BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.5 earthquake jolted Davao Occidental province on Saturday morning, June 17. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake was registered at 4:52 a.m. and its epicentre was traced 357 kilometers (kms) southeast of Balut...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported a 4.5 magnitude earthquake in Davao Occidental on Saturday, June 17. (Photo credit to Phivolcs) The earthquake occurred at 4:52 a.m., 357 kilometers southeast of Balut Island, Municipality of Sarangani, Davao Occidental....
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced on Friday, June 16, that it has finished a total of 1.3 kilometers of tunnel civil works for the mountain tunnel component of the Davao City Bypass Construction Project. *(Courtesy of DPWH) * This means that the DPWH successfully...
Fritz Mari Sangalang Sendrijas, an Ateneo De Davao University graduate, stood out as the top notcher for the Licensure Examination for Architects (LEA). Screenshot from the list of results as posted by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on June 10, 2023. (Photo credit to PRC) As the...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has lauded the local government of Davao del Norte for successfully purging insurgents from its locality. Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go (Photo courtesy of O/S Sen. Bong Go) Go, vice chairman of the Senate Committee on National Defense, earlier participated in...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.3 earthquake jolted Davao Occidental province before dawn on Thursday, June 15. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake was recorded at 2:08 a.m. and its epicenter was located 201 kilometers southeast of Balut...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.2 earthquake jolted Davao Occidental before dawn on Wednesday, June 14. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake was recorded at 2:49 a.m. and its epicenter was traced 12 kilometers southeast of Don Marcelino, Davao...
Vice President Sara Duterte has invited His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah of Brunei Darussalam to visit the Philippines. (From left) Vice President Sara Duterte meets Brunei Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo from Inday Sara/Twitter) In a...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.1 earthquake jolted Davao de Oro on Friday morning, June 9. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake was recorded at 8:30 a.m. and its epicenter was three kilometers east of Compostela town, Davao de Oro, with a depth of...
DAVAO CITY – Police are still investigating the alleged abduction of Kent Laurence Metegreto Espinosa and Dennis Roy P. Panzan, two suspects in the rape and murder of 28-year-old architect and engineer Vlance Marie L. Bragas last month. BRAGAS Police Major Catherine dela Rey, Davao City Police...
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Davao said a Canadian company will pour in around $2 million in Davao del Norte for a bamboo project commencing this year. Based on the report released by DTI-Davao on Wednesday, June 7, the bamboo project will consist of a processing plant...
By Henrylito D. Tacio With the high cost of living these days, it pays not to depend only on your main job. Try to do something on the side. That is what Wilbert C. Galo, a 47-year-old aide of Ricky Inodioan, the vice mayor of Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte, does. “Even though I have a job at the...
