BE READY, PREPARE. “PAGASA’s Weather Services Chief, Anthony Joseph Lucero, urges community preparedness as he discusses the region’s weather outlook in a press conference at SM Downtown Premiere, Cagayan De Oro, on April 24, 2024. (Photo by Mimi Bañaria) By MIMI BAÑARIA, GSD intern AMIDST scorching temperatures, the people of Northern Mindanao are experiencing the brunt of the dry season, prompting the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) to advise readiness for the challenging conditions ahead. PAGASA’s Weather Services Chief, Anthony Joseph ..read more

POWER ALERT: National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) announces yellow alert for Mindanao grid from 10:00AM to 4:00PM today. (Photo supplied) IN an advisory sent to this paper today, April 24, 2024, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) announced a yellow alert status for the Mindanao grid from 10:00AM to 4:00PM on the same day. This alert indicates a tight power supply situation in the region. As per the advisory issued by Beth Ladaga from the Public Affairs Department of the NGCP Government Relations and Regional Affairs Division, the Mindanao grid has an availab ..read more

LEADING integrated telco network PLDT Inc (PLDT) is encouraging its customers and communities to work closely with authorities against suspicious, service-related activities in their areas. This is in light of recent incidents in Davao del Norte, where subscribers were scammed by persons misrepresenting themselves as PLDT personnel. “We would like to remind our subscribers to be vigilant against various scams, and to report suspicious incidents to local authorities in their area,” said Alan Abrina, Customer Service South Mindanao Area Head at PLDT, adding that PLDT is also collaborating with t ..read more

THEY came in droves, wielding their weapons of choice: gloves and sacks. They waged war with the detritus, the flotsam, and jetsam found in the seashore. The Local Government of Cagayan de Oro through the City Local Environment and Natural Resources Office (Clenro) commemorated Earth Day 2024 with a coastal clean-up activity on April 20 at barangays Lapasan and Gusa. This was in collaboration with Kusgan Volunteers Inc. and the WE CAN Cagayan de Oro City Movement. PICKING TRASH. Volunteers from thw private sctor participated in the Clenro coastal clean up drive on the morning of April 20 at th ..read more

IF a picture paints a thousand words, then a mural could speak a hundred thousand more. The Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ), together with Youth for Climate Justice Cagayan de Oro (Y4CJ- CdeO) collaborated with the League of Interactive Villanueva Environmental Advocates (LIVE) to commemorate Earth Day 2024. MURAL. A flurry of activity is seen from above, as students paint a mural on the wall of Looc Elementary School on April 21. The activity was brought about by the League of Interactive Villanueva Envi-advocates and Philippine Movement for Climate Justice in celebration of Ea ..read more

EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES. Municipality of Lagonglong embraces training on Solo Parents Welfare Act and income-generating ventures at The SPOT, Balingasag, Misamis Oriental. (Photo supplied) ON the occasion of Solo Parents Day, the northern Mindanao Social Welfare and Development department hosted an empowering event for solo parents at The SPOT in Balingasag, Misamis Oriental.  The event, held on April 22, 2024, brought together fifty participants from the Municipality of Lagonglong for a day filled with learning and skill-building. The gathering was designed to provide practical training a ..read more

THE National Youth Movement for West Philippine Sea (NYMWPS), a peaceful , non-partisan and transglobal organization that advocates for the preservation of Philippine sovereignty and territorial integrity, welcomes the landmark trilateral meeting among the Philippines, Japan and the United States towards an independent and progressive Indo-Pacific region and extends its solidarity towards the like-minded Japanese and American people. The historic trilateral meeting held in Washington DC in April 11, led by host US President Joseph Biden Jr., Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Jap ..read more

INDIGENOUS women from the Tuwali community in Barangay Didipio, Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya, have waged a decades-long struggle against OceanaGold Philippines, Inc. (OGPI), highlighting the devastating impacts of the corporation’s operations. The mining giant’s large-scale activities have decimated forests, disrupted vital food and water sources, and heightened vulnerability to climate change in the region. OGPI stands accused of forcibly demolishing indigenous homes without proper compensation or relocation, a matter confirmed by a Commission on Human Rights investigation. Despite calls for governm ..read more

“EVERY block you place is a step towards your masterpiece.” “Keep mining, keep building, keep creating.” *”Ezra”, (not his real name) a 12-year-old boy has been playing Minecraft since he was 7 years old. His classmate from a prestigious school introduced the computer game to him since he’s a techy kid. According to him, it was weird at first, since it had a lot of blocks building up and it seems he gets the hang of it. He says this is a computer game in which you make quirks out of virtual blocks, from dizzying buildings to entire cities. He created a variation of obstacles, but what he wante ..read more

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