DAVAO CITY – The Office of the Presidential Assistant for Mindanao-Eastern (OPAMINE) has sought to enhance and reinforce disaster preparedness in the Davao region to avoid future casualties. Presidential Assistant for Eastern Mindanao Leo Tereso Magno said he met Office of Civil Defense-11...
DAVAO CITY – Presidential Assistant for Eastern Mindanao Leo Tereso Magno met last week with the chief of the Philippine Army, Lt. Gen. Roy Galido, to outline security measures and additional initiatives tailored for the Davao region. Magno said these endeavors aim to enhance the overall...
DAVAO CITY – Rep. Paolo Z. Duterte here released on Saturday, January 13, a report on his achievements in Congress, with an interactive infographic of accomplishments throughout his leadership. Duterte presented the “Mobile Kitchen” through Pulong Pulong ni Pulong (PPP) program as among his...
Philippine Coast Guard personnel attend to two US citizens (both sitting) who were rescued after being stranded on a distressed yacht off Davao City on Jan. 13, 2024. (Photo by PCG) Two United States (US) citizens were rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on a stranded yacht off Davao City...
DAVAO CITY – Coffee producers from the famed village of Balutakay at the foot of Mount Apo in Bansalan, Davao del Sur will hold its first auction of specialty coffee here on January 20. A FARMER sorts coffee cherries in Barangay Balutakay, Bansalan, Davao del Sur. (Photo courtesy of...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.5 earthquake rocked Davao Occidental on Friday morning, January 12. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake was tectonic in origin and was recorded at 10:05 a.m. Its epicenter was 97 kilometers (kms) southeast of...
DAVAO CITY – Fifty-nine students from private universities and colleges in the Davao region received cash grants for their tuition from Rep. Paolo Duterte here and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Wednesday, January 10. CHED-Davao chief administrative officer Maria Bonjeavem Alger...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Water District (DCWD) reported on January 9, Tuesday, before the city council’s first regular session that their bulk water supply project has been operating in six areas here since last month. The DCWD and the Apo Agua Infrastructura Inc. said in a joint statement...
Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo "Pulong" Duterte (Facebook) Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo "Pulong" Duterte took to Facebook to complain about the alleged removal of a huge chunk of budget from his district under the 2024 spending plan. "I also...
DAVAO CITY – Rep. Paolo Z. Duterte here has disagreed with the People’s Initiative for constitutional amendments. In a statement on Tuesday night, January 9, Duterte said that someone informed him that PBA party-list Rep. Margarita “Migs” Nograles is spearheading the PI in this city....
PBA Party-list Rep. Migs Nograles (left), Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte (Facebook) Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta Party-list Rep. Margarita “Migs” Nograles has clarified that she's in the United States (US) discussing possible areas of...
DAVAO CITY – The Vices Regulation Unit (VRU) collected around P11 million in fines and penalties imposed on violators of the anti-smoking ordinance, liquor ban, and sobriety ordinance and payment of certification fees for smoking areas and cigarette sale permits in 2023. DAVAO City earned...
