DAVAO CITY – The Covid-19 positivity rate here increased to 5.6 percent as of Wednesday, July 13, an official of the local Covid-19 Task Force said. Dr. Michelle Schlosser, spokesperson for the Davao City Covid-19 Task Force, said the recent positivity rate, which is now above the acceptable...
Vice President Sara Duterte expressed full support for President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.'s program to rightsize government functions and thereby streamline the government bureaucracy and its services. Vice President Sara Duterte answers questions from the media as she arrives at the San Beda...
Neophyte solon Davao Oriental 2nd district Rep. Cheeno Almario wants to postpone the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) that are scheduled to take place this Dec. 5, 2022. Rep. Cheeno Almario (Photo from House of Representatives Media Bureau) Almario filed House Bill (HB) No. 1367...
The Philippines is “gradually bouncing back” from the negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, Vice President Sara Duterte said on Monday, July 11. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks during the inauguration of Toyota Motors service center in Davao City on Monday, July 11, 2022. (OVP photo)...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City Rep. Paolo “Pulong” Duterte and Republic of China Consul General Li Lin discussed support for indigenous peoples in an evening dinner here Saturday, July 9. DAVAO City Rep. Paolo Duterte and China Consul General Li Lin. Rep. Duterte and Li met at the house of the...
TEACHERS pose for a photo after receiving laptops from Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte. DAVAO CITY -- Two public schools received Friday, July 8, laptops from the Office of Davao City Rep. Paolo "Pulong" Duterte. Pulong's office distributed 14 laptops to Soledad R. Duterte National High School and 15...
MALALAG, Davao del Sur police secure the area where a grenade exploded Thursday, July 7, killing a seven-year-old boy and injuring his younger brother. (Malalag police/FB) DIGOS CITY (PNA) – A seven-year-old boy died on the spot while his five-year-old brother was injured when the grenade...
THE mother of 19-year-old Amierkhan Mangacop wipes her tears as she appeals for justice for her son who shot dead in a bar altercation in Davao City last week. (Keith Bacongco) DAVAO CITY – The 19-year-old student allegedly shot dead by a doctor of the Police Regional Office-Davao Region in a bar...
DAVAO CITY – The family of Amierkhan Mangacop, a Grade 9 student who was killed by a doctor of the Police Regional Office (PRO)-Davao, said they want the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)-Davao to handle the investigation of the brutal shooting incident as they asked the police to inhibit...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will pursue the Samal Island-Davao City Connector Project, the first first loan agreement of the Philippines and the People’s Republic of China for an infrastructure project. On Wednesday, July 6, the project was launched by visiting Chinese...
(PHIVOLCS) A 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected in Davao del Sur province at around 7:53 a.m., Wednesday, July 6, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said in an earthquake bulletin. Phivolcs traced the epicenter of the earthquake at 6 kilometers (km) southwest of...
DAVAO CITY – Mayor Sebastian Duterte said he would keep the existing policies previously implemented by his sister, former mayor and now Vice President Sara, although he added he is ‘still observing’ in his new job as the local chief executive. “I don’t see any need to make adjustments...
