A nine-month pregnant woman was killed by a falling coconut tree in Barangay Ticulon, Malita, Davao Occidental on Thursday. Reports said the 23-year-old victim was walking on her way home after doing the laundry in a well near her house when a coconut tree suddenly toppled. The victim was hit...
DAVAO CITY – The city government urged all motorists to prepare for increased congestion as the Bolton Bridge 1, southbound lane, is temporarily closed starting Friday evening, July 18, for essential repairs. The 21st Davao City Council approved the bridge closure on Tuesday, July 15, following...
DAVAO CITY – Pwersa ng Pilipinong Pandagat party-list Rep. Harold James Duterte filed House Bill No. 2065 on Thursday, July 17, proposing the creation of a Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DFAR) to help improve the country’s fisheries sector. In its explanatory note, the proposed...
DAVAO CITY – A councilor announced Tuesday, July 15, plans to enact two key ordinances to improve disaster management and security infrastructure to modernize emergency response and strengthen public safety here. Councilor Bonz Andre Militar, chairman of the Committee on Information Technology,...
Another murder rocked Tagum City, Davao del Norte, days after a University of the Philippines-Manila student, Sophia Coquilla, was robbed and killed by four young men in Barangay La Filipina. Police said a 26-year-old businesswoman, Seannen Gellangarin, was allegedly shot and killed by her suitor...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City second district Rep. Omar Vincent Duterte called on the Muslim community to preserve and promote their cultural heritage through traditional food and customs during the 122nd Araw ng Barangay Tigatto celebration in Buhangin District on Tuesday, July 15. A vibrant...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Council adopted a resolution on Tuesday, July 15, supporting a request to the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, to release and repatriate former President Rodrigo Duterte here, citing humanitarian, judicial, and jurisdictional grounds. The...
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...
A 19-year-old University of the Philippines Manila student was robbed and killed by four individuals in Barangay La Filipina, Tagum City, Davao del Norte on Wednesday, July 9. Police identified the victim as Sophia Coquilla, who was on vacation when she was slain. She sustained 38 stab wounds in...
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...
