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DAVAO CITY – Mayor Sara Z. Duterte on Monday expressed fear of a possible surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the city next year due to mass gatherings during the holiday season.

ANGUB CITY, Misamis Occidental – Lopez Jaena town Mayor Michael P. Gutierrez who was initially hurt in a “sniper” attack during a Christmas party in this city last week has died, his daughter, Lopez Jaena Councilor Andrea “Pinky” Gutierrez, said on Facebook on Monday, December 27.

DAVAO CITY — The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) of Dinagat Islands reported that 27,780 houses have been totally damaged due to Typhoon Odette as of Thursday, Dec. 23.

DAVAO CITY – A total of 51 stranded tourists in Siargao Island were able to spend their Christmas with their families on Saturday, Dec. 25.

Zamboanga police and PDEA operatives seized P6.8-million worth of shabu from a former member of the Philippine Army and two of his cohorts in Zamboanga City on Sunday, December 26.

DAVAO CITY — The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) held the third investment forum in a bid to revive the poultry industry in the region.

Army on high alert in anticipation of CPP’s 53rd Founding Anniversary

DAVAO CITY – The donate button for the Safe Davao QR is now available, giving residents the option to donate their gift packs to victims of disasters. The City Government of Davao utilized the DQR to distribute Christmas packages to residents starting Dec. 8, 2021, until Jan. 31, 2022.

DAVAO CITY – A day before Christmas Eve, actress Nadine Lustre and Greenpeace Philippines installed solar panels in a village in Siargao Island.

COTABATO CITY – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has exceeded its investment generation target by more than P300 million this year, the Bangsamoro Board of Investments (BBOI) recently said.

DAVAO CITY – The city government of Davao and private companies pooled resources for the relief assistance to Typhoon Odette affected areas in Cebu, Bohol, Leyte, Dinagat Islands, and Negros Occidental.

Combined police and military teams confiscated explosive materials from a couple in Barangay Kasanyangan, Zamboanga city during service of search warrant Wednesday night, December 21.

DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Police Office arrested on Wednesday the suspect behind a bomb threat in the city.

DAVAO CITY – The development team of the Safe Davao QR (DQR) system is working on incorporating an additional feature to allow Dabawenyos to donate their “Pahalipay” grocery food packs to the residents affected by Typhoon Odette (international name: Rai).

KIDAPAWAN CITY – Four persons were killed following a shootout outside a roadside eatery in M’lang, North Cotabato early Wednesday morning, December 22.

DAVAO CITY – A total of 13 names out of the 19 reported casualties in Siargao island due to Typhoon Odette were confirmed on Wednesday, Dec. 22. In his Facebook post, Surigao del Norte First District Rep. Francisco Jose “Bingo” Matugas shared the list of confirmed casualties. The youngest of the casualties was a four-year old from Brgy. Mabuhay in Sta. Monica, while the oldest was 80 years old from Brgy. Rizal, also in Sta. Monica. “Masulob-on ako na ihatod sa ijo an masakit na balita na ini. An isa ka sensitibo na balita pareha ini, unta nagikan sa mismo hintungdan o derecho ra unta sa mismong mga pamilya (It is with great sadness and pain that we bring you this report. Sensitive information like this should have been communicated to immediate families alone),” Matugas said. “Pero kay sa limitasyon nan komunikasyon, kinahanglan ko ipahibayo ini sa ini ra na paagi (However, we have to publish this knowing that this is the only way to convey the message considering the limited means of communication),” he added.

DAVAO CITY – Like many of the responders, Cpl. Henry Baleña will celebrate Christmas with typhoon Odette survivors in Caraga region. Baleña, who belongs to the Philippine Navy, is one of over a hundred personnel who joined the newly-activated Joint Task Force Sambisig of the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ Eastern Mindanao Command that departed for the typhoon-hit areas to conduct relief and rehabilitation efforts. The task force is primarily composed of personnel from the Army, Philippine Navy, Philippine Air Force, Medical Corps and Army Engineers. Aside from from the soldiers under the Eastern Mindanao Command, personnel from the Office of Civil Defense and Philippine Coast Guard also joined the contingent that departed for Surigao City on Wednesday morning. Baleña admitted that his hometown in Rosario, Agusan del Sur was also partially hit by the onslaught of the typhoon.

DAVAO CITY – The recent internet outage after Typhoon Odette (International name: Rai) ripped through parts of Visayas and Mindanao revealed telephone companies lacked the resiliency measures to prevent disruption of internet connectivity, an official of the Information Communications Technology (ICT)-Davao said.