DAVAO CITY – The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) and the Office of the Presidential Assistant for Mindanao-Eastern (OPAMINE) aim to build about 180,000 housing units in Davao City following the launching of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s national housing...
DAVAO CITY – A representative from the Department of Internal Medicine of the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) here said there is no surge in atypical or walking pneumonia within the hospital. Walking pneumonia is a lung ailment caused by mycoplasma pneumonia. It gained attention...
DAVAO CITY – A sexagenarian topped the adult category in the Sing Along ni Pulong Season 5 Grand Finals at the Rizal Park on San Pedro St. here on Wednesday, December 20. LORNA Querol (sixth from left), 68, poses with judges and Rep. Paolo Duterte's sons Barangay Buhangin Proper Captain Omar...
DAVAO CITY – Over 200 barangay officials and eight families affected by a recent fire in Mati City, Davao Oriental, received on Wednesday, December 20, sacks of rice from Vice President Sara Z. Duterte. VICE President Duterte (FB) Duterte donated these sacks of rice to Mati City Mayor...
DAVAO CITY – Rep. Paolo Z. Duterte was conferred the Leadership Achiever as Public Servant citation in the Elite Business and Leadership Awards ceremony at the Philippine Plaza Manila in Pasay City on December 18. The Elite Business and Leadership Awards honors and acknowledges the distinctive,...
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in the Davao region recently reported an intriguing relationship between a rare frog species and a dormant pitcher plant inside the Mount Apo Natural Park. Calling it as a remarkable breakthrough, the DENR-Davao region noted the...
Burea of Fire Protection (BFP) personnel assist an elderly woman evacuating in Sitio Libtong, Barangay Central in Manay, Davao Oriental on Dec. 18, 2023 due to Tropical Depression "Kabayan". (Photo courtesy of Provincial Government of Davao Oriental / Facebook) The National Disaster Risk Reduction...
PBA Party-list Rep. Migs Nograles (Facebook) Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list Rep. Margarita "Migs" Nograles, the solon who is seeking the suspension of television network SMNI's operations, has shot down rumors that she is eyeing the mayor's...
DAVAO CITY – The book “Dili Pwede Mogawas ug Uban mga Sugilanon” (Can’t Go Out and Other Stories) by Elizabeth Joy Serrano-Quijano, an author with a Blaan-Ibaloy heritage from Davao del Sur, was named Best Book of Short Fiction in Binisaya in the 41st National Book Awards recently. The...
DAVAO CITY – A Canada-based Filipino entrepreneur has launched an online membership platform that offers benefits, privileges, and savings to all Filipinos residing in North America. JOCELYN Alabata-Hansen (second from left) with colleagues. (Photo via Keith Bacongco) A native of Koronadal City,...
(Last part) CITY OF MATI, Davao Oriental – Unlike typical large-scale mining operations in other parts of the country, the Pujada Nickel Project in Mount Hamiguitan has defined targets for mineral extraction. PUJADA Nickel Project site (Hallmark Mining Corp.) This means that mining areas are not...
(Second of three parts) CITY OF MATI, Davao Oriental – Amid the projected multi-billion investment that the mining industry could bring to the province, Gov. Niño Sotero Uy insisted that mining is not a priority. A VILLAGER stands inside the Community Based Forest Management area in...