DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Duterte joined people in the Thanksgiving Mass for the 2026 Kadayawan Festival on Thursday, Aug. 6, and urged them to give thanks for their blessings and expressed hope that former President Rodrigo Duterte would join future celebrations. Vice President Duterte...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City councilors have expressed strong reservations on the proposed Pax Silica industrial hub, warning that neither Davao City nor the Philippines currently has the capacity to support the high-tech development. Councilor Louie John Bonguyan, chairperson of the Committee on...
DAVAO CITY – The Archdiocese of Davao sees a large turnout of pilgrims as the image of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage visits select churches and communities here and nearby areas from Aug. 7 to 10. Speaking at the Davao Peace and Security Press Corps media conference at The Royal Mandaya Hotel...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Thursday, Aug. 6, called on Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro to uphold "professionalism" when speaking on behalf of the Office of the President. After Castro dismissed Duterte 's earlier remarks as "baseless" and "nonsense,"...
DAVAO CITY – Two contingents from the municipalities of Kapalong and Polomolok, Cotabato withdrew from the Indak-Indak sa Kadayawan 2026 competition here due to financial and logistical challenges, according to event organizer Harold Quibete. In Wednesday 's Davao Peace and Security Press...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City councilors urged immediate police action, strict accountability, and road safety measures after an alleged illegal drag race caused a fatal crash that killed a young couple on the Davao-Bukidnon Road here. In a privilege speech before the City Council on Tuesday, Aug. 4,...
DAVAO CITY – The peace implementing panels of the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on Tuesday, Aug. 4, reaffirmed to implement remaining shared commitments under the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB). This signifies the lifting of the temporary pause in the...
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday visited the People’s Ville in Barangay Riverside, Calinan District, Davao City, underscoring the administration’s commitment to providing safe, decent, and affordable homes for Filipino families. The vertical housing project is one of the...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Council urged Davao Light and Power Co. Inc. to secure additional power supply outside the volatile Wholesale Electricity Spot Market, as consumers continue to face high electricity rates despite adequate power reserves in Mindanao. The council approved resolutions...
DAVAO CITY – Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairperson George Garcia on Tuesday assured the public that preparations for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao parliamentary elections remain on track, with the overall peace and order situation described as "manageable."...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte welcomed Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon’s commitment to include the Davao City Flood Master Plan in the proposed 2027 national budget. The lawmaker thanked the DPWH Secretary for the commitment, saying that...
President Marcos has assured residents of flood-hit Davao City that his administration will not abandon them, with Malacañang saying the government has ordered immediate and long-term measures to prevent a repeat of the severe flooding that recently inundated Barangay Bangkal. In a press briefing...
