Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Tuesday condemned the reported torture and barbaric killing of a woman whose body was recently found floating near a beach in Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur. De Lima, a vocal critic of the Duterte administration, said such death highlights the reigning culture of...
(PHIVOLCS) Another earthquake measuring 5.0-magnitude hit Balut Island, Sarangani town, Davao Occidental province on Saturday evening, Jan. 22, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Based on its earthquake bulletin, Phivolcs said the tremor occurred at around 9:49...
Disaster officials were monitoring the effects of a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that struck off the coast of Sarangani, Davao Occidental early Saturday morning, Jan. 22. (Courtesy of Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology) The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council...
(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) detected a 6.1-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Davao Occidental on Saturday morning, Jan. 22. Based on its earthquake bulletin, Phivolcs said the tremor occurred at around 10:26 a.m., with the epicenter traced 275...
(PHIVOLCS) A 5.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Davao Region at around 4:43 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 22, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The epicenter of the earthquake was traced 15 kilometers (km) southeast of Baganga, Davao Oriental at a depth of 102 kilometers....
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has suspended the operations of a mining company in Banaybanay, Davao Oriental due to water discoloration and heavy siltation in two of the province's rivers. (Photo from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources) According to a...
Voting 23-0, the Senate approved on third and final reading House Bill No. 8930, which seeks the creation of the Metropolitan Davao Development Authority (MDDA). Sen. Francis Tolentino, chair of the Senate Committee on Local Government and sponsor of the measure, said the establishment of the MDDA...
Malacañang has confirmed the appointment of former Davao City Councilor Maria Belen Sunga Acosta as the new Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) chairperson. Malacañang Palace (Photo from PNA) A statement from Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles Wednesday,...
An earthquake measuring 5.4-magnitude struck off the coast of Davao Occidental at 10:22 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 26. (Phivolcs) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the epicenter of the quake was registered 388 kilometers (km) southeast of Balut Island in the...
Taguig emerged as the seventh wealthiest city in the Philippines. The Commission on Audit (COA) released the annual financial report for local government units for the year 2020. Bonifacio Global City in Taguig (Screenshot from Google Maps) The report listed the top 10 provinces, cities and...
President Duterte signed on Tuesday, Dec. 21 a declaration placing six regions in the country under a "state of calamity" after they were pummelled by typhoon "Odette" over the weekend. STATE OF CALAMITY--President Duterte signs a declaration placing six regions in the country under a "state of...
Understanding the need for road works and improvement as well as construction of more infrastructures, the leadership of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) encouraged fellow employees to continue the good work the office has been doing for the coming years. Department of Public...
