DAVAO CITY – Two police officers were killed while two colleagues were injured during a commotion involving members of the indigenous tribe on Wednesday afternoon in Purok 4, Barangay Lacson, Calinan District, this city. The Davao City Police Office (DCPO) identified the slain police officers as...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.8 earthquake jolted Davao Occidental on Thursday, July 27. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake was recorded at 1:47 a.m. and its epicenter was 98 kilometers (kms) southwest of Balut Island in the municipality of...
DAVAO CITY – Traffic lights here will be retrofitted in preparation for the implementation of the P73.4-billion Davao City Public Transport Modernization project, an official of the City Transport and Traffic Management Office (CTTMO) said on Wednesday, July 26. In an interview on the sidelines of...
DAVAO CITY – Davao-based LTS Malls Inc. hopes to finish the construction of NCCC Mall Ma-a by the first quarter next year. Thea S. Padua, LTS Malls public relations manager, said that the mall will generate around 700 to 1,000 jobs once it opens to the public. Padua said these jobs would come from...
DAVAO CITY – Mindanao has again proven its significant role in propelling the country’s economic growth, achieving a remarkable 7.2 percent Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) last year. Presidential Assistant for Mindanao-Eastern (OPAMINE) Secretary Leo Tereso A. Magno said in his closing...
DAVAO CITY – The City Tourism Operations Office (CTOO) aims to attract almost 200,000 tourists for the 38th Kadayawan Festival in Davao City next month. “As to the tourist arrivals, we are expecting to somehow reach 180,000 to 200,000 in time for the 38th Kadayawan Festival,” CTOO...
DAVAO CITY – The Apo Agua laboratory at the water treatment plant in Barangay Gumalang here has successfully attained accreditation from the Department of Health (DOH) as a recognized facility for conducting water quality analysis. Apo Agua president Anna Lu said in a statement that this official...
DAVAO CITY – The city government of Davao unveiled on July 17, Monday, the brand-new logo and theme song for this year’s 38th Kadayawan Festival which is set to make a grand comeback in August. The city government launched the 38th Kadayawan Festival at Seda Abreeza on J.P. Laurel, Bajada, with...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) should act on the complaints of environmentalists and business groups that are opposing the construction of the P23-billion Samal Island-Davao City Connector (SIDC) Bridge. Sen. Risa Hontiveros during the Kapihan sa Senado forum. (Senate PRIB...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.4 earthquake jolted Davao Occidental on Thursday morning, July 13. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake was recorded at 4:50 a.m. and its epicenter was 348 kilometers southeast of Balut Island in the municipality of...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.2 earthquake jolted Davao Occidental before dawn on Wednesday, July 12. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake was recorded at 12:47 a.m. and its epicenter was 208 kilometers (kms) southeast of Balut Island, Sarangani,...
The Philippine Navy (PN) has intercepted a “jungkung” vessel or fishing boat (FB) which carried P13.8 million worth of allegedly smuggled cigarettes off the Island Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte over the weekend. (Photo: *Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao, Philippine Navy) * Commodore...
