A destructive tsunami is expected after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck offshore Davao Oriental at 9:43 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 10, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) warned. Based on the local tsunami scenario database, wave heights of more than one meter above normal...
A powerful earthquake measuring magnitude 7.4 on the Richter scale struck Davao Oriental at 9:43 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 10, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). It was initially reported as magnitude 7.6 before Phivolcs revised it to 7.5 then 7.4 Phivolcs said the...
DAVAO CITY – The mayor of a remote coastal town in Davao Occidental remains hopeful that unfinished and substandard projects in the municipality will be completed or repaired amid ongoing investigations on alleged anomalous infrastructure projects nationwide. The town of Jose Abad Santos in Davao...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Council backed the Senate resolution urging the International Criminal Court to release and place former President Rodrigo Duterte under house arrest for humanitarian grounds. Councilor Danilo Dayanghirang, chairperson of the Finance, Ways and Means, and Appropriations...
DAVAO CITY – Five Grade 4 pupils and a teacher were injured when a classroom ceiling at the Lapu-Lapu Elementary School in Agdao in Davao City collapsed on Tuesday, Oct. 7. Marites Cañeda, Grade 4 teacher, said she was conducting class with 40 pupils when the ceiling suddenly gave way. She said...
DAVAO CITY – At least 200 residents in Barangay 10-A and nearby communities here received free health care on Wednesday, Oct. 8, during a medical mission organized by acting Davao City Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte II and first district Rep. Paolo Duterte’s office. The outreach provided medical...
DAVAO CITY – Culinary experts and entrepreneurs encouraged the people of Davao and Mindanao to take pride in local flavors and develop a strong food culture that could boost the island’s tourism industry. Country Executive Chef Kenneth Cacho of Unilever Food Solutions made the appeal during the...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City government is finalizing the 2026 annual budget that will be submitted to the City Council by Oct. 15, in compliance with the law, according to Councilor Danilo Dayanghirang, chairperson of the Finance, Ways and Means, and Appropriations committee. Speaking before the...
DAVAO CITY – A mining firm in Davao Oriental backed the provincial government’s call to protect the environment, particularly the Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary, a United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization World Heritage Site and ecological landmark in the...
DAVAO CITY – The provincial government of Davao Oriental is mulling to pass a measure to stop ongoing nickel mining operations on the slopes of the Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary in Barangay Macambol in the City of Mati. Gov. Nelson Dayanghirang issued a statement on Tuesday, Oct. 7,...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte criticized on Tuesday, Oct. 7, the appointment of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla as the new Ombudsman, calling it a move that undermines the integrity of the Constitution and serves the interests of those in power. “It makes...
Former President Rodrigo Duterte was honored with the prestigious Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Golden Pillar of Law Award during a ceremony on Monday, Oct. 6, at the Hall of Justice in Davao City. The award honored the then city mayor and Philippine president for his 50 years in the...
