TALICUD ISLAND, Davao del Norte – A group of elderly Moro women belonging to the Sama-Laminusa tribe is seeking assistance to market their traditional hand-woven sleeping mats. LAPID Adlawan checks Romblon leaves in Talicud Island, Davao del Norte, the raw materials for weaving traditional...
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...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.8 earthquake jolted Davao Occidental on Tuesday morning, October 10. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) logged the earthquake at 4:16 a.m. and its epicenter was 292 kilometers (kms) southeast of Balut Island, Sarangani, Davao...
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...
The Sandiganbayan has convicted four former officials of the now-defunct Technology and Livelihood Resource Center (TLRC) of their graft, malversation, and malversation through falsification charges in the misuse of the P5.4 million Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) of former Davao del...
DAVAO CITY – A fire hit a popular supermarket here on Thursday night, October 5. Some P150,000 worth of goods were destroyed in the blaze at the fresh section of the NCCC Supermarket Main Magsaysay. Senior Fire Officer 4 Ramil Gillado, Davao City Fire District spokesperson, said that the...
BUTUAN CITY – The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) reported no damage and fatalities from the magnitude-6.4 earthquake that rattled Davao Occidental on Wednesday night, October 4. However, the OCD and PDRRMO are still closely...
DAVAO CITY – The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB)-Davao assured the people that the air quality index (AQI) in Davao region is at “fair to good” levels amid concerns about the possible impact of massive forest fires in Indonesia on the region’s air quality. SMOG envelops the skyline of...
The Sandiganbayan has affirmed the conviction of former Davao del Norte congressman Arrel R. Olaño for the misuse of his P7.72 million Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) in 2007. Olaño had been convicted of three graft and three malversation charges together with...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.3 earthquake jolted Davao Occidental before dawn on Tuesday, October 3. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake was recorded at 4:58 a.m. and its epicenter was 160 kilometers (kms) southeast of Sarangani Island,...
Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Monday, Oct. 2 that there should be clear rules and limitations in the use of confidential and intelligence funds (CIF), whether it's at the local government or national government level. According to her, the 1987 Constitution empowers local government units...
DAVAO CITY – The municipal government of Governor Generoso and Mati City plan to collaborate and support each other in their tourism initiatives rather than engaging in competition. Governor Generoso Mayor Juanito Inojales’ son, Juan Miguel Inojales, of the JMI Dive Operations, said tourism is...
