DAVAO del Sur Gov. Yvonne R. Cagas (center) receives the community shares check from Hedcor Inc. VP for Operations and Maintenance Leo Lungay (second from right). Present during the ceremony were (from left) AboitizPower External Relations Theodore Bisnar, Vice Gov. Ai-Ai Cagas-Fernandez, Special...
The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) has sealed partnerships with local officials in Davao region and in Northern Luzon for the construction of affordable housing for informal settler families and those under the low-income bracket. In Eastern Mindanao, DHSUD Secretary...
Vice President Sara Duterte does not forget where she came from, assuring the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) that it has the support of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) in bringing progress to the region through various “big-ticket projects.” Vice President Sara Duterte is the...
Agents of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized some P3 million worth of cigarettes believed to have been smuggled into the country. In a statement, the BOC said the 103 boxes of cigarettes were confiscated after the vehicle that was supposed to transport the contraband was flagged down in a...
Improvements in the Davao International Airport is ongoing, particularly on the passenger terminal building, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said on Wednesday, Feb. 15. Rex A. Obcena, manager of the CAAP Acting Area Center XI - Davao International Airport (DIA), said the...
A 63-year-old senior citizen from Davao del Sur who has not experienced working in her life due to the responsibilities of taking care of her family claimed her P35.3 million Lotto 6/42 jackpot prize at the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) Main Office in Mandaluyong City this week....
State seismologists on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 11, said an earthquake with a magnitude measuring 6.0 jolted waters off Davao Occidental. (Phivolcs) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the seismic event occurred at around 4:55 p.m. on Saturday. It was recorded...
DAVAO CITY – The filing of House Bill 6740 seeking to expand the franchise area of Aboitiz-owned Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC) to eight additional areas is a necessary piece of legislation. No less than Davao del Norte governor Edwin Jubahib issued the statement, saying this new effort to...
Thanks to siblings' birthdates and lucky picked numbers, a construction worker from Davao City and a hog raiser from Batangas won the multimillion-peso lotto jackpot prizes of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). (COURTESY OF MB VISUAL CONTENT GROUP) A 35-year-old laborer, who works...
(PHIVOLCS) A 4.5-magnitude aftershock rocked Davao de Oro shortly before Sunday evening, Feb. 5, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) in an earthquake bulletin. Phivolcs said the quake struck 7 kilometers northwest of Compostela, Davao de Oro around 5:59 p.m. It...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) provided hot meals and psychological first aid to the victims of the 6.0-magnitude earthquake in Mindanao. Courtesy of Philippine Red Cross Seven hundred individuals from the municipalities of Montevista and Nabunturan, Davao de Oro, and in Kiamba, Sarangani were...
The number of schools that were damaged in the aftermath of the 6.1-magnitude earthquake that rocked Southern Philippines continues to increase based on the report submitted to the Department of Education (DepEd). (Photo from DepEd) As of Feb. 3, DepEd monitoring showed that the number of schools...
