CHINESE CRESTED STERN (Wikipedia) DAVAO CITY – Three extremely rare Chinese Crested Terns tagged as the “Bird of Legend” have been spotted this month in three areas of the Davao region, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Davao. In a statement on Thursday,...
The Philippine Army (PA) confirmed Thursday, Jan. 26, that it has taken custody of Brigadier General Jesus Durante III after he was tagged as the alleged mastermind in the murder of Davao City-based model and businesswoman Yvonette Chua Plaza in Davao City last month. Brigadier General Jesus...
PLAZA (FB) DAVAO CITY – Former Presidential Security Group (PSG) commander Brig. Gen. Jesus P. Durante, who heads the 1001st Infantry Brigade, has been named as the mastermind behind the killing of entrepreneur and model Yvonnette Chua Plaza here on Dec. 29, 2022. During a press conference, Major...
(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has recorded a 5.9-magnitude earthquake offshore of Davao Occidental on Tuesday morning, Jan. 24. Phivolcs said the quake struck 303 kilometers (km) southeast of Balut Island, Sarangani, Davao Occidental at 10:13 a.m. It...
The local government of Magsaysay in Davao del Sur is planning to boost onion farming along with other high-value crops amid the rising price of the commodity. FARMERS harvest onions in a remote barangay in Magsaysay, Davao del Sur. (Photo courtesy of MAO Magsaysay) Municipal Agriculture Office...
#MINDANAO John Tria I traveled the length of the Davao Cotabato highway last week. I caught sight of the famous gorgeous sunset over the Moro Gulf. Travelling the five-hour stretch between Davao and Cotabato cities, at daytime and nigh time, I passed many parts of a four-lane, well-lit highway,...
DAVAO CITY – The 5.013-billion yen or P2.052-billion donation of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in 2018 for the construction of a waste-to-energy project in Davao City is still available, First District Councilor Temujin “Tek” Ocampo said. In an interview, Ocampo said that...
DUTERTE Davao City Rep. Paolo “Pulong” Z. Duterte vowed to file charges against fixers using the name of First Congressional District Office for their nefarious activities. Duterte recently received information that a woman claiming to be an employee of his office had been recruiting people...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is continuously coordinating with the local government units (LGUs) of earthquake-hit Leyte, Camarines Norte, and Davao Occidental for possible technical assistance and resource augmentation. Courtesy of MB Visual Content Group The...
DAVAO CITY – The arraignment of losing vice presidential candidate Prof. Walden Bello has been set for Jan. 26 here after the Regional Trial Court Branch 10 dismissed the motion to quash the cyber libel charges filed against him by former Davao City Information Officer Jefry Tupas. BELLO...
DAVAO CITY – Police arrested two vloggers after they pranked an attendant of a gasoline station in Mawab town in Davao de Oro on Wednesday for their online content. In a report released on Thursday, Jan. 19, the personnel of the Mawab Police Station arrested Jonel C. Cordero and his accomplice...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said no significant damage or casualty was reported after a magnitude 7.3 offshore earthquake hit Sarangani, Davao Occidental on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 18. (PHIVOLCS) Diego Agustin Mariano, head of OCD joint information center, said only "weak" intensities were...
