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December 29, 2011
Name ‘illegal’ loggers in CDO, Iligan DENR dared

MANILA, Dec. 28, 2011—The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) has challenged the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to name the alleged “illegal” loggers that are behind the Cagayan de Oro-Iligan tragedy.

MANILA, Dec. 28, 2011—The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) has challenged the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to name the alleged “illegal” loggers that are behind the Cagayan de Oro-Iligan tragedy.

In a statement, Pamalakaya chair Fernando Hicap said that the Government should run against these environmental plunderers and file necessary charges against them as what happened to the aforementioned cities can be considered a heinous crime.

December 19, 2011
Religious group appeals aid for typhoon victims

CAGAYAN DE ORO City, Dec. 18, 2011—With thousands of people huddled in evacuation centers displaced by typhoon “Sendong”, the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines in Northern Mindanao are appealing for relief items to be sent to the victims.

CAGAYAN DE ORO City, Dec. 18, 2011—With thousands of people huddled in evacuation centers displaced by typhoon “Sendong”, the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines in Northern Mindanao are appealing for relief items to be sent to the victims.

December 19, 2011
Religious group appeals aid for typhoon victims

CAGAYAN DE ORO City, Dec. 18, 2011—With thousands of people huddled in evacuation centers displaced by typhoon “Sendong”, the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines in Northern Mindanao are appealing for relief items to be sent to the victims.

CAGAYAN DE ORO City, Dec. 18, 2011—With thousands of people huddled in evacuation centers displaced by typhoon “Sendong”, the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines in Northern Mindanao are appealing for relief items to be sent to the victims.

December 18, 2011
Mindanao counts 436 dead, hundreds missing as Sendong moves to Palawan

MANILA, Philippines (3AM, Dec 18, 2011) - Tropical storm Sendong (Washi), while not reaching typhoon status, flooded vast areas in Mindanao leaving 446 dead and 200 still missing in the twin port cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan City.

A massive rescue effort involving 20,000 soldiers and volunteers is ongoing after Sendong to Sulu Sea towards the western island of Palawan.

MANILA, Philippines (3AM, Dec 18, 2011) - Tropical storm Sendong (Washi), while not reaching typhoon status, flooded vast areas in Mindanao leaving 446 dead and 200 still missing in the twin port cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan City.

A massive rescue effort involving 20,000 soldiers and volunteers is ongoing after Sendong to Sulu Sea towards the western island of Palawan.

December 17, 2011
Sendong leaves hundreds dead and missing in north Mindanao

MANILA, Philippines (Dec 17, 2011) – Tropical storm Sendong (Internatinal name: Washi) leaves almost 200 deads and hundreds missing in Northern Mindanao.

Sendong now moves over Sulu towards Palawan.after it battered the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan and other Mindanao provinces with strong winds and heavy rains that caused deadly floods and landslides.

MANILA, Philippines (Dec 17, 2011) – Tropical storm Sendong (Internatinal name: Washi) leaves almost 200 deads and hundreds missing in Northern Mindanao.

Sendong now moves over Sulu towards Palawan.after it battered the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan and other Mindanao provinces with strong winds and heavy rains that caused deadly floods and landslides.

The Philippine Army's 4th Infantry Battalion, which was leading the search and rescue operations in Cagayan de Oro City, said that they have recovered a total of 117 bodies as of 4 p.m.

December 17, 2011
Tropical storm Sendong threatens Palawan

NAGA CITY (9:00 AM, Dec 17, 2011) - Maintaining its strength, Tropical Storm Sendong (International name: Washi) now heads for Sulu Sea after passing close to the twin cities of Dipolog and Dapitan and now threatens southern Palawan where it is expected to traverse early Sunday morning.

Sendong still packs a centerwind of 85 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness up to 100 kph, which is expected to still intensify as it travels over Sulu Sea at 31 kph in West Northwest direction.

NAGA CITY (9:00 AM, Dec 17, 2011) - Maintaining its strength, Tropical Storm Sendong (International name: Washi) now heads for Sulu Sea after passing close to the twin cities of Dipolog and Dapitan and now threatens southern Palawan where it is expected to traverse early Sunday morning.

Sendong still packs a centerwind of 85 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness up to 100 kph, which is expected to still intensify as it travels over Sulu Sea at 31 kph in West Northwest direction.

December 16, 2011
Sendong (Washi) expected to land in Bislig City, Surigao del Sur

Tropical Storm Sendong (International name: Washi) intensified overnight and is expected make landfall this afternoon (approx 1-2 PM local time) near Bislig City in Surigao del Sur and still endangers the rest of Northern Mindanao and the Southern Visayas.

As of 6:00 AM today (Friday, Dec 16), the center of Sendong was spotted 265 kilometers (km) East Souteast of Bislig City, Surigao del Sur or 375 km East Souteast of Butuan City or at coordinates 7.5º North Latitude 128.6º East Longitude. The tropical storm now packs a centerwind of 75 kilometers per hour and gustiness up to 95 kph and was moving directly Westward at 31 kph towards the Surigao Del Sur-Agusan Del Sur provinces.

Tropical Storm Sendong (International name: Washi) intensified overnight and is expected make landfall this afternoon (approx 1-2 PM local time) near Bislig City in Surigao del Sur and still endangers the rest of Northern Mindanao and the Southern Visayas.

July 2, 2011
SC declares 16 cityhood laws constitutional with finality

MANILA, Philippines (July 2, 2011) - Sixteen municipalities have finally become cities after the Supreme Court declared the constitutionality of their cityhood conversion laws.

MANILA, Philippines (July 2, 2011) - Sixteen municipalities have finally become cities after the Supreme Court declared the constitutionality of their cityhood conversion laws.