Ronald dela Rosa said “Oplan Balik Eskwela” is a week-long activity to secure and assist students as they troop to their respective schools.
P1.3 million up in smoke in 2 fire incidents
Sunday, June 2, 2013 - 11:01 p.m.SOME P1.3 million worth of property were damaged after two separate fire incidents hit a warehouse and three houses in Davao City Saturday.
The first incident happened around 7:10 a.m. at the SDSMC Warehouse, Coaco Beach, Barangay Sasa.
2 men hurt in shooting
Sunday, June 2, 2013 - 11:01 p.m.A 20-YEAR-OLD tricycle driver and his 14-year-old passenger were wounded in a shooting incident at Agton St., Toril on Sunday.
The victims were identified as Joemar Chato, a 20-year-old tricycle driver and a resident of Sawmill, Barangay Daliao, Toril, and alias Gina (identity withheld for being minor) and a resident of Saypon St., Barangay Crossing Bayabas, Toril.
Shift to manual spraying urged
Saturday, June 1, 2013 - 11:47 p.m.SMALL banana growers can earn more, if banana plantations will shift to ground or manual from aerial spraying, the Interface Development Interventions Inc. (Idis) said.
Ann Fuertes, Idis executive director, in a statement emailed to Sun.Star Davao Saturday, said this was the result of a study commissioned by the environment group of small banana growers.
Rebel killed in clash
Saturday, June 1, 2013 - 11:47 p.m.PERSONNEL of the Army's 10th Infantry Division (10th ID) engaged in two encounters with the New People's Army (NPA) rebels Friday in Laak, Compostela Valley.
The encounters, the military said, resulted in the death of one communist rebel, the rescue of a minor member of the rebel group and recovery of firearms, ammunitions and a communication device.
Sales agent robbed, killed
Saturday, June 1, 2013 - 11:46 p.m.POLICE are yet to identify the two armed men who robbed and killed a 37-year-old driver and sales agent at sitio Cogon, Barangay Subasta, Calinan, Davao City at around 3:15 p.m. on Thursday.
The victim was identified as Jesus Dominguez Samban Jr., a driver and sales agent of Davao Brewing Inc., married and a resident of Fortune Village, Calinan.
Dispatcher shot dead
Saturday, June 1, 2013 - 11:46 p.m.A 20-YEAR-OLD dispatcher was killed while a 31-year-old pedicab driver was injured in a shooting and hacking incidents in Davao City recently.
The incident that resulted in the death of one Harold de Guzman, a 20-year-old public utility van dispatcher and a resident of Barangay Ilang, Tibungco, happened at around 5 p.m. Friday outside the Davao City Overland Transport Terminal (Dcott) on Candelaria st., Ecoland.
Strong quake jolts Cotabato
Saturday, June 1, 2013 - 10:56 p.m.COTABATO (Updated) -- A magnitude 5.7 earthquake rocked Mindanao at 10:10 p.m. Saturday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.
The Phivolcs located the epicenter of the earthquake at 12 kilometers northeast of Carmen, North Cotabato province.
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