6.03.2014

9th Mindanao Media Summit in Davao City on April 25-26, 2014

Darrell Blatchley, curator of D'Bone Museum discusses the "Impact of the changing climate on marine diversity" during the 9th Mindanao Media Summit in Davao City on April 25-26. (Gerie Mae G. Coco, PIA-Caraga)
Merlie Mendoza of Asian Disaster Reduction and Response Network, speaker during the 9th Mindanao Media Summit in Davao City on April 25-26. Mendoza said that even with the abundance of resources and solutions to changing climate, people should allocate them equitably. (Gerie Mae G. Coco, PIA-Caraga)
Mindanao Development Authority assistant secretary Romeo Montenegro III during the 9th Mindanao Media Summit in Davao City on April 26 discusses the power state of Mindanao. Montenegro said that a serious power deficit persists in the area. (Gerie Mae G. Coco, PIA-Caraga)
PCOO secretary Sonny Coloma cites the impacts of climate change in his discussion during the 9th Mindanao Media Summit with the theme "Communicating the Impact of Climate Change in Mindanao" on April 25 in Davao City. Coloma challenges everyone to overcome the culture of complacency, to counter the resistance to change and strengthen capacity building. (Gerie Mae G. Coco, PIA-Caraga)
Regional director Efren Elbanbuena of Philippine Information Agency region 11 during the 9th Mindanao Media Summit in Davao City on April 25-26. Director Elbanbuena said Mindanao is no longer free from typhoon because of the effects of Climate Change, therefore we should have collaborative efforts to mitigate its effect, he said. (Gerie Mae G. Coco, PIA-Caraga)
Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Caraga regional director Abner Caga shares experiences of Team Mindanao in Tacloban during the 9th Mindanao Media Summit with the theme "Communicating the Impact of Climate Change in Mindanao," in Davao City on April 25-26, 2014. Team Mindanao headed by director Caga was dispatched to Tacloban City to operationalize the information infrastructure of the area as the PIA 8 regional office was devastated by Typhoon Yolanda. (Gerie Mae G. Coco, PIA-Caraga)