ENVIRONMENTALISTS on Monday fi led a 200-page petition before the Supreme Court (SC) seeking to halt the Samal Island-Davao City Connector (SIDC) Project and declare its construction results in ...

In a 200-page petition, the petitioners asked for the immediate issuance of a temporary environmental protection order against the Samal Island-Davao City Connector (SIDC) Project, arguing that this ...

ISLAND GARDEN CITY OF SAMAL, Davao del Norte (MindaNews / 16 December) — The construction of the P23 billion bridge linking the Island Garden City of Samal and Davao City is threatening the lifeblood ...

Lacson noted that the Paradise Reef ecosystem is “vital to the survival of coral reef communities fringing Samal Island.” Appeal The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is ...

This environmental data story examined the impact of the Chinese-funded Samal Island – Davao City Connector (SIDC) project on the marine ecosystem in the Island Garden City of Samal (IGaCos), Samal’s ...

Julian Rodriguez, manager of Paradise Island, said they are actually supportive of the bridge construction, which has been pushed for many decades to help boost tourism in Samal. Julian Rodriguez, ...

The local government has argued that the bridge would be a godsend, connecting the island to Davao City, currently accessible only by boat, and bringing business and development to Samal. This is why ...

Tulaylay called the Davao-Samal bridge a “complex project,” referring to the offshore works that environmentalists warned could destroy a rich coral reef called “Paradise Reef” on the ...

I OFTEN wondered how a group of nine islands and islets in the middle of Davao Gulf got its name as the Island Garden City of Samal. I thought it was named after the fruit garden or the flower garden ...