DAVAO CITY – Malaysia is looking to deepen healthcare and tourism ties with Davao City through the inaugural Borneo Global MediTourism Congress & Expo (BGMT) 2026, inviting healthcare providers, tourism stakeholders, and investors from Southern Philippines to participate in the regional...
A female Grade 3 pupil was allegedly beaten to death by her three classmates in a public school in Davao City on Friday, July 17. Police Col. Peter Madria, Davao City police chief, said they have launched a full-scale, impartial investigation over the incident. "We extend our deepest condolences to...
DAVAO CITY – Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon expressed confidence Thursday that the P20-billion Samal Island-Davao City Connector Bridge project will be completed before the end of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. 's administration. Speaking on the sidelines of...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City government is targeting 250,000 tourists as it expands the 2026 Kadayawan Festival in August to 26 activities and increases support for the city 's 11 ethnolinguistic communities. Willenito Tormis, officer-in-charge of the City Tourism Operations Office, said the...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte II and members of the City Council welcomed officials and a traditional Chinese medicine delegation from Fujian, China, during a reception on Tuesday, July 21, as part of a healthcare cooperation initiative. The reception was hosted by Consul...
DAVAO CITY – Davao Light and Power Co. Inc. explained on Tuesday morning, July 21, monthly electricity rate hikes before the Davao City Council, following the call for the utility to clarify the rising power costs affecting Davaoeños. Councilor Danilo Dayanghirang, chairperson of the Committee...
Award-winning animated documentary "58th" will finally have its Philippine premiere at the 2026 Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival following a successful run in international film festivals. Directed by Carl Joseph Papa, the film is scheduled to screen on Aug. 13 at 8:30 p.m. at the...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte reported his accomplishments from Jan. 1 to June 30 on Monday, July 20. He said healthcare remained his top priority through the Southern Philippines Medical Center Patient Assistance Desk, the Senior Maintenance Program, and medical...
DAVAO CITY – The Philippine Eagle Foundation has released initial findings on the necropsy on Philippine Eagle Sawaga-Dalwangan which passed away on Saturday, July 18, while undergoing rehabilitation. In a statement, the PEF said that attending veterinarians observed that the eagle’s heart was...
DAVAO CITY – The Philippine Eagle Foundation said Monday that 24 critically-endangered Philippine Eagles were rescued from the wild since 2019 and majority of them, eight and nine, were trapped and sustained bullet wounds. Five were from Bukidnon and the remaining were from Davao Oriental, Lanao...
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck offshore Davao Occidental on Sunday afternoon, July 19, as an aftershock of the powerful earthquakes that shook the area in June, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In its Earthquake Information No. 1, Phivolcs said the tremor...
The Philippine Eagle Foundation announced the passing of Philippine Eagle Sawaga-Dalwangan on Saturday, July 18, while undergoing rehabilitation at the Philippine Eagle Center in Barangay Malagos, Davao City. The PEF said that Sawaga-Dalwangan, which is around five-years-old, showed real signs of...
