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The impact of Typhoon Tino on the Dinagat Islands, November 5, 2025. Handout/Dinagat Islands PIO

The impact of Typhoon Tino on the Dinagat Islands, November 5, 2025.

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Agatha Gregorio

ABS-CBN News

<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1762942531042viber_image_2025-11-06_03-21-49-705.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="The impact of Typhoon Tino on the Dinagat Islands, November 5, 2025. Handout/Dinagat Islands PIO"/>The impact of Typhoon Tino on the Dinagat Islands, November 5, 2025. Handout/Dinagat Islands PIO</div>MANILA -- Dinagat Islands Representative Kaka Bag-ao on Wednesday questioned the need to continue mining activities, particularly in provinces that should be protecting its mountains, especially after the severe impact of typhoons Tino and Uwan.For Bag-ao, it is also worth questioning if profit from mines is more important than preserving lives.“Bukod sa mga iligal na mga flood control projects, kung titingnan niyo klumaro ‘yung mga bundok. Wala nang puno sa marami. At sa mga lugar na ito lalo na sa mga nagiging biktima ng mining industry, malaking question sa mga tao, ‘Ano bang mahalaga– ang ma-preserve ang aming buhay o ‘yung sinasabi nilang kita mula sa minahan na hindi naman namin napapakinabangan?’ Mahalagang question ‘yun para sa mga taga-isla na kagaya ko,” Bag-ao said on Wednesday.“Pero magandang tanong din ‘yan sa ating pamahalaan kung magpapatuloy ba ang mga national projects kagaya ng mining activities sa mga probinsya na dapat mas pinoprotektahan ang bundok kaysa sa ikinikita lang ng national government na hindi naman at nagti-trickle down lang naman nang maliliit sa mga komunidad,” Bag-ao said.Bag-ao added that only two houses remained standing in one of the islands with three barangays she visited following “Tino.”The Dinagat Islands was previously under a state of calamity earlier in November due to the severe impact of Typhoon Tino.

Dinagat Islands Representative Kaka Bag-ao questioned the need to continue mining activities, particularly in provinces that should be protecting its mountains, especially after the severe impact of typhoons Tino and Uwan.

Dinagat Islands Representative Kaka Bag-ao questioned the need to continue mining activities, particularly in provinces that should be protecting its mountains, especially after the severe impact of typhoons Tino and Uwan.

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Dinagat Islands lawmaker questions need for mining activities after recent typhoons’ impact

Agatha Gregorio,

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Published Nov 12, 2025 06:17 PM PHT

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