Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (left), Davao City Mayor Sebastian "Baste" Duterte (Facebook) Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers has told law enforcers to get rid of the source of the illegal...
DAVAO CITY – Suspected shabu worth P14.4 million was seized in a joint police and Task Force Davao checkpoint on Wednesday, May 29, in Purok 2, Barangay Lacson, Calinan District, this city. POLICE recovered shabu worth P14.4 million in a joint police and military checkpoint in Calinan...
DAVAO CITY – A priest known for his crusade against alleged extra-judicial killings in this city passed away on Wednesday, May 29, the Redemptorist Province of Cebu announced on its Facebook page. PICARDAL pedaling with young bikers. (Keith Bacongco) “With great sadness, I announce the...
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) disclosed on Tuesday, May 28, that big-ticket flagship projects in the Davao region are progressing. In a press conference dubbed Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas at the DPWH-11 office here, DPWH-11 Director Juby B. Cordon revealed the...
DAVAO CITY – The chief and 34 officers of the Davao City Police Office (DCPO) have been removed from their posts as the investigation continues on the deaths of seven suspected illegal drug offenders during police operations from March 23 to 26 this year. Police Regional Office-11 Director Police...
DAVAO CITY – Former Mindanao Development Authority head Maria Belen “Mabel” Sunga Acosta is resolute in her decision to seek legal action after her abrupt dismissal from what was believed to be a six-year position at the agency. FORMER Mindanao Development Authority chairperson Maria Belen...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City Police Office (DCPO) Director Police Col. Richard Bad-ang was relieved from his post on Thursday, May 23, amid the ongoing investigation on the deaths of suspected drug pushers here during police operations between March 23 and 26. BAD-ANG (DCPO) Police Regional...
DAVAO CITY – Rep. Paolo Duterte here has sought a congressional inquiry into the reported extrajudicial killings in the country over the past 25 years. The lawmaker filed House Resolution 1745 on Wednesday, May 22, after the House Committee on Human Rights began investigating deaths related to...
DAVAO CITY – Presidential Assistant for Eastern Mindanao Leo Tereso Abellera Magno has been appointed as the new chairman of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA). Magno replaced Chairman Maria Belen Sunga Acosta. MAGNO'S appointment letter. (Via Ivy Tejano) However, Sunga refused to leave...
DAVAO CITY – The construction of the Samal Island-Davao City Connector (SIDC), also known as the Davao-Samal Bridge, will finally push through now that it has progressively started as seen in the photos on social media. ONGOING construction works on the highly anticipated bridge that will connect...
DAVAO CITY – Every day, 38-year-old Angelito Ducosaring wakes up at 4 a.m. to prepare food for his two children before going to school. DUCOSARING at work. (Keith Bacongco) Two hours later, he boards a jeep from Matina District here for a nine-kilometer ride to his mobile phone...
DAVAO CITY – Davao comics artist Ren Galeno was among the finalists of this year's prestigious Pulitzer Prize under Illustrated Reporting and Commentary category for her works published in the Washington Post last year. ARTIST Ren Galeno at work in her home in Davao City on Tuesday, May 7....
