Increasing toll

• Monsoon waves now affect over 1,000 residents

THE NUMBER of individuals affected by the high tide and strong waves brought by the monsoon waves rose to a thousand based on the data of the Davao City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO).

The incident report show that 1,098 individuals are now affected. The figure was initially pegged at 800.

Authorities reported that 236 houses were affected – 96 totally destroyed and 140 partially damaged – after having been hit by the strong waves from Sat

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BING GONZALES MEMBERS of the Maranao tribe perform a Sagayan “war dance” during the opening of the month-long Kadayawan celebration at Magsaysay Park on Friday.