Malacañang is taking exception to attempts to compare the coronavirus situation in Davao City and Quezon City amid the reported surge in cases of infections in President Duterte's hometown. A health worker administers a coronavirus vaccine to a resident in Davao City in this file photo shared by...
DAVAO CITY - Former Defense Secretary Gilberto "Gibo" Teodoro was eligible to receive his COVID-19 vaccine in Davao, the regional director of the Department of Health here said Monday (June 7). In an online press briefing here, Dr. Annabelle Yumang said Teodoro, who was a former representative for...
DAVAO CITY - City Mayor Sara Duterte created a new committee to reduce red tape in both business and non-business-related transactions in the city. The Committee on Anti-Red Tape (CART) was created under Duterte's Executive Order (E.O.) No. 32, Series of 2021, known as “An Order Creating The...
(KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Davao City has now overtaken Quezon City to become the city with the highest number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said on Tuesday, June 8. "Today , nalagpasan na ng Davao City yung Quezon City. Sa...
DAVAO CITY – Researchers from the National Museum of the Philippines and Central Mindanao University (CMU) in Bukidnon discovered a new species of flowering plant “Amylotheca cleofei Tandang, Galindon, & A.S.Rob,” which belongs to the family Loranthaceae, collectively called as...
Amid the persistent government reminder to observe minimum health protocols, these passengers remove their face shields while on board a public utility vehicle in downtown Davao City. Health authorities have attributed the surge of COVID-19 cases in the region to complacency. (Keith Bacongco/MANILA...
Samal calling. SUMMER PARADISE The beachfront of Chema's By The Sea We all dream of traveling again. To feel the sand between our toes, the cold waves crash against our legs, the chill of the sea breeze, the warmth of the afternoon sun caressing our skin, to smell and taste the salt from the ocean,...
The COVID-19 pandemic has almost everyone to shelter in place to curb the spread of the virus. This has resulted in a loss of jobs and opportunities for many people and industries. For others, the forced isolation has given them a chance to discover new hobbies and interests or revive old ones. One...
Opposition coalition 1Sambayan doesn’t believe that the “Davao formula” will work in the national arena, saying that Filipinos will reject a Duterte-Duterte administration come 2022. Lawyer Howard Calleja, one of the convenors of 1Sambayan, said the Duterte-Duterte tandem will be rejected by...
The Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has placed Davao City and General Santos City under stricter quarantine classifications due to the rise of cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO /...
DAVAO CITY - Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced Friday that Davao City will be placed under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) starting June 5. In a statement, Roque said the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Thursday (June 3) has approved to place Davao City under MECQ...
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...
