The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will pursue the Samal Island-Davao City Connector Project, the first first loan agreement of the Philippines and the People’s Republic of China for an infrastructure project. On Wednesday, July 6, the project was launched by visiting Chinese...
(PHIVOLCS) A 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected in Davao del Sur province at around 7:53 a.m., Wednesday, July 6, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said in an earthquake bulletin. Phivolcs traced the epicenter of the earthquake at 6 kilometers (km) southwest of...
DAVAO CITY – Mayor Sebastian Duterte said he would keep the existing policies previously implemented by his sister, former mayor and now Vice President Sara, although he added he is ‘still observing’ in his new job as the local chief executive. “I don’t see any need to make adjustments...
DAVAO CITY – Police filed Monday, July 4, murder charges against a doctor who allegedly shot and killed a student during a heated altercation in a bar here Saturday, July 2. Police Col. Albert Lupaz, director of the Davao City Police Office (DCPO), said in an interview in his office Monday that...
The opening of six satellite offices nationwide is part of Vice President Sara Duterte’s “earnest efforts” to ensure the Office of the Vice President (OVP) is closer to the people, her spokesperson said on Monday July 4. OVP satellite office in Cebu City (Photo from VP Sara Duterte’s...
Davao Integrated Port and Stevedoring Services Corporation (DIPSSCOR), a subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), is wrapping up its operations at Davao City’s Sasa Wharf to give way to a new operator. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, ICTSI said it...
To make the services of Office of the Vice President (OVP) more accessible to Filipinos outside Metro Manila, Vice President Sara Duterte opened six satellite field offices on her first day as the country’s second-highest official on Friday, July 1. OVP satellite office in Cebu City (Photo from...
DAVAO CITY – Police arrested a doctor who allegedly shot and killed a 21-year-old student during a heated altercation in a bar here Saturday, July 2. The Davao City Police Office (DCPO) identified the suspect as Dr. Marvin Rey Andrew R. Pepino, non-uniformed personnel of the Police Regional...
DAVAO CITY – Former President Duterte said he would catch up on lost sleep after his six-year term ended at noon Thursday, June 30. In his first public appearance as a private citizen during the "Salamat Tatay Digong, A Homecoming Concert" at NCCC Mall VP here, Duterte talked about the burdens...
President Duterte was seen at a mall in Makati City shortly after formally leaving Malacañang and relinquishing his position to incoming President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Thursday morning, June 30, 2022. PhOTO by: Justin Jabson PHOTO by: Justin Jabson Duterte was accompanied by his...
Outgoing President Duterte will not be attending the inauguration ceremony of incoming President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and will immediately return home. Outgoing President Duterte is given departure honors at the Malacañang on June 30, 2022. (Photo by Argyll Geducos) Duterte will fly home to...
DAVAO CITY — Incoming Vice Mayor Jay Melchor Quitain Jr. said he will propose the establishment of a presidential library in Davao City in honor of outgoing President Duterte. Quitain said that the library will feature the life and works, and accomplishments of Duterte from the time he became...
