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...
Police have arrested the fourth and final suspect in the murder of University of the Philippines Manila student Sophia Coquilla in Tagum City this week. A report said the suspect, Roy-Roy, was nabbed in a follow-up operation in Barangay Agdao, Davao City on Saturday, July 12. Seized from Roy-Roy...
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...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City Rep. Omar Vincent Duterte officially launched on Wednesday, July 9, the active operations of his congressional office through a landmark consultative meeting with barangay heads from the second district. Rep. Omar said the meeting was the first in a planned series of...
DAVAO CITY – The City Council of Davao raised concerns on Tuesday, July 8, about a possible economic and financial setback if the Samal Island–Davao City Connector Project is suspended due to the Supreme Court’s Writ of Kalikasan to the Department of Public Works and Highways. Councilor...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City’s strong "culture of security," where residents actively participate in maintaining peace, is a major factor in its ranking as the second safest city in the Philippines. Davao City Police Office (DCPO) spokesperson Police Capt. Hazel Tuazon said Wednesday that the...
DAVAO CITY – Over 5,500 runners paid tribute and appealed for the release of former President Rodrigo Duterte at the 1st Mayor Rodrigo Duterte Run here at dawn on Sunday, July 6, with the theme “Bring Tatay Digong Back Home.” Runners from all ages and walks of life participated in the 1K...
Acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte said he respects the Supreme Court Writ of Kalikasan temporarily halting the construction of the Samal Island-Davao City Connector Bridge, a major infrastructure project in Mindanao. “This bridge is designed to serve ordinary Dabawenyos and...
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo Duterte and ex-wife Elizabeth Zimmerman had an emotional reunion on Friday afternoon, July 4, at the International Criminal Court detention center at The Hague in the Netherlands. Zimmerman replaced their eldest son, Davao City first district Rep. Paolo...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte urged his son, Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte II, to do his job well as councilor and acting vice mayor here. “He (Councilor Duterte) should do his job well. As my father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, always said, ‘You make your...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Z. Duterte said his father, former President Duterte, appealed to the Filipino people to focus on their lives and forget about him as he is already old. Rep. Duterte thanked the people standing by his father during these trying times. “To the...
