DAVAO CITY – A P47-million flood control project on the Padsan River in Barangay Gabuin in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte built a Davao del Oro-based contractor collapsed months after its reported completion. On-site photos showed the dike with fractured and dislodged sections, with chunks of concrete...
DAVAO CITY – The provincial government of Davao del Norte has raised serious red flags over more than P1 billion worth of national public works projects after releasing a 31-page Special Infrastructure and Social Service Delivery Inspection Report documenting inflated costs, construction defects,...
DAVAO CITY – The provincial government of Davao del Norte announced Friday that it will create a special inspection team to investigate major national projects implemented in the province, including the P400-million Tuganay Bridge project in Carmen town. Earlier, Gov. Edwin Jubahib announced that...
Another murder rocked Tagum City, Davao del Norte, days after a University of the Philippines-Manila student, Sophia Coquilla, was robbed and killed by four young men in Barangay La Filipina. Police said a 26-year-old businesswoman, Seannen Gellangarin, was allegedly shot and killed by her suitor...
A 19-year-old University of the Philippines Manila student was robbed and killed by four individuals in Barangay La Filipina, Tagum City, Davao del Norte on Wednesday, July 9. Police identified the victim as Sophia Coquilla, who was on vacation when she was slain. She sustained 38 stab wounds in...
A total of 340 students from the municipality of Kapalong in Davao del Norte have joined the Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES), the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) flagship initiative promoting youth employability and access to education. DOLE said the program...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said a 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck Davao del Norte shortly before noon on Monday, May 19. Phivolcs reported that the quake occurred at 11:41 a.m. Its epicenter was located 4 kilometers southeast of Santo Tomas town. The tremor...
DAVAO CITY – The Jubahib political family secured a decisive victory in Davao del Norte 's midterm elections, with reelected Gov. Edwin Jubahib and daughter Vice Gov.-elect Clarice Jubahib winning by wide margins, Commission on Elections results showed Tuesday. GOV. Jubahib. (FB) Gov....
Forty-three visitors were taken to the Davao Regional Medical Center after they stung by a swarm of native bees at the Energy Park in Tagum City, Davao del Norte on Wednesday afternoon, April 10. The Tagum City government said 39 have been discharged while four are still recovering at the hospital....
DAVAO CITY – Davao del Norte Gov. Edwin Jubahib and various organizations welcomed proposed Senate Bill No. 2888 on Tuesday, April 1, calling it a “game-changer for two Davao provinces” as they await President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s approval. MARCOS and Jubahib SB No. 2888 which seeks to...
DAVAO CITY – Police are preparing charges against the suspect in the killing of a 17-year-old aspiring model in 2020 in Tagum City, Davao del Norte. TAGUM City Police Office chief Police Lt. Col. Wildemar Tiu (right) inspects the skeletal remains believed to be of Quinnie Grace Arong....
A missing teenage girl was found dead in Panabo City, Davao del Norte on March 1. Police identified the victim as Ashlee, 14. Investigation said the victim, a Grade 9 student, was last seen talking to her stepfather, Alex, outside the Panabo National High School. The victim was...
