By ANGELO CAPARAS PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur — Calabarzon dethroned Davao Region, 79-62, to capture the 2026 Palarong Pambansa boys high school basketball crown at the Datu Lipus Makapandong–Governor Democrito O. Plaza Sports Complex here on Saturday, May 30. Powered by Dairick Duterte’s...
DAVAO CITY – Davao cacao products once again took center stage in this city’s beverage scene as a local chocolate producer and a bar here launched on Wednesday, May 27, five signature cacao-infused drinks made from locally sourced cacao. The event at MUNI Mixology + Kitchen introduced...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City government will procure 20 additional electric buses for the Davao Interim Bus Service under the proposed Supplemental Budget No. 1 for fiscal year 2026. Davao City Information Office head Harvey Lanticse confirmed on Thursday, May 28, that Davao City Mayor Sebastian...
DAVAO CITY – The Philippine Statistics Authority-11 reported that the inflation rate in the Davao region accelerated sharply to 8.9 percent in April from 5.9 percent in March. The PSA-11 said the regional inflation rate exceeded the national inflation rate of 7.2 percent recorded during the same...
DAVAO CITY – The death toll from the sanitary landfill slide in Barangay New Carmen here on May 20 has climbed to two, while one person remains missing, authorities reported Wednesday. Rescuers recovered the body of "Luisa," 78, a resident of Purok 8, who was believed to have been buried during...
DAVAO CITY – Twenty-four Chinese nationals were arrested on Monday, May 25, in a joint law enforcement operation by the Bureau of Immigration-11, with the 10th Infantry Division, for immigration violations in Barangay New Little Panay in Panabo City, Davao del Norte. The 10th Infantry Division...
DAVAO CITY – Davao Light and Power Co. Inc. (Davao Light) officially assumed electricity distribution services in Tagum City and three municipalities in Davao del Norte starting Tuesday, May 26. Davao Light president and chief operations officer Enriczar Tia said the areas covered by the...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City government is working to comply with corrective measures ordered by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources following a deadly landslide at the New Carmen Sanitary Landfill in Tugbok District and assured residents that garbage collection services will...
Malacañang refuted Davao City Mayor Sebastian "Baste" Duterte 's claims against President Marcos, saying they are just mere smear tactics. "Ang mga binabanggit ni Mayor Baste, alam po natin na ito ay walang katotohanan; ito ay pawang paninira lamang at iyan ang gusto niyang i-amplify sa...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported three earthquakes, ranging from magnitude 5.0 to 5.5, that struck Mindanao within 24 hours, including a 5.2-magnitude offshore tremor off Davao Oriental on Monday morning, May 25. The latest quake, measuring magnitude 5.2,...
Former Mati City Mayor Michelle Nakpil Rabat was sworn in as city council president of the Partido ng Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan, strengthening the party’s presence in Davao Oriental ahead of the 2028 elections. Rabat took her oath on Friday, May 22, before PDP-Laban President and Davao...
The Davao City Sanitary Landfill is now facing possible suspension after a trash slide on May 20 left one person dead, two injured, and two others missing, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said. The DENR said it has pushed the local government to accelerate...
