The Senate local government committee on Wednesday, June 2, started discussing proposals for the creation of a Metropolitan Davao Development Authority (MDDA). Senator Francis Tolentino (Senate of the Philippines) Similar bills were filed by administration Senators Imee Marcos, Ronald "Bato" dela...
DAVAO CITY - After a video of a trekker drinking liquor at the peak of to Mt. Apo went viral on social media, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) XI Regional Office warned trekkers who will violate the policies set by the Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) that they will...
DAVAO CITY - At least 10 city government employees working at the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) building here tested positive for the Sars-CoV-2. Mayor Sara Duterte said Monday, May 31, that the employees were among the 327 Davao City government employees who have undergone swab testing. “Nag-swab...
DAVAO CITY - A one-year-old girl was killed in a landslide in Davao de Oro province due to sustained torrential rains brought by Tropical Storm "Dante" (Choi-Wan). In a phone interview Tuesday, June 1, Joseph Randy Loy told The Manila Bulletin that a landslide incident occurred in two purok in...
DAVAO CITY - At least two municipalities in Davao de Oro announced the suspension of classes in all levels today, May 31, due to Tropical Storm (TS) "Dante." In separate statements on Monday morning, the municipal governments of Compostela and Monkayo ordered the suspension of classes for both...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has cited the growing number of adopters of green wastewater technology in Davao. (PIXABY) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said since 2016, the DOST XI has been promoting the deployment of Vertical Helophyte Filter System (VHFS) to...
The government is not giving some places the preferential treatment in the allocation of the popular coronavirus vaccines developed by Pfizer-BioNTech, Malacañang clarified Friday, May 28. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque explained that the allocation of US-made vaccines to Metro Manila, Metro...
Davao City has officially become the "chocolate capital" of the Philippines under a new law signed by President Duterte. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Republic Act No. 11547, inked by the President on May 27, also declared the entire Davao Region as the cacao capital of the...
Aboitiz Construction on Wednesday, (May 26) announced it has finished the design and construction of Berth no. 4 for Davao International Container Terminal (DICT) in Panabo City, Davao del Norte. Â Â The DICT is one of the most modern ports in the country and the project is an extension of...
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Thursday, May 27, announced that a bettor from Davao City in Davao del Sur won the P181.6-million jackpot prize for the Megalotto 6/45. (MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) PCSO, in a Facebook post, said that the winner guessed the winning combination...
DAVAO CITY - Davao Oriental Governor Nelson Dayanghirang and his wife were brought to the Davao Regional Medical Center (DRMC) on Wednesday morning, two days after they tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The governor and his wife, Nanette, were found positive for COVID-19 on...
DAVAO CITY – The intensive care unit (ICU) of the government-run Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients has been fully occupied while the utilization rate of its isolation units has reached critical level as the city grapples with new infections, a...
