By ALEX AMANSEC WELCOME TO DAVAO A group of tribal dancers greets tourists and visitors at the Davao International Airport “Mabuhay ug madayaw!” is how you will hear people greet you everywhere you go in Davao. Theirs is a heightened version of the usual “mabuhay”—which already translates...
DAVAO CITY – Office of the Presidential Assistant for Mindanao-Eastern (OPAMINE) Leo Tereso A. Magno met Mayor Sebastian Duterte on Wednesday, August 23, at Davao City Hall. Magno and Duterte talked about various matters, including the forthcoming housing initiative of the Marcos government,...
DAVAO CITY – Rep. Paolo Z. Duterte here is among the Top Performing District Representatives in the Davao region according to the latest survey conducted by the RP-Mission Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD). DAVAO City Rep. Paolo Duterte with US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson. (US...
DAVAO CITY – Apart from preaching the gospel, a Korean missionary couple is on parallel mission to promote the love of reading books especially among school children not just in this city but also in other parts of Mindanao as well. A STAFF of the Kangaroo Book Club repairs used books inside its...
DAVAO CITY – Apo Agua Infrastructura Inc. (Apo Agua) has belied accusations that it caused water depletion at the Panigan-Tamugan River in Baguio District here. Apo Agua said in a statement that no anomalies in water flow had been noted, except for the past few weeks when an unusually dry...
DAVAO CITY – Every comic artist dreams to get their work published on the pages of notable publications. But for a 27-year-old Davaoeña comics artist, getting an email from one of the most respected newspapers in the world was the least she expected. REN Galeno shows her work for an...
DAVAO CITY – The National Book Development Board (NBDB)-Philippines announced during the three-day Philippine Book Festival here that the country will be a guest of honor in the 77th Frankfurter Buchmesse from October 15 to 19, 2025. Frankfurt Book Fair director Juergen Boos and representatives...
DAVAO CITY (PNA) – The Davao City Police Office (DCPO) is implementing a city-wide gun ban from August 18 to 25 for the 38th Kadayawan Festival celebration. The Philippine National Police (PNP) approved the request of the Police Regional Office in the Davao region to suspend all permits to...
DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Duterte lauded the final leg of the inaugural Philippine Book Festival at SMX Convention Center at SM Lanang here on Friday, August 18. “We are fortunate to host this event in our beloved city in time for the (38th) Kadayawan Festival,” Duterte said as she...
DAVAO CITY – The Office of the Student Regent of the University of the Philippines condemned the “violence, disrespect, and abuse of law” allegedly committed by law enforcers after its student delegates were flagged down on Wednesday morning, August 16, while enroute to the venue of a protest...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte led the Brigada Eskwela 2023 in her hometown of Davao City to prepare public schools for the opening of classes on Aug. 29. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte at the Brigada Eskwela in Davao City (Inday Sara Duterte/Facebook) The...
GENERAL LUNA, Quezon – Mayor Matt Erwin Florido here was named Outstanding Municipal Mayor in the Philippines in the field of social services by the Association of Local Social Welfare and Development Officers of the Philippines (ALSWDOPI) on August 15 at the SMX Convention Center in Davao...
