Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, June 13, told the Davao city government to look at how Cebu City successfully controlled the surge of COVID-19 infections through private partnerships and the active presence of the medical community. Vice President Leni Robredo (Geric Cruz/Bloomberg) Davao...
It seems the proposed Duterte-Duterte tandem in next year's elections may not push through. File photo of President Duterte and his daughter Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio during the enthronement of Japanese Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo, Japan in October 2019. (Malacañang photo) President...
President Duterte is reluctant to run for vice president in the 2022 national elections despite the appeal from his political party to seek another elective post. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/ Malacañang) According to the President, he would "resist" calls to run next year since he...
Malacañang is taking exception to attempts to compare the coronavirus situation in Davao City and Quezon City amid the reported surge in cases of infections in President Duterte's hometown. A health worker administers a coronavirus vaccine to a resident in Davao City in this file photo shared by...
DAVAO CITY - Former Defense Secretary Gilberto "Gibo" Teodoro was eligible to receive his COVID-19 vaccine in Davao, the regional director of the Department of Health here said Monday (June 7). In an online press briefing here, Dr. Annabelle Yumang said Teodoro, who was a former representative for...
DAVAO CITY - City Mayor Sara Duterte created a new committee to reduce red tape in both business and non-business-related transactions in the city. The Committee on Anti-Red Tape (CART) was created under Duterte's Executive Order (E.O.) No. 32, Series of 2021, known as “An Order Creating The...
(KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Davao City has now overtaken Quezon City to become the city with the highest number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said on Tuesday, June 8. "Today , nalagpasan na ng Davao City yung Quezon City. Sa...
Amid the persistent government reminder to observe minimum health protocols, these passengers remove their face shields while on board a public utility vehicle in downtown Davao City. Health authorities have attributed the surge of COVID-19 cases in the region to complacency. (Keith Bacongco/MANILA...
The Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has placed Davao City and General Santos City under stricter quarantine classifications due to the rise of cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO /...
DAVAO CITY - Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced Friday that Davao City will be placed under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) starting June 5. In a statement, Roque said the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Thursday (June 3) has approved to place Davao City under MECQ...
DAVAO CITY - The City Health Office on Wednesday (June 2) said a total of 44 city government workers are now being monitored after they were found positive for Sars-CoV-2. Dr. Ashley Lopez, Acting Head of the City Health Office (CHO) said the city has complete the three-day surveillance swabbing of...
DAVAO CITY – A proposed ordinance is being drafted at the City Council of Davao to penalize the close contacts who refuse to undergo a reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test. Dr. Ashley Lopez, acting head of the City Health Office, told Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR 87.5)...
