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...
TACLOBAN CITY – Northern Samar Gov. Edwin Ongchuan has been awarded as the most outstanding governor in the Philippines at the 2023 Gawad Parangal in Davao City on Tuesday, August 15. ONGCHUAN (left) with fellow awardee Mayor Matt Florido of General Luna, Quezon. (FB) Ongchuan was awarded...
DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Duterte commended on August 15, Tuesday, social workers for their diligent efforts and a strong commitment to promoting social justice and highlighted their role as essential agents of transformative societal progress in the country. Duterte commended the 2,000...
DAVAO CITY – The Office of First Congressional District Representative Paolo Duterte distributed on Monday, August 14, more than 500 traditional Filipino heavy snacks to all visitors, including the members of the 11 tribes, in the Kadayawan Tribal Village at Magsaysay Park here. The Kadayawan...
DAVAO CITY – A group is pushing for the declaration of the San Pedro Square here as a heritage zone. Patmei Ruivivar, vice president of the Davao Historical Society, told the Kapihan sa Dabaw on Monday that San Pedro holds cultural and historical significance to Dabawenyos because it is where...
DAVAO CITY – Mati City Mayor Michelle Nakpil Rabat expressed confidence that the city can keep up with other cities after a first-of-its-kind premier hotel opened on Tuesday, August 8. In her message, Rabat said the Adelina Hotel and Suites, which presents an array of meticulously designed rooms,...
DAVAO CITY – One person was killed and three others were injured an explosion on Monday night, August 7, outside Emragila Restobar on Roman Diaz St., Barangay Calinan Poblacion, Calinan District, here. The Davao City Police Office (DCPO) identified the fatality as Romnick C. Nortarte, 31, a...
The Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS) welcomed The Samal Shores Residenza, the first-ever 31-hectare luxury residential estate on Samal Island on Wednesday, August 8. Business Development and Special Projects Vice President Celedonio Pile Jr. said during the groundbreaking ceremony that the...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-5.3 earthquake jolted Davao Oriental province on Wednesday morning, August 9, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs said the earthquake was recorded at 8:57 a.m. and its epicenter was seven kilometers (kms) southwest of...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-four earthquake jolted Davao Occidental province on Monday morning, August 7. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake was registered at 1:49 a.m. and its epicenter was located 327 kilometers (kms) southeast of...
DAVAO CITY – Ann Esteban, a mother of three, bested several artists from different parts of Mindanao in the senior category of the Davao City leg of the Manila Bulletin Sketchfest at the SM City Davao on Saturday, August 5. WINNERS of the Manila Bulletin Sketchfest Davao City leg. Esteban,...
DAVAO CITY – Almost 300 artists from Mindanao joined the Davao leg of the Manila Bulletin (MB) Sketchfest 2023 at the activity center of the SM City Davao Annex here on Saturday, August 5. Manila Bulletin Vice President for Circulation Dante Simangan, with SM City Davao Mall Manager Lester...
