Listed firm Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation will be setting up its third largest import facility in Sta Cruz, Davao which will have a rated capacity of 67 million liters and will be due for commercial operations in the next two years. The Darong import facility in Sta. Cruz is a joint venture...
DAVAO CITY – About 370 cases of dengue, with three deaths, have been recorded from January 1 to April 19 in at least 11 barangays in this city, according to a report by an official of the City Health Office on Tuesday. Beth Banzon, head of CHO-Davao’s Tropical Diseases & Nutrition Division,...
Vice President Leni Robredo admitted that she was surprised by the endorsement of former House Speaker and Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez, a known critic of hers, but maintained that there was “no arrangement” in the alliance. Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez and Vice President...
A “very strong” earthquake with a magnitude measuring 6.1 jolted Davao Oriental, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Thursday, April 21. (Phivolcs) The quake was traced 82 kilometers (km) southeast of Manay, Davao Oriental around 5:57 a.m. It was tectonic...
The camp of vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte has condemned the recent tirades and actions of rival VP candidate Walden Bello pointed towards Duterte and her camp. VP Bet Walden Bello sits atop Vice Mayor Sebastian Duterte's seat in the Davao City Council Session Hall (Photo...
(PHIVOLCS) A magnitude 5.3 earthquake was recorded in Davao Oriental at around 5:07 p.m., Wednesday, April 20, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs traced the epicenter of the earthquake at 123 kilometers (km) southeast of Manay, Davao Oriental, and was...
(PHIVOLCS) A 6.2-magnitude earthquake was recorded off the coast of Davao Oriental at around 9:23 a.m., Tuesday, April 19, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs traced the epicenter of the earthquake at 57 kilometers (km) southeast of Manay, Davao Oriental...
Pope Francis reappointed Davao Archbishop Romulo Valles as member of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. Bp Romulo Valles (Photo CBCP) CBCP News said the reappointment was conveyed by the Vatican’s Secretariat of State to Archbishop Arthur Roche, prefect of...
Cebu Pacific (CEB) is adding more direct flights from Cebu and Davao this summer to enable passengers to explore more local destinations without having to pass through Manila. 78524 This April, CEB resumes direct flights to four new destinations from Cebu – Calbayog, Surigao, Puerto Princesa, and...
DAVAO CITY – The Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary (MHRWS) has been reopened to trekkers and mountaineers for the first time since it was closed at the start of Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020. The Department of Tourism (DOT)-Davao director Tanya Rabat-Tan said the reopening of Mount...
Saying the track record matters over name, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte’s first cousin Nuelle Duterte threw her support for Senator Kiko Pangilinan’s candidacy in the upcoming May elections. Senator Kiko Pangilinan attends the virtual meeting of Filipino-Americans on Sunday, April 10....
DAVAO CITY – The Philippine Eagle Center (PEC) will be closed temporarily on Monday for a simulation activity to prepare its personnel for a possible lockdown in case an Avian Influenza (AI) H5N1 or bird flu is detected in Davao City. photo: DENR Andi Baldonado, development project manager of the...
