DAVAO CITY - The City Health Office on Wednesday (June 2) said a total of 44 city government workers are now being monitored after they were found positive for Sars-CoV-2. Dr. Ashley Lopez, Acting Head of the City Health Office (CHO) said the city has complete the three-day surveillance swabbing of...
DAVAO CITY – A proposed ordinance is being drafted at the City Council of Davao to penalize the close contacts who refuse to undergo a reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test. Dr. Ashley Lopez, acting head of the City Health Office, told Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR 87.5)...
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte Carpio has not yet reached a decision about a potential presidential run in the 2022 elections, Malacañang clarified Thursday. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte Carpio (File photo/Facebook/Manila Bulletin) According to Presidential spokesman Harry Roque, many people...
Various land, air, and sea transport infrastructure projects in the Davao region have either been finished or taken into high gear, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said Wednesday, June 2. DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade (Photo courtesy of DOTr Facebook Page) Transportation Secretary Arthur...
DAVAO CITY — The City Government of Davao confirmed Wednesday that it requested the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to put Davao City under a 25-day Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) beginning June 5 until June 30 after nearly...
The Senate local government committee on Wednesday, June 2, started discussing proposals for the creation of a Metropolitan Davao Development Authority (MDDA). Senator Francis Tolentino (Senate of the Philippines) Similar bills were filed by administration Senators Imee Marcos, Ronald "Bato" dela...
DAVAO CITY - After a video of a trekker drinking liquor at the peak of to Mt. Apo went viral on social media, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) XI Regional Office warned trekkers who will violate the policies set by the Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) that they will...
DAVAO CITY - At least 10 city government employees working at the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) building here tested positive for the Sars-CoV-2. Mayor Sara Duterte said Monday, May 31, that the employees were among the 327 Davao City government employees who have undergone swab testing. “Nag-swab...
DAVAO CITY - A one-year-old girl was killed in a landslide in Davao de Oro province due to sustained torrential rains brought by Tropical Storm "Dante" (Choi-Wan). In a phone interview Tuesday, June 1, Joseph Randy Loy told The Manila Bulletin that a landslide incident occurred in two purok in...
DAVAO CITY - At least two municipalities in Davao de Oro announced the suspension of classes in all levels today, May 31, due to Tropical Storm (TS) "Dante." In separate statements on Monday morning, the municipal governments of Compostela and Monkayo ordered the suspension of classes for both...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has cited the growing number of adopters of green wastewater technology in Davao. (PIXABY) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said since 2016, the DOST XI has been promoting the deployment of Vertical Helophyte Filter System (VHFS) to...
The government is not giving some places the preferential treatment in the allocation of the popular coronavirus vaccines developed by Pfizer-BioNTech, Malacañang clarified Friday, May 28. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque explained that the allocation of US-made vaccines to Metro Manila, Metro...
