DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Police Office received on Friday, Dec. 19, 35 mobility assets and 600 raincoats from the city government of Davao and Goldenville Development and Resources Corp. Acting DCPO director Police Col. Mannan Muarip received seven 4x4 four-door pickup patrol vehicles, 25 4x2...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte, acting Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte II, and Puwersa ng Pilipinong Pandagat party-list Rep. Harold Duterte turned over 54 motorcycles to 54 barangays here on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 18, to support peace and order efforts and improve...
DAVAO CITY – A peace monitor has warned against linking the two Bondi Beach shooters to Islamic extremist groups in Mindanao. But the Climate Conflict Action (CCA) said extremists remain a threat amid the government campaign to eradicate them in Mindanao. The group formerly known as International...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Z. Duterte and second district Rep. Omar S. Duterte and Puwersa ng Pilipinong Pandagat party-list Rep. Harold James T. Duterte filed a bill seeking to amend the treason provisions of the Revised Penal Code to strengthen protections for Filipino...
DAVAO CITY – Davao Light and Power Co. has announced a decrease in residential electricity rates for December and assured consumers that adequate power supply is available to meet current demand, with additional sources on standby if needed. Fermin Edillon, spokesperson and reputation enhancement...
DAVAO CITY – Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Chairman Secretary Leo Magno has debunked sweeping claims labeling Mindanao anew as terrorism hotspot amid reports that the father-and-son duo behind the Bondi Beach shooting rampage in Sydney, Australia briefly stayed here last November. Magno...
DAVAO CITY – Authorities are investigating the movements of Sajid Akram, 50, and Naveed Akram, 24, the father-and-son Bondi Beach gunmen who visited this city prior to the recent shootings in Sydney, Australia. The Bureau of Immigration (BI) confirmed on Tuesday that they were in the Philippines,...
DAVAO CITY – The police and military vehemently denied on Wednesday reports that the two Bondi Beach terrorists trained in Davao or Mindanao during their visit to the Philippines last month. Speaking at the Davao Peace and Security Press Corps briefing at The Royal Mandaya Hotel Davao here,...
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways-11 postponed the inauguration of the Davao Coastal Road Segment B, just a day after acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte criticized the planned opening as “premature” due to safety concerns. DPWH-11, in a public advisory on...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte raised concerns over the inclusion of new discretionary funds in the proposed national budget, citing the lack of accountability over what he described as nearly P1-trillion worth of unresolved corruption. His remarks on Wednesday, Dec....
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City government reminded Green GSM Taxis to secure and comply with all necessary permits from government agencies before operating here, stressing that failure to do so renders its current operations illegal. In a statement released on Tuesday, Dec, 16, the city government...
DAVAO CITY – Acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte criticized on Monday, Dec. 15, the premature opening of the Davao City Coastal Road Segment B. He said that public safety was being compromised due to a “rushed and ill-considered decision.” "The Department of Public Works and Highways...
