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...
Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Anton Lagdameo on Tuesday, Feb. 18, defended the weekend proclamation rally of the Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas in Carmen, Davao del Norte that kicked off its campaign for the May elections in Mindanao. SECURITY is tight at the Alyansa para sa...
CARMEN, Davao del Norte – Thousands of people in red and white shirts flocked to the municipal grounds here for the proclamation rally of administration senatorial bets in this year’s midterm elections. About 30,000 people from different parts of the Davao region witnessed the...
Police killed three gunmen during an encounter in Tagum City, Davao del Norte on Friday, Jan. 31. Two of the suspects were identified as Norman Saquin and Rozendel Arsellias Cañete. Police have yet to disclose the identity of the third suspect. Lawmen were out to serve warrants of arrest against...
Police arrested a 41-year-old man for allegedly beheading his 60-year-old father and dismembering his body inside their house in Barangay Madaum, Tagum City, Davao del Norte on Sunday morning, Jan. 19. THE bloodied suspect is loaded into a police patrol car after his arrest. (Dan Casinto FB)...
A 54-year-old man was robbed and killed inside a passenger bus in Carmen, Davao del Norte on Saturday, Dec. 28. Police said the victim bound for Davao City rode the bus in Tagum City. Two men boarded the bus a kilometer away from where the victim rode. Upon reaching Barangay Santo Niño,...
