DAVAO CITY – Presidential Assistant for Eastern Mindanao Leo Tereso Magno vowed to support the endeavors of the durian industry here. PRESIDENTIAL Assistant for Eastern Mindanao Leo Tereso Magno checks out durian products at the Philippine Asia Durian Summit in Davao City. (FB) Magno expressed...
(Unsplash) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has asked Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Ted Herbosa to help push for the legalization of medical cannabis or marijuana. This, Villafuerte learned this straight from Herbosa during the...
DAVAO CITY – Almost 3,000 security personnel have been tapped to safeguard the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) here on October 30. Police Capt. Hazel Tuazon, Davao City Police Office (DCPO) spokesperson, said 1,876 are DCPO personnel and 1,072 are augmentation from the...
DAVAO CITY – Omar Vincent S. Duterte, grandson of former President Rodrigo R. Duterte, is running unopposed for barangay chairman of Buhangin Proper in the second legislative district in the October 30 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE). The rookie politician, 29, is the eldest...
DAVAO CITY – The city government announced on Friday, October 20, that they are ready to reinvestigate an animal shelter shut down due to health and sanitation issues. The closure of Happy Animals Club was initiated after complaints due to the facility’s alleged unpleasant odor and noise that...
By Jinggoy I. Salvador Something delectable, something grand. The first Davao Food & Wine Festival (DFWF) was a week-long celebration for the palate. It was a unique gastronomic journey that highlighted Davao regional produce, including the famed cheeses and tuna, through curated specialties of...
DAVAO CITY – Animal welfare advocates have urged the city government to reinvestigate the unjust closure of an animal shelter here following the complaint filed by neighbors on alleged foul odor and loud noise from the facility. HAPPY Animals Club logo Happy Animals Club, a non-profit animal...
DAVAO CITY – Gov. Dorothy P. Montejo-Gonzaga suspended face-to-face classes on all levels in Davao de Oro after a magnitude-5.9 earthquake struck the province at 2:58 a.m. on Friday, October 20. CLASSES were suspended on Friday, October 20, after a magnitude-5.9 earthquake rocked Davao de...
Phivolcs A 5.9-magnitude earthquake rocked Davao de Oro province early Friday morning, Oct. 20, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the earthquake, which struck at 2:58 a.m., had its epicenter 35 kilometers (km) southeast of New Bataan, Davao de...
The local government of Davao City "inappropriately charged" P6.4 million against the 20 percent Development Fund (DF) for 2022, the Commission on Audit (COA) said in its compliance audit report. The DF "is a required allocation of the LGUs (local government units) out of their respective annual...
Vice President Sara Duterte urged barangay candidates in her hometown of Davao City to ensure an “honest, orderly and peaceful barangay elections” on Oct. 30. Vice President Sara Duterte meets with barangay candidates in Davao City. (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte/Facebook) Speaking during a...
A total of 82 buildings with 8,200 residential units will rise in Davao City as part of the government’s housing projects, the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) said on Sunday, Oct. 15. DHSUD Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar said five of the buildings are already in the...
