DAVAO CITY – A Davao City councilor said on Tuesday, Nov. 25, that shifts in committee chairmanships are likely once acting Vice Mayor Rodrigo S. Duterte II formally assumes his post. Councilor Alberto Ungab, chairperson of the Committees on Appointments and Government Reorganization and Disaster...
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Davao Oriental at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 25, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. In its initial bulletin, Phivolcs said the quake’s epicenter was located 41 kilometers southeast of Governor Generoso, at a depth of 26...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City government welcomed the new developments at Davao Global Township on McArthur Highway here as the township introduced at least 20 incoming business establishments during its annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony on Sunday night, Nov. 23. DGT marked the start of the...
DAVAO CITY – Pwersa ng Pilipinong Pandagat party-list Rep. Harold Duterte welcomed on Monday, Nov. 24, the filing of charges and arrest of individuals implicated in the flood-control scandal. In a statement, Duterte described the development as an initial but insufficient step toward full...
DAVAO CITY – Around 5,000 runners from the Davao region and neighboring provinces gathered before sunrise on Sunday, Nov. 23, to participate in a fun run organized in support of former President Rodrigo Duterte, who is currently detained at the International Criminal Court in The Hague,...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte criticized former Philippine National Police chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III’s remarks on the impending arrest of a staunch ally, Sen. Ronald dela Rosa, over the charges he is facing before the International Criminal Court. In a Facebook...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Z. Duterte filed on Tuesday, Nov. 18, two key legislative measures, one calling for an urgent congressional inquiry into the alleged P100-billion insertions in the proposed 2025 national budget, and another requiring random hair follicle drug...
DAVAO CITY – The provincial government of Davao Oriental has intensified efforts to protect the environment against the hazardous impact of large-scale mining operations as well as unauthorized small-scale mining activities, quarrying, and transport of other minerals. Authorities recently shut...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte reiterated his longstanding call for mandatory hair follicle drug testing for all government officials, following Sen. Imee Marcos’ disclosure about her brother, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday night, Nov. 17. In a statement...
DAVAO CITY – Acting Davao City Vice Mayor Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte II said the official date of his oathtaking as vice mayor, along with that of his uncle, acting Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte, has yet to be finalized. In an interview with reporters after the launching of the Office of...
DAVAO CITY – The Office of the Vice President launched its 90th anniversary pop-up exhibit on Thursday, Nov. 17, at SM City Davao. The event featured the lives, programs, and contributions of the country’s 14 vice presidents across nine decades of constitutional history. Speaking during the...
DAVAO CITY – The 21st Davao City Council approved the P15.8-billion budget for 2026 on Thursday. Council members unanimously passed the spending plan after reviewing a 17-page committee report detailing fund sources and expenditure breakdowns, the City Information Office (CIO) said in a news...
