DAVAO CITY – Around 300 residents of Barangay 18-B here availed of free medical and eye checkup during a medical mission on Tuesday, Oct. 28, organized by the Office of First District Rep. Paolo Duterte and acting Davao City Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte II. Rep. Duterte said the outreach aimed to...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte criticized Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro for her “reckless and historically ignorant” remarks regarding the country’s defense of the West Philippine Sea. In a statement released to the media on...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Council Committee on Finance, Ways and Means, and Appropriations has completed the review of the proposed P15.8-billion city budget for 2026, an increase of about P1.8 billion from last year’s P14-billion allocation. Speaking before the Pulong-Pulong sa Dabawenyos...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Council approved on Tuesday, Oct. 28, a total of P2.7 million in financial assistance for earthquake-hit Davao Oriental. Councilor Danilo Dayanghirang, head of the Committee on Finance, Ways and Means, and Appropriations, speaking during the Pulong-Pulong sa Dabawenyos...
DAVAO CITY – Big Bad Wolf Books, the world’s largest book sale, will return to Davao City from Nov. 13 to 24 at The Tent, Azuela Cove in Lanang, featuring around one million books with nearly 20,000 titles. Co-founder and executive director Jacqueline Ng said on Tuesday, Oct. 28, that they will...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte questioned the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ plans to use United States missiles reportedly capable of reaching China, warning that such initiatives could put Filipino lives at risk. In a statement on Saturday, Oct. 25, Duterte criticized AFP chief...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao Archdiocese urged Filipinos to repent for their sins and take collective action against rampant corruption nationwide, a “grave moral scandal” that contradicts the nation’s faith in God. After leading a penitential walk on Saturday, Oct. 25, Davao Archbishop Romulo...
DAVAO CITY – Pwersa ng Pilipinong Pandagat party-list Rep. Harold Duterte has urged fellow lawmakers to investigate the activities and outcomes funded by the government’s confidential and intelligence allocations. “I am calling on my fellow legislators, especially those sitting in the...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Police Office condemned the recent bomb threats targeting schools here, all of which were confirmed to be false alarms following inspection and clearing operations by the City Explosive and Canine Unit. In an official statement on Thursday, Oct. 23, acting DCPO...
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Tourism-11 is closely monitoring the tourism situation in the Davao region, particularly Davao Oriental, a key coastal tourism area, following the recent doublet earthquakes. DOT-11 Regional Director Tanya Rabat-Tan, during the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Council, during its 15th regular session on Tuesday, Oct. 21, passed on third and final reading an ordinance institutionalizing the establishment, operation, and maintenance of a comprehensive Multi Hazard Early Warning System (MHEWS) here. The Committee on...
DAVAO CITY – Two bomb threats rocked this city on Wednesday, Oct. 22. The first bomb threat was reported at around 10:20 a.m. at the Davao Wisdom Academy on F. Torres St., Barangay 19-B. The Davao City Police Office said they received a call from Central 911 about an alleged bomb inside the...
