DAVAO CITY – A Davao City councilor called for stronger protection and more accessible support services for overseas Filipino workers as the City Council commemorated National Migrant Workers ' Day during its 23rd regular session on Wednesday, June 10. In a privilege speech, Councilor Rachel...
DAVAO CITY – Twenty-nine buildings here sustained damage in Monday’s earthquake. The Office of the City Building Official placed seven structures under red tag and 22 under yellow tag status after quick inspections following the magnitude-7.8 tremor which also affected the Davao region. In a...
DAVAO CITY – The 21st Davao City Council passed a resolution on Wednesday, June 10, calling for a fair, transparent, and independent inquiry on the deaths of Ateneo de Manila University basketball players Rene Clert Baterbonia and Divine Adili. Proponent Councilor Antoinette Principe, chairperson...
DAVAO CITY – Earthquake-affected towns in the provinces of Sarangani and Davao Occidental are appealing for more aid such as food, water, medicine, and tents as some areas are still isolated due to damaged roads and bridges. Two days since the earthquake struck on June 8, many of these affected...
DAVAO CITY – The Municipal Council of Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental declared a state of calamity on Tuesday following the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that triggered landslides and killed seven residents. In an interview on Wednesday, Mayor Jason John Joyce said local authorities are conducting...
A thorough investigation into the garbage-dumping incident outside the office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Davao City will be conducted, Malacañang said. "Nakausap po mismo natin si Secretary Jonvic Remulla ngayong araw dahil kasama po siya sa meeting kanina,...
DAVAO CITY – The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council-Davao (RDRRMC-11) reported Tuesday that four people died and 23 others were injured in the region following the magnitude-7.8 earthquake that struck Mindanao the previous day. In a bulletin, RDRRMC-11 said the quake affected...
DAVAO CITY – Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon on Tuesday assured that the Bucana Bridge here has sustained only minor damage and is passable and safe for motorists. Damage to the bridge was visible after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Mindanao on Monday....
DAVAO CITY – Mayor Jason John Joyce of Jose Abad Santos (JAS) town in Davao Occidental, one of the towns in the Davao region affected by Monday’s earthquake, has appealed for additional tents as among their urgent needs, saying that many of his constituents are expected to spend the night...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday, June 8, announced the temporary suspension of operations in five of its Consular Offices in Mindanao following the powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck off the coast of Sarangani earlier in the day. In an advisory, the DFA 's Office...
DAVAO CITY – A powerful earthquake spoiled the opening of classes in most parts of Mindanao on Monday, June 8. The magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck while many schools were holding convocation programs. Several videos from students and teachers circulated in social media showing that most of the...
Malacañang has condemned the trash-dumping incident outside the office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Davao City, calling it a "blatant disrespect of law." Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro even called it "trash behavior." Castro...