DAVAO CITY - A 63-year old male patient from Mati City in Davao Oriental province who died due to coronavirus disease on May 17 tested positive for the South African coronavirus variant. Citing reports from the Provincial Epidemiologic Surveillance Unit (PESU), the provincial government of Davao...
A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Davao Occidental on Thursday, July 8, state seismologists said. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the epicenter of the temblor was located 145...
DAVAO CITY - City Mayor Sara Duterte told the public to report any fund-raising activities allegedly for her candidacy for the upcoming elections to authorities as there is no fund-raising activity for her benefit. "Please be warned that there is no fund-raising activity or campaign money...
Policemen in Davao de Oro were lauded for initiating projects that provided free wheelchairs for persons with disability in the province. Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief, Police General Guillermo Lorenzo T Eleazar particularly commended personnel of the Revitalized Pulis sa Barangay (R-PSB)...
Deputy Speaker and Pangasinan Rep. Conrado M. Estrella III on Tuesday, July 6 lauded President Rodrigo Duterte for signing the bill establishing the Eastern Pangasinan Regional Medical and Trauma Center, saying that the hospital will be treasured by the people of the province as one of the best...
(OCTA RESEARCH) Davao City continues to record the most number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases per day in the entire country, as it averaged 303 cases daily during the June 29-July 5 period, OCTA Research said in its monitoring report on Tuesday, July 6. This shows that Davao City...
The first of three new Gundam films is full of Pinoy scenes Images courtesy of Netflix, Sunrise Set 12 years after the events featured in the 1988 Gundam film “Char’s Counterattack,” “Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway” is the first of the newest movie trilogy in the much-loved anime franchise....
Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) will virtually meet next week to elect their new president and other officials. CBCP/MB The bishops will elect the successor of CBCP President and Davao Archbishop Romulo Valles during their two-day Plenary Assembly which will...
Arming civilians in the government’s anti-crime drive could legitimize “vigilantes and private armies” and it’s a “reincarnation of the Davao Death Squad,” opposition coalition 1Sambayan said on Wednesday, June 30. (1Sambayan/Facebook) In a statement, the pro-democracy group criticized...
House Majority Leader and Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Tuesday, June 29, declared it is “not a good decision” to seek the vice presidency if it would mean running against President Rodrigo Duterte, who appeared to have a change of heart about sliding one rung below in 2022....
A total of 14,000 doses of Sinovac vaccines will be allocated to the 7,000 tourism industry workers in Davao who will initially get the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) jab, the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced Tuesday, June 29. A health worker administers a coronavirus vaccine to a Manila...
The mayor of Caraga, Davao Oriental was found guilty of simple neglect of duty by the Office of the Ombudsman based on the the case filed by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for failure to comply with the President’s order to clear roads in her town from illegal...