DAVAO CITY – Almost 3,000 security personnel have been tapped to safeguard the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) here on October 30. Police Capt. Hazel Tuazon, Davao City Police Office (DCPO) spokesperson, said 1,876 are DCPO personnel and 1,072 are augmentation from the...
DAVAO CITY – Omar Vincent S. Duterte, grandson of former President Rodrigo R. Duterte, is running unopposed for barangay chairman of Buhangin Proper in the second legislative district in the October 30 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE). The rookie politician, 29, is the eldest...
DAVAO CITY – The city government announced on Friday, October 20, that they are ready to reinvestigate an animal shelter shut down due to health and sanitation issues. The closure of Happy Animals Club was initiated after complaints due to the facility’s alleged unpleasant odor and noise that...
DAVAO CITY – Animal welfare advocates have urged the city government to reinvestigate the unjust closure of an animal shelter here following the complaint filed by neighbors on alleged foul odor and loud noise from the facility. HAPPY Animals Club logo Happy Animals Club, a non-profit animal...
The local government of Davao City "inappropriately charged" P6.4 million against the 20 percent Development Fund (DF) for 2022, the Commission on Audit (COA) said in its compliance audit report. The DF "is a required allocation of the LGUs (local government units) out of their respective annual...
Vice President Sara Duterte urged barangay candidates in her hometown of Davao City to ensure an “honest, orderly and peaceful barangay elections” on Oct. 30. Vice President Sara Duterte meets with barangay candidates in Davao City. (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte/Facebook) Speaking during a...
A total of 82 buildings with 8,200 residential units will rise in Davao City as part of the government’s housing projects, the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) said on Sunday, Oct. 15. DHSUD Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar said five of the buildings are already in the...
DAVAO CITY – The Office of the Presidential Assistant for Eastern Mindanao (OPAMINE) is exploring ways on how the national government can support cacao and coffee makers in improving their production in response to the growing demand for these beverages domestically and globally. MAGNO (Ivy...
DAVAO CITY – Police rescued on Friday, October 13, a three-month-old baby a day after he was allegedly taken from his mother at the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) here. A WOMAN allegedly took a three-month-old baby from his mother at the Southern Philippines Medical Center in Davao...
DAVAO CITY – Xiamen Air will resume direct flights between here and Quanzhou, China beginning October 29 after a hiatus of almost four years. Arturo Milan, co-chairman of the Regional Development Council-Davao, said that the resumption of the direct connectivity would support recovery...
DAVAO CITY – The twice weekly direct flights between here and Hong Kong of Clark-based Royal Air Philippines launched last October 8 will open more opportunities for this city. Department of Tourism (DOT)-Davao Director Tanya Rabat Tan said the direct flight would improve travel connectivity as...
Vice President Sara Duterte and her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, were seen together at her aunt’s inurnment in Davao City. Former president Rodrigo Duterte and Vice President Sara Duterte pay their last respects to Jocelyn Duterte-Villarica who died last Sept. 29, 2023. (Photo from...
