The government is not giving some places the preferential treatment in the allocation of the popular coronavirus vaccines developed by Pfizer-BioNTech, Malacañang clarified Friday, May 28. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque explained that the allocation of US-made vaccines to Metro Manila, Metro...
Davao City has officially become the "chocolate capital" of the Philippines under a new law signed by President Duterte. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Republic Act No. 11547, inked by the President on May 27, also declared the entire Davao Region as the cacao capital of the...
Aboitiz Construction on Wednesday, (May 26) announced it has finished the design and construction of Berth no. 4 for Davao International Container Terminal (DICT) in Panabo City, Davao del Norte. Â Â The DICT is one of the most modern ports in the country and the project is an extension of...
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Thursday, May 27, announced that a bettor from Davao City in Davao del Sur won the P181.6-million jackpot prize for the Megalotto 6/45. (MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) PCSO, in a Facebook post, said that the winner guessed the winning combination...
DAVAO CITY - Davao Oriental Governor Nelson Dayanghirang and his wife were brought to the Davao Regional Medical Center (DRMC) on Wednesday morning, two days after they tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The governor and his wife, Nanette, were found positive for COVID-19 on...
DAVAO CITY – The intensive care unit (ICU) of the government-run Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients has been fully occupied while the utilization rate of its isolation units has reached critical level as the city grapples with new infections, a...
COVID TEST -- Residents undergo COVID-19 tests as the city government is now conducting surveillance swabbing in Davao City. (Keith Bacongco) DAVAO CITY – Mayor Sara Duterte here said the city government is looking for more swabbers and doctors as the city intensifies its testing to contain the...
DAVAO CITY - Davao Oriental Governor Nelson Dayanghirang and his wife, Nanette Dayanghirang, tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In a statement on Tuesday afternoon, May 25, Governor Dayanghirang confirmed that he and his wife tested positive for the virus. He said they received the...
Malacanang has denied involvement in the latest movement reportedly pushing for the presidential bid of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte Carpio in next year's elections. President Rodrigo Duterte and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio pose for a photo while they are surrounded by supporters during...
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) in Davao region has pointed out that social gatherings because of complacency and the improper use of face masks and face shields are among the gaps they have observed as the region recorded an increase in the number of active Coronavirus disease...
DAVAO CITY - The Department of Health (DOH) Davao Center for Health Development recorded on Thursday (May 20) 172 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The DOH data shows that 104 of these cases were recorded in Davao City, 28 in Davao del Norte, 26 in Davao de Oro, seven in Davao Oriental,...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded a magnitude 5.2 earthquake in Davao Occidental on Saturday morning, May 22. (PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE OF VOLCANOLOGY AND SEISMOLOGY) Phivolcs said the quake occurred around 7:56 a.m. and traced its epicenter at 67 kilometers...
