DAVAO CITY – The Davao City government ordered the immediate closure of Green and Smart Mobility Philippines Inc. (Green GSM) at the Davao depot in JFM Sasa Property after the company launched its all-electric taxi service without securing the required local permits and clearances. The closure...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte has called for unity in his Christmas message. Duterte said the holiday season serves as a reminder of the importance of family, faith, and solidarity, particularly during what he described as a period marked by trials, criticism, and...
DAVAO CITY — The Davao City Council approved on Tuesday, Dec. 23, a resolution calling for a comprehensive study on the planned operation of electric vehicles, particularly EV taxis, in the city before any franchises are granted. The resolution urged the Land Transportation Franchising and...
DAVAO CITY — The Davao City Council approved on Tuesday, Dec. 23, the supplemental budget that provides gratuity pay and service recognition incentives to city government employees on third and final reading. The 21st City Council approved Supplemental Budget No. 3 that allocated P187.324 million...
DAVAO CITY — Close to 12,000 fishermen from the first district here received Christmas food packs from the Dutertes during a two-day distribution held on Dec. 22 and 23, providing assistance to coastal communities experiencing lean fishing conditions this season. The distribution was conducted...
DAVAO CITY – Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao interim Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua has shot down attempts to link the Bondi Beach shooters in Australia to remnants of the local militant groups. The Police Regional Office-Davao region confirmed that Sajid Akram and son Naveed...
By Jinggoy I. Salvador It was the most-awaited gathering of the season for the Davao gourmands. The highlight of the 2025 edition of the Davao Food and Wine, a three-week culinary event that features Mindanao’s finest produce, brought in four chefs from across the country, turning the cooking...
DAVAO CITY – The festive atmosphere of the Pasko Fiesta sa Davao 2025 reached the coastline of Toril District on Sunday, Dec. 21, as fishing enthusiasts converged for a shorecasting tournament in Sitio Lawis, Barangay Lizada. Anglers from different parts of the city lined the shore with rods in...
DAVAO CITY – A Davao-based exporter reported that durian exports from the Philippines to China fell sharply this year, to about five million kilos from 35 million kilos in 2022, representing a nearly 86 percent drop, primarily due to low farm productivity caused by extreme weather conditions....
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Police Office received on Friday, Dec. 19, 35 mobility assets and 600 raincoats from the city government of Davao and Goldenville Development and Resources Corp. Acting DCPO director Police Col. Mannan Muarip received seven 4x4 four-door pickup patrol vehicles, 25 4x2...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte, acting Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte II, and Puwersa ng Pilipinong Pandagat party-list Rep. Harold Duterte turned over 54 motorcycles to 54 barangays here on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 18, to support peace and order efforts and improve...
National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año on Friday, Dec. 20, rejected claims that the Philippines is a terrorist hotspot as he bared that the father-and-son suspects in the recent mass shooting at the Bondi Beach in Syndey, Australia spent their entire stay at a hotel in Davao City simply...
