DAVAO CITY – Davao City Mayor Sebastian Z. Duterte said on Sunday, July 28, that he would accept Davao City Police Office (DCPO) acting director Police Col. Hansel Marantan but would extend him the benefit of the doubt. Marantan formally introduced himself to the city mayor in a courtesy call...
DAVAO CITY – The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) will conduct a study on the Mindanao Intermodal Network System in a bid to upgrade the land, air, and sea transportation on the island. Yvette Valderia, Project Development Division chief of MinDA, said in an interview that the public...
DAVAO CITY – Since January this year, several provinces across Mindanao have experienced severe flooding due to heavy rains. DR. Lionel Dabbadie, chief of the Food and Agriculture Organization in the Philippines. (Keith Bacongco) Many of these inundated areas were not just simply low-lying...
DAVAO CITY - Former President Rodrigo Duterte recognized President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s less aggressive approach in the fight against illegal drugs due to his privileged background. In a special episode of the Basta Dabawenyo podcast of Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte on Wednesday...
DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Duterte confirmed on Tuesday, July 23, the relief of 75 Philippine National Police (PNP) Police Security and Protection Group personnel assigned to her as security detail. The Vice President said in a statement that the order was issued by PNP chief Police Gen....
DAVAO CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s third State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) was “long rhetoric but short on anything actionable” and failed to offer concrete solutions to the issues affecting the daily lives of the Filipinos, the Davao Consumer Movement said on Tuesday, July...
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Defense (DND) has approved the inclusion of the Vice Presidential Security and Protection Group (VPSPG) as one of the sub-units of the Presidential Security Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). In Department Circular No. 13 signed by DND Secretary...
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo Duterte said that the Hakbang sa Maisug has nothing to do with the release of the alleged video showing a man resembling President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. using illegal drugs hours before the State-of-the-Nation Address on Monday, July 22. “The Hakbang ng...
DAVAO CITY – ACT-Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro, former Bayan Muna president Satur Ocampo, and 11 others who were convicted of child abuse filed an appeal before the Tagum City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 2 on Monday, July 22. Their counsels filed a five-page notice asking the trial...
DAVAO CITY – Davao de Oro Gov. Dorothy M. Gonzaga has offered a cash reward of P50,000 for any information on the identity and whereabouts of the person who killed Philippine Eagle “Mangayon” in Compostela, Davao de Oro. In a statement, Gonzaga wanted the assailant held liable as she...
President Marcos has declared August 14 this year as a special non-working holiday in Mawab, Davao de Oro. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and a copy of Proclamation No. 628 (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Marcos made the declaration in light of the town’s founding anniversary...
DAVAO CITY – Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Chairman Secretary Leo Tereso Magno urged all his staff to abide by their oath of office and perform their duties to the best of their abilities. MAGNO (MinDA FB) Magno, during the oathtaking ceremony for newly appointed and promoted MinDA...
