Downtown Davao City and neighboring areas are ready for the inauguration of Vice President-elect Sara Duterte on June 19, her spokesperson said on Saturday, June 4. Vice President-elect Sara Duterte-Carpio (Photo from Lakas-CMD Media) Liloan Mayor Christina Frasco shared that the inauguration will...
Outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo and the transition team of her successor, Vice President-elect Sara Duterte, met Friday, June 3, to ensure a "smooth transition" to the new administration. (Photo courtesy of the OVP) Robredo and the Office of the Vice President (OVP) team led by Undersecretary...
DAVAO CITY – The approved minimum wage increase in Davao Region is ‘far from enough’ to cover the prices of basic commodities, a former lawmaker said. Former Anakpawis Party-list representative Ariel Casilao said in a statement that the wage increase is below the supposed ‘poverty wage’...
DAVAO CITY – Public and private schools in Davao Region will not be forced to implement a full-blown face-to-face classes starting next school year as the threat of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) remains, Department of Education (DepEd)-Davao region spokesperson Jenielito Atillo said on Monday,...
DAVAO CITY -- The local government of Davao has prohibited the entry of poultry products from restricted areas, including Luzon and other areas with reported cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) or bird flu to protect the local industry here. Dr. Cerelyn Pinili, head of the City...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda flat-out said Thursday, May 19 that the country would benefit more if presumptive vice president Sara Duterte took up the portfolio of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) secretary instead. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (left) and...
DAVAO CITY – The transmission of the Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1 in Davao City might just be a matter of time, the local task force for Covid-19 said. Dr. Michelle Schlosser, spokesperson for Davao City Covid-19 Task Force, told Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR 87.5) that the entry of this more...
DAVAO CITY -- The Duterte brothers are set to continue their respective duties in Davao following their landslide victories in May 9 elections. The Commission on Elections-Davao’s Board of Canvassers chaired by Sitti Shahane Balt officially announced Sebastian ‘Baste’ Duterte as the next...
An earthquake with a magnitude measuring 4.0 hit waters off Davao Oriental around 8:23 p.m., the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Thursday, May 12. (Phivolcs) The epicenter of the quake was traced 187 kilometers (km) southeast of Tarragona, Davao Oriental. It...
DAVAO CITY – Police arrested 12 people for violating the election liquor ban in Davao City. The ban was implemented from 12:01 a.m. of May 8 until 12:00 midnight of May 9. PMaj. Ma. Teresita P. Gaspan, spokesperson of Davao City Police Office (DCPO), said that police authorities strictly enforced...
President Duterte has cast his vote for his successor, the 17th president of the Philippines, who will be taking over as the country's leader on June 30, 2022. President Duterte casts his vote for the 2022 elections in Davao City. (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte arrived at the Daniel R. Aguinaldo...
DAVAO CITY – Congressman Paolo ‘Pulong’ Duterte, who is seeking re-election in Davao City’s first district, held a rosary during a recent campaign rally in Barangay Matina Pangi. Pulong said the challenges he went through in life made him realize the importance of the rosary. “Lisod ning...
