DAVAO CITY – The scheduled change of command ceremony at the Davao City Police Office was aborted midway on Friday morning, Jan. 23. Police Col. Mannan Muarip was expected to relinquish his post to Police Col. Peter Madria, chief of the Police Regional Office-11 Regional Operations Division, at...
Acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian Z. Duterte and Vice Mayor Rodrigo S. Duterte II officially assumed their posts on Friday afternoon, Jan. 23, during a ceremony at Davao City Hall. Davao City Regional Trial Court Branch 11 Deputy Executive Judge Marie Estrellita S. Tolentino-Rojas administered...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City officials recently held a five-day official visit to Fujian province in China to advance potential partnerships to support this city’s economic and sectoral priorities. The visit from Jan. 13 to 17 was led by acting Davao City Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte II. He was...
DAVAO CITY – This city remained the most congested city in the Philippines in 2025, ranking 12th out of 482 cities worldwide in the latest TomTom Traffic Index. Davao City recorded an average congestion level of 66.2 percent and placed fourth among 75 Asian cities included in the index....
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Police Office reiterated on Wednesday, Jan. 21, its warning against making bomb threats, stressing that such acts carry penalties and possible imprisonment. DCPO spokesperson Police Capt. Hazel Caballero warned the public of the penalties following a bomb threat at the...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte accused political institutions of selectively enforcing accountability, alleging that an impeachment case is being used only to divert public attention from unresolved corruption cases involving influential individuals and political allies. In a...
DAVAO CITY – Search and rescue operations for the 14 persons onboard a missing vessel has expanded to the vicinity of Sarangani Islands in Davao Occidental, said Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson Capt. Noemi Cayabyab Tuesday. Cayabyab said a multi-agency air and surface search has been deployed...
DAVAO CITY – This city generated P15.1 billion in revenue in 2025, a 12.93 percent increase from the P13.4 billion collected in 2024, the City Treasurer’s Office (CTO) announced Monday night. In a statement, CTO head Lawrence Bantiding said the growth was fueled by higher collections from key...
DAVAO CITY – A recreational vessel with 15 passengers and crew went missing in the Davao Gulf on Monday night. A search and rescue operation is underway on Tuesday, Jan. 20, for the vessel. The Philippine Coast Guard Station-Davao Occidental has issued a Notice to Mariners on Monday to be on a...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte questioned on Monday, Jan. 19, the motives behind an impeachment complaint against President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. In a statement posted on his official Facebook page, Duterte raised concerns about a possible conflict of interest among...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte said on Wednesday, Jan. 14, that his district has been without a budget from the national government since 2022. In an interview with Alvin & Tourism at The Hague in the Netherlands, Duterte said the lack of funding does not impact his...
DAVAO CITY – Devotees in different parts of this city gathered in chapels to celebrate the feast of Senor Santo Niño on Thursday, Jan. 15. The biggest gathering of the annual religious festivity here was at the Shrine of the Holy Infant Jesus of Prague in Shrine Hills in Matina. Over 1,000...
