DAVAO CITY – The Davao City government sent relief assistance on Tuesday morning, June 16, to earthquake-hit areas in Soccsksargen and Davao region. This city sent 4,000 boxes of relief items and 3,000 one-liter bottles of drinking water to General Santos City, Sarangani town, and Jose Abad...
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Davao Oriental on Monday afternoon, June 15, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The earthquake, which was initially measured at magnitude 6.6, occurred at 5:18 p.m. Its epicenter was located 113...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has given Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte five days to explain recent waste-dumping incidents outside its Region XI office, while separately filing a criminal complaint against the owner of a vehicle allegedly used to dump...
DAVAO CITY – Lawyer Israelito Torreon confirmed he and several companions were denied entry to the final night of the wake for Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagle Rene Clert N. Baterbonia at Ateneo de Davao University on Sunday, June 14, despite many mourners being allowed into the venue. In a...
Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU) has offered scholarships for all six siblings of Rene Baterbonia, who died in a drowning incident during a team-building of the Ateneo de Manila men’s basketball team in Aurora. AdDU President Fr. Karel San Juan SJ announced this after the evening mass for...
DAVAO CITY – The families of Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili, the two Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles who drowned in a resort in Dipaculao, Aurora on June 8, are demanding accountability from the Katipunan-based school and full disclosure over the incident, the Torreon and Partners Law...
DAVAO CITY – Amid challenges to access in earthquake-hit areas, all isolated barangays in the provinces of Davao Occidental and Sarangani have already received relief aid, according to government agencies. In the first few days after the magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck, relief aid and emergency...
DAVAO CITY – The Torreon and Partners law firm clarified on Friday, June 12, their legal assistance to the family of Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles center-forward Rene Clert N. Baterbonia. Israelito Torreon, in a statement posted on Facebook, welcomed the opportunity to clarify the...
DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Duterte said Ateneo de Manila University 's response to the deaths of their basketball players Rene Clert Baterbonia and Divine Adili is lacking. In an interview with Davao reporters on Friday morning, June 12, Duterte expressed sadness over the incident...
DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Duterte rejected calls for a People Power to remove President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as she is required to uphold and defend the Constitution. In an interview with Davao reporters on Friday morning, June 12, Duterte responded to appeals from retired military...
DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Duterte and Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte commemorated the 128th Philippine Independence Day by honoring the sacrifices of Filipino heroes and calling for continued efforts to protect freedom, sovereignty, and democratic rights. In a speech during...
Welcome back home, Bobet. The remains of Ateneo basketball player Rene Baterbonia arrived in Davao City on Friday, June 12, ahead of funeral rites and tributes from the basketball community. In a series of photos posted by Fr. Karel San Juan SJ and shared on the Ateneo de Davao University Facebook...
