DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Council approved on Tuesday, May 12, the ordinance establishing a comprehensive incentives framework for the electric vehicle (EV) sector, marking a major local push toward sustainable transport development in the city. The measure provides fiscal and regulatory...
DAVAO CITY – A Davao City councilor commended on Tuesday, May 12, the 26 lawmakers who voted against the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte, saying their decision shows political maturity and reflects the sentiments of many Filipinos. In a privilege speech before the City Council,...
ILOILO CITY – Police are hunting a barangay councilor here for fatally stabbing a delivery boy on Thursday evening, May 7. The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) identified the suspect as Melvin Acebuque, councilor of Barangay Santa Filomena in Arevalo District. Initial investigation led by Police...
DAVAO CITY – A Davao City councilor is pushing a proposal to expand financial support for cooperatives here by creating barangay-level cooperative committees and increasing loanable amounts under existing city programs. Councilor Al Ryan Alejandre, chairman of the Committee on Cooperative...
DAVAO CITY – A Davao City councilor raised concerns over reported safety incidents involving kite strings on the Davao City Coastal Road and warned that recent cases pose a serious risk to motorists and commuters. Councilor Jessica Bonguyan, chairperson of the Committee on Public Works and...
Social media is once again abuzz over the alleged circulation of a private video online. This time, attention is focused on actor-turned-politician Manuel Chua. The video is said to involve him and the same woman previously linked to the Big Four, namely Arron Villaflor, Gil Cuerva, Ron Angeles,...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City government will roll out a mobile emergency application to modernize city response operations and improve dispatch efficiency, particularly in geographically challenging areas. Councilor Bonz Andrei Militar, head of the Committees on Information Technology and Future...
DAVAO CITY – The city government of Davao will review and upgrade the implementation of the “DCplinado” module, with plans to transition the program online to broaden its reach among students in Davao City. Speaking at the Pulong-Pulong Dabawenyos on Tuesday afternoon, April 21, Councilor...
DAVAO CITY – The city government is pushing for stronger barangay level action to combat illegal recruitment and human trafficking, citing Department of Migrant Workers data showing that the city accounts for a large share of reported cases in the Davao region. Councilor Rachel Zozobrado,...
BACOLOD CITY – A 72-year-old former town councilor in Isabela, Negros Occidental was gunned down by four men in a sugarcane plantation in Barangay Payao, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental on Sunday, April 12. Police Capt. Joelan Vinson, Binalbagan police chief, identified the victim as Dulfo, a...
ILOILO CITY – Former Kabataan party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel has called out Iloilo City Councilor Rex Sarabia for claiming to be a human rights lawyer while dismissing the violent dispersal of bolanteros (ambulant and informal market) vendors trying to sell outside a privately redeveloped public...
The wife of a former Muntinlupa councilor who died in a plane crash in Palawan during Holy Week said preparations are underway for the transport of his remains. Former councilor Allan Rey Camilon and another pilot, Joseph Jiao, were killed when their plane crashed in Barangay Decalacho, Coron,...
