Nearly P12 million worth of shabu and marijuana seized in a series of operations in Davao Region were destroyed in a show of commitment to end illegal drugs problems in the country. PDEA Regional Office XI Director Aileen Lovitos explained that the destruction of the confiscated illegal drugs on...
Pack your bags and get ready. There's a new tourist attraction in Davao del Sur overlooking Mt. Apo, the highest mountain in the country. Photo by Department of Public Works and Highways The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) recently turned over to the city government of Digos, Davao...
A message from Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte Madayaw! The City Government of Davao is excited to bring back the face-to-face festivities and gatherings for this year’s most awaited celebration of the 37th Kadayawan sa Davao Festival. Our Kadayawan Executive...
FORMER President Rodrigo Duterte (center). DAVAO CITY – More than a month after his six-year term ended, former President Rodrigo R. Duterte is enjoying his retirement from politics, Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte here said Thursday, August 4. In his program “Special Hour with Mayor Baste...
DAVAO CITY – Residents have been warned to avoid fishing and swimming in Davao River and its tributary Suawan River after a trailer truck fell 50 feet off a cliff in Barangay Suawan in Marilog District, and spilled some of its cargos containing hazardous substances around 8 a.m. on Tuesday,...
DAVAO CITY (PNA) – The Indigenous Peoples (IP) themselves decided to put an end to tribal schools linked to communist rebels, not former Mayor now Vice President Sara Z. Duterte, a former New People’s Army (NPA) leader said Monday, August 1. Arian Jane Ramos, former secretary of Guerrilla Front...
DAVAO CITY – Apo Agua Infrastructure Inc. is set to complete the Davao City Bulk Water Supply Project this year. Apo Agua is currently leading the construction of the Davao City Water District's (DCWD) Bulk Water Supply Project which will provide 300 million liters of safe water daily to over one...
DAVAO CITY – Unhygienic street food caused the diarrhea outbreak in Toril here that affected 217 persons and killed six others from July 15 to 28, the Davao City Health Office (CHO) confirmed Friday, July 29. CHO head Dr. Ashley Lopez said in an interview over Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has vetoed the proposed bill that seeks to expand the franchise area of Davao Light and Power Company. JUST IN: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. vetoes the bill proposing to expand the franchise of the Davao Light and Power Company "due to, among others, its...
Vice President Sara Duterte’s office will expand the delivery of its public assistance by launching the “Mag-Negosyo Ta ‘Day”, a livelihood program that aims to provide inclusive financial empowerment to women and members of the LGBTQ+ sectors. Vice President Sara Duterte (Photo from...
DAVAO CITY – A precautionary hold-departure order (PHDO) has been issued against Dr. Marvin Rey Andrew R. Pepino, the suspect in the shooting of 19-year-old Amierkhan Mangacop following a scuffle in a local bar last July 2. In an order dated July 26, acting Presiding Judge Emmanuel C. Carpio of...
Almaciga resin or Manila copal. Photo by Jason Houston from Wikimedia Commons. The resin extracted from a native tree called almaciga ( Agathis philippinensis ) has long been traded by the Philippines under the name of Manila copal. It is used to manufacture varnish, lacquer, and paint....
