Voting 23-0, the Senate approved on third and final reading House Bill No. 8930, which seeks the creation of the Metropolitan Davao Development Authority (MDDA). Sen. Francis Tolentino, chair of the Senate Committee on Local Government and sponsor of the measure, said the establishment of the MDDA...
Malacañang has confirmed the appointment of former Davao City Councilor Maria Belen Sunga Acosta as the new Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) chairperson. Malacañang Palace (Photo from PNA) A statement from Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles Wednesday,...
An earthquake measuring 5.4-magnitude struck off the coast of Davao Occidental at 10:22 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 26. (Phivolcs) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the epicenter of the quake was registered 388 kilometers (km) southeast of Balut Island in the...
Taguig emerged as the seventh wealthiest city in the Philippines. The Commission on Audit (COA) released the annual financial report for local government units for the year 2020. Bonifacio Global City in Taguig (Screenshot from Google Maps) The report listed the top 10 provinces, cities and...
President Duterte signed on Tuesday, Dec. 21 a declaration placing six regions in the country under a "state of calamity" after they were pummelled by typhoon "Odette" over the weekend. STATE OF CALAMITY--President Duterte signs a declaration placing six regions in the country under a "state of...
Understanding the need for road works and improvement as well as construction of more infrastructures, the leadership of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) encouraged fellow employees to continue the good work the office has been doing for the coming years. Department of Public...
A year after work started on the 10.7-kilometer Contract Package (CP) 1-1 of the Davao City Bypass Road Construction Project, officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) were pleased to see progress as the construction continues in the area. Department of Public Works and...
Supporters who kept urging her and those who got "depressed" when she initially did not file her candidacy for a national position were the reason why vice presidential aspirant Sara Duterte-Carpio eventually decided to seek the second highest position in the country in the upcoming 2022 elections....
Citing the huge decline in new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, President Duterte reckoned that there are “better days ahead” for the Philippines. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during his “Talk to the People” public briefing on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021. (PCOO) In his taped public...
(PHIVOLCS) An offshore earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 hit 285 kilometers (km) southeast of Sarangani Island in Sarangani, Davao Occidental on Sunday morning, Dec. 5, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The quake was recorded at a depth of 156 km around 7:48...
Thousands of people are calling on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to stop cutting trees in the mountains of Davao City in a bid to secure the community's lifeblood, save a Philippine eagle nesting territory and save water, air and biocultural sanctuary in the area. In an...
More than 300 indigents in Island Garden City of Samal, Daval del Norte have availed free services from government and private agencies through mini caravan of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP). (File Photo / PCUP) “Layunin ng aktibidad na maihatid sa mga komunidad na maralita...
