DAVAO CITY – Councilor Danny Dayanghirang here filed a resolution strongly opposing the imposition of a 20 percent final withholding tax on interest income from bank deposits, a provision under Republic Act No. 12214, also known as the Capital Markets Efficiency Promotion Act (CMEPA). The...
DAVAO CITY – A Davao City councilor pushed electric vehicles (EVs) as an eco-friendly and cost-effective mode of transportation here. In a privilege speech on Tuesday, July 22, Councilor Temujin Ocampo, chairman of the Committee on Special Publications and the Committee on Environment, said EVs...
BACOLOD CITY – The City Council proposed to increase this highly-urbanized city’s annual budget for free school supplies from P15 million to P50 million to address the increasing number of public elementary students and the rising cost of learning materials. The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP)...
DAVAO CITY – Acting Davao City Vice Mayor Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte II announced on Tuesday afternoon, July 22, plans to visit his grandfather, former President Rodrigo R. Duterte, in The Hague, Netherlands, in August. Vice Mayor Duterte said his elder brother, second district Rep. Omar Duterte,...
DAVAO CITY – Acting Davao City Vice Mayor Rodrigo "Rigo" Duterte II called for unity, integrity, and unwavering dedication to public service as the 21st City Council was formally introduced on Monday, July 21, after the flag ceremony at Davao City Hall. Addressing city officials and employees,...
DAVAO CITY – A councilor announced Tuesday, July 15, plans to enact two key ordinances to improve disaster management and security infrastructure to modernize emergency response and strengthen public safety here. Councilor Bonz Andre Militar, chairman of the Committee on Information Technology,...
BACOLOD CITY – The newly-established Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency–Negros Island Region (PDEA-NIR) kicked off its anti-illegal drug campaign with the arrest of a barangay official in Siquijor. The suspect, a 23-year-old Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) councilor from Barangay Tignao, Lazi town,...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Council adopted a resolution on Tuesday, July 15, supporting a request to the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, to release and repatriate former President Rodrigo Duterte here, citing humanitarian, judicial, and jurisdictional grounds. The...
DAVAO CITY – The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) on Tuesday welcomed the Court of Appeals ' (CA) recent decision to allow the continuation of the Samal Island-Davao City Connector (SIDC) Project. The CA 's July 11 decision stated that issuing a Temporary Environmental Protection Order...
BACOLOD CITY – The Sangguniang Panlungsod has adopted a resolution urging the Senate and House of Representatives, through Bacolod Rep. Albee Benitez, to revisit the K to 12 program and push for a more effective, inclusive curriculum that better promotes learning, employability, and equitable...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Z. Duterte and and acting Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte II are distributing sports equipment and solar-powered lighting systems to barangays here. The initiative formally began on Thursday, July 10, with Barangay 76-A Bucana and Barangay Maa...
DAVAO CITY – The Balay Dangupan inaugurated on Wednesday afternoon, July 9, the Rodrigo Duterte Academic Building in honor of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s lifelong commitment to child welfare and education here. Acting Mayor Sebastian Z. Duterte and acting Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte II...
