By Jaime Laude (The Philippine Star), March 2, 2016
MANILA, Philippines – Search and rescue operations are ongoing for three small-scale miners who remained missing yesterday after a flood hit a mining tunnel in Monkayo, Compostela Valley on Saturday.
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Bryan Monsoon, Roel Dacaldal and Richard Monsoon were believed trapped in the so-called Australia tunnel on Mt. Diwalwal.
Rescuers have lowered tubes to pump water from the mine, said Senior Superintendent Albert Ferro, Compostela Valley police director.
Reymart Pegaret, Gilbert Bayot and Renate Gemino died in the incident. Their bodies were retrieved on Monday.
Ernesto Loquina, a member of the rescue team, drowned while trying to save the victims.
Those rescued were identified as Aljun Dumalaga, Oliver Uganap, Carlito Morado, Alberto Agyang, Angelito Tonio and Pepe Mendoza.
In a report to the OCD, the Monkayo disaster office said heavy rain had inundated the area in the past 10 days. – With Edith Regalado
August 12 –
International Youth Day
“Empowering youth,
building generations!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the recommendations of the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry
against serious violations of protocols of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association.
Accept the National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
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August –
Aug 1-7 World breastfeeding week
Aug 9 – International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
Aug 12 – International youth day
Aug 19 – World humanitarian day
Aug 23 – International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition
Monthly Observances:
Farms Safety Month
Breastfeeding Awareness Month
Weekly Observances:
Aug 17-23: Made in the Philippines
Product Week
Aug 29-Sept 5: Rice and Corn Week
Daily Observances:
Aug 1: Family Planning Day
Aug 9: National Indigenous Peoples Day
Aug 12: International Humanitarian Law Day
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