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
July 2025
Nutrition Month
“Give us much more than P50 increase
for proper nutrition!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.
Accept National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
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July
3 July – International Day of Cooperatives
3 July – International Plastic Bag Free Day
5 July – World Youth Skills Day
7 July – Global Forgiveness Day
11 July – World Population Day
17 July – World Day for International Justice
28 July – World Nature Conservation Day
30 July – World Day against Trafficking in Persons
Monthly Observances:
Schools Safety Month
Nutrition Month
National Disaster Consciousness Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 2: Cultural Communities Week
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise
Development Week
Week 3: National Science and
Technology Week
National Disability Prevention and
Rehabilitation Week
July 1-7:
National Culture Consciousness Week
July 13-19:
Philippines Business Week
Week ending last Saturday of July:
Arbor Week
Daily Observances:
First Saturday of July:
International Cooperative Day
in the Philippines
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