DAVAO CITY – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)-11 and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-11 are set to file charges on Wednesday, May 3, against an inland resort for converting a cave into a commercial café. In a press briefing, NBI-11 Director Arcelito Albao...
Vice President Sara Duterte and Japanese lawmaker Koichi Hagiuda on Sunday, April 30, reaffirmed both countries’ commitment to strengthening bilateral relations and development cooperation. Vice President Sara Duterte and Japanese lawmaker Koichi Hagiuda shake hands during a meeting on Sunday,...
DAVAO CITY – WITCO Construction and Development Corp. announced on Friday, April 28, that the project engineer and safety officer supervising the four Davao City Bulk Water Supply Project workers who inhaled toxic fumes while cleaning a pipeline recently had been permanently pulled out from the...
Davao-based business process outsourcing (BPO) firm Six Eleven Global Services and Solution is aiming to fill up 5,000 seats by 2025 to double its current 2,500 agents. In a statement, Six Eleven CEO Michael Bian said they have gone a long way from only 20 agents 18 years ago when the call center...
The Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in the Philippines is bringing Korean culture to Davao City in a two-day event at SM Lanang Premier. Under the theme “Spring in Joseon,” this year’s Korean Festival, hosted by the Korean Embassy’s KCC in partnership with SM Lanang Premier, will be held on...
DAVAO CITY – A 42-year-old worker of the Davao City Bulk Water Supply Project (DCBWSP) contractor died while three others were hospitalized after inhaling toxic gas while installing a pipeline in Barangay Buhangin Proper here on Friday, April 21. The Davao City Buhangin Police Station...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Water District (DCWD) assured customers here that water supply would be unaffected by the El Niño phenomenon should it develop in the third quarter of this year. DCWD spokesperson JC Duhaylungsod said majority of this city’s supply comes from groundwater sources...
Davao’s first shipment of durian to China has sold out, according to John Tan, CEO of Eng Seng Food Products (ESFP). “Actually, naubos na yung stock natin (actually, all of our stocks have been bought),” he said. Durian fruit. (vitalina/ Pexels) ESFP is one of the four exporting companies who...
DAVAO CITY – Mindanao's most wanted New People’s Army (NPA) leader who abandoned his comrades in Davao de Oro province was presented to the media here on Monday, April 17, following his arrest in Malaysia earlier this month. MINDANAO’S most wanted New People’s Army leader is escorted by...
AVANT GARDENER Davao’s first shipment of durian to China was made available to the public early this week. This good news comes after it was shipped via chartered plane last April 6, 2023 then inspected by China’s strict customs officials. A program was held in China to commemorate this...
To address the problems of undernutrition and malnutrition in students, the Office of the Vice President (OVP) on Tuesday, April 11, pilot-tested the “Pansarap” program, a nutribun-like supplemental nutrition intervention for undernourished learners, in Vice President Sara Duterte's hometown of...
DAVAO CITY – Two persons were killed and two others were injured after they were electrocuted by a fallen power line in Purok 15, Panacan Relocation, Barangay Panacan, here on Good Friday. The Police Regional Office (PRO)-11 (Davao region) identified the fatalities as Renante Alcontin, a resident...
