DAVAO CITY – The number of Covid-19 cases slightly increased in the Davao region from 454 in February to 803 in March. In a press briefing on Wednesday, April 12, Dr. Gerna Manatad, Department of Health-Davao assistant regional director, said that the situation is manageable and assured the public...
Aboitiz Power Corp. (AboitizPower) subsidiary Davao Light and Power Co. Inc. (Davao Light) continues to encourage education and self-improvement as it undertook efforts to help upskill members of its host community to enable growth and enterprise development. In partnership with the Technical...
Look Ma, No Cables! San Pedro Street corner Pelayo Street after the underground cabling project was completed. Jesse Pizarro Boga, born and raised in Davao City, is a firsthand witness of pre- and post-underground cabling in the King City of the South. "Underground cabling brings a feeling of...
To address the problems of undernutrition and malnutrition in students, the Office of the Vice President (OVP) on Tuesday, April 11, pilot-tested the “Pansarap” program, a nutribun-like supplemental nutrition intervention for undernourished learners, in Vice President Sara Duterte's hometown of...
DAVAO CITY – Two persons were killed and two others were injured after they were electrocuted by a fallen power line in Purok 15, Panacan Relocation, Barangay Panacan, here on Good Friday. The Police Regional Office (PRO)-11 (Davao region) identified the fatalities as Renante Alcontin, a resident...
The first shipment of durian from Davao to China is about to take off! Tons of durian waiting to be shipped to China. (Abel Monteagudo/ Facebook) Abel Monteagudo, Regional Director of the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office XI in Davao City [posted a...
Here's good news for residents of Davao City's 1st district. The office of Congressman Paolo Duterte announced Tuesday, April 4 that it is now accepting scholarship applicants for various courses under the Training for Work Scholarship Program (TWSP) of the Technical Education and Skills...
DAVAO CITY – A total of 7,030 security personnel will be deployed in the Davao region to ensure the safety of the people during Holy Week. Major Eudisan Gultiano, spokesperson of the Police Regional Office (PRO)-Davao (Region 11), said on Monday, April 3, they are composed of 3,700 police...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.2 earthquake rocked Davao de Oro on Thursday morning, March 30, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The earthquake struck at 6:37 a.m. and its epicenter was 12 kilometers southeast of the municipality of New Bataan, Davao de...
DAVAO CITY – The City Council of Davao passed a resolution on Tuesday declaring March 28 of every year as a day of celebration to acknowledge the “great and continuing contribution” of former President Duterte to this city and the Philippines. Authored by Second District Councilor Diosdado...
Former Cabinet officials, relatives, and friends of former president Rodrigo Roa Duterte sent him greetings on Tuesday, March 28, his 78th birthday. Duterte, who is a lawyer, served as Davao City mayor and congressman before becoming the 16th president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. Known as...
DAVAO CITY – University students in the Davao region who are eyeing to establish their own startup business are encouraged to sign up for a free three-month intensive entrepreneurship and technopreneurship coaching program of the Davao-based business incubator Upgrade Innolab (Upgrade). Rob Gumba,...
