Government should pay for lives, property lost during 2017 Marawi siege, CSOs insist
DAVAO CITY – More than the rehabilitation of Marawi City, a group of civil society organizations (CSO) is…
Co-ops’ credit reporting to be digitized by firms
MANILA and DAVAO CITY–TECHNOLOGY firm TransUnion Information Solutions Inc. announced having entered into an agreement with 1 Cooperative…
Covid Delta variant no longer scares Davao City that much
DAVAO CITY—Delta, or the Indian variant of Covid-19, would be treated here just like previous variants in the…
World Bank exec lauds PHL’s Covid-19 vaccination program
DAVAO CITY—A high-ranking World Bank (WB) official has cited as “in a good pace” the anti-Covid-19 vaccination program…
Davao posts first Delta variant cases
DAVAO CITY—The region is now in the infamous club of localities with the dreaded Delta, or Indian, variant,…
DOST partners with local inventor to treat medical waste in Davao
DAVAO CITY—Nine years ago, local inventor Roderick S. Dayot presented his project Pyroclave, a low-cost thermal processor for…
Davao City readies hospitals for renewed infection surge
DAVAO CITY—City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio assuaged the public that hospitals here are on preparation mode for any eventuality…
Bangsamoro execs seek dual use of Hijri, Gregorian calendars in official documents
DAVAO CITY—A Bangsamoro legislator has filed a bill mandating the dual use of the Hijri and Gregorian calendars…
‘Farms for arms’
Government starts the rehabilitation of banana plantations in volatile Maguindanao, provides jobs for ex-Moro combatants
Cantilan planters earn extra cash via rat control program
Davao City—Farmers have earned P55,000 for selling rat tails in Surigao del Sur under a program of the…
Mayor Sara retains RT-PCR requisite for Davao City travelers
DAVAO CITY – The city government here will continue to require a RT-PCR negative result for inbound flight…
Firm to spend P998M for oil, gas exploration in BARMM
DAVAO CITY—A multibillion peso-investment from two parties are awaiting notices to proceed with exploring for petroleum and natural…
PHL Arabica entries emerge as one of world’s best in coffee tilt
DAVAO CITY—Philippine coffee entries to the recently concluded Philippine Coffee Quality Competition (PCQC) 2021 impressed the international judges,…
Davao City ramps up vaccination thrust to stem virus surge
DAVAO CITY—More than 20,000 workers and members of the transport sector were vaccinated over the weekend as the…
‘Stepping Up’
Autonomous region leaders in the South finally choose path to transparency, public acceptance in governance
Davao City enhances Covid tracing, swabbing as millennial infection case climbs 62 percent
DAVAO CITY—The city government here said it has enhanced its capability to widen its trace of the contacts…
SEC-Davao: Be wary of Ponzi scheme operator
DAVAO CITY—The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) office here has warned the public against another illegal investment scheme…
7,380 Covid-19 protocol violators to settle cases in Davao City courts
DAVAO CITY – The city government here has left it to the courts to settle 7,380 cases of…
Davao Occidental school gets DOST funding
Davao City—An agriculture and marine school in Davao Occidental received nearly P200,000 in funding from the regional Department…
Covid-19 claims life of Davao del Sur Gov. Cagas as son recuperates
DAVAO CITY—Davao del Sur Gov. Douglas Ralota Cagas succumbed to Covid-19 complications on early Thursday, seven days after…
Council hikes loans for ‘responsible’ Mati City entrepreneurs
DAVAO CITY—The eastern coastal city of Mati, Davao Oriental, has increased to P200,000 the amount that “responsible” entreprenuers…
Why vaccine equity matters
Davao Catholic schools urge rich countries to share lifesaving Covid jabs with less affluent nations
Davao City under MECQ as General Santos reverts to GCQ starting June 5
DAVAO CITY—The government’s task force on Covid-19 granted on Thursday acceded to the request of two cities in…
Mayor Sara to IATF: Place Davao City under MECQ
DAVAO CITY—Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio has requested the national government to scale up its quarantine restriction of the city…
‘Investment scams sprouting up in Mindanao’
Davao City—At least 6 more investment scams have surfaced in Mindanao, prompting the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)…
BIFF attacks meant to derail BARMM gains – CSO
DAVAO CITY – The series of armed attacks mounted this year by a breakaway Moro armed group should…
Bracing for next pandemic
Creation of scientific body to track, prepare for emerging risks on human, plant and animal health pushed
DOH to Muslims: Learn from India’s debacle, follow health protocols on Eid’l Fit’r festivity
DAVAO CITY—The Department of Health here has issued a stern warning against likely crowd-gathering in Moro communities to…
SEC: Be wary of investment scheme promising big returns
Davao City—The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) warned consumers in the Davao Region against an investment scheme that…
Computer-literate applicants got the edge Davao jobs fair
DAVAO CITY – It pays to be a techie, or at least to know some basics of computer…
Language of peace goes online
Amid the pandemic, a teacher in war-torn Marawi City struggles to educate displaced Moro students to foster peace, rebuilding.
Mindanao to ask NG to allow direct shipment of imported vax
DAVAO CITY—Mindanao would ask the national government to allow them direct shipment of Covid-19 vaccines from source countries…
93,000 senior citizens register for Covid shots in Davao City
DAVAO CITY—Local health officials said some 93,468 senior citizens are now included in the master list of those…
BARMM gets P950-million fresh investment for banana plantation
DAVAO CITY—A local business group poured P950 million in fresh investments to establish in Maguindanao a plantation of…
SBMA dismantles illegal settlements in Free port
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT—The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has started dismantling huts and other structures in illegal settlements…
Davao City mayor eyes tweaks to allow liquor consumption
DAVAO CITY—Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Friday said the 24-hour ban on the sale and consumption of liquor and…
Ex-MILF critic Piñol throws support to extend Barmm
DAVAO CITY—A former critic of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), who now heads the government’s socioeconomic planning…
Somewhere, beneath the sea
SULU Sea’s huge natural gas deposit has remained untapped to this day as the country is expected to…
Davao Region posts high vaccination rate
DAVAO CITY—Only less than 200 doses have not been administered yet to frontline workers for various individual reasons…
After Holy Week break, Davao City task force braces for ‘mega surge’ of coronavirus cases
DAVAO CITY—This city is bracing for a likely “mega surge” in Covid-19 infection despite seeing a declining trend,…
Ex-MILF critic Piñol throws support to extend Barmm
DAVAO CITY—A former critic of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), who now heads the government’s socioeconomic planning…
Somewhere, beneath the sea
SULU Sea’s huge natural gas deposit has remained untapped to this day as the country is expected to…
Davao Region posts high vaccination rate
DAVAO CITY—Only less than 200 doses have not been administered yet to frontline workers for various individual reasons…
After Holy Week break, Davao City task force braces for ‘mega surge’ of coronavirus cases
DAVAO CITY—This city is bracing for a likely “mega surge” in Covid-19 infection despite seeing a declining trend,…
The Mindanao Food Lab
DAVAO CITY—Production of staple grains and other major crops has been intensified in the Caraga Region, even amid…
Davao City bounces back to ‘minimal risk’ status
DAVAO CITY—This city bounced back to its erstwhile manageable level this month after a steady and alarming rise…
Bangsamoro revives memory of Jabidah incident in bid to extend transition period
DAVAO CITY—Advocates to extend the transition period of the Bangsamoro government are set to file today, Thursday, March…
Thai investor, Mati City government ink investment pact for pig farm, poultry dressing plant
DAVAO CITY—A Thai company sealed an investment accord for a piggery breeder farm with the city government of…
Bangsamoro bill proposes creation of anti-graft body
DAVAO CITY—A bill creating an anti-corruption body has been filed at the Bangsamoro Parliament as the fledgling autonomous…
Sara Duterte repeats she’s not heeding calls to run in 2022
DAVAO CITY—This city’s mayor, Sara Duterte-Carpio, reiterated her message rejecting calls to make her presidential bid in next…
‘Grim Scenario’
DAVAO CITY—Underaged mothers are delivering children sired by men above 60 years old, a child-rights network said, citing…
BOC put on alert for pork imports fraud
THE Department of Finance (DOF) has ordered Bureau of Customs (BOC) to tighten its watch on pork importers…
Davao del Norte redesigns sports program, activities
DAVAO City—Demonstration sports and more grassroots participation mark a redesigned sports program that Davao del Norte will be…
‘For love of peace in Mindanao’
DAVAO CITY—Bangsamoro leaders and several networks of peace advocates are knocking on the doors of Malacañang and Congress…
Davao diversion road has direct N-S bus link
DAVAO CITY—The city’s diversion road is now open to public commuter service, allowing a direct north-south link without…
Grass of Life
WHO would ever have thought that the iconic, taken-for-granted and once-ubiquitous bamboo could rise beyond the thatched nipa…
Aboitiz hydro plants output hit 956M kWh
DAVAO CITY—The run-of-the-river hydroelectric power plants of the Aboitiz Power Co. generated almost 1 billion kilowatt hours (kWh)…
Government assures purchase of ‘enough’ Covid jabs to inoculate 92-million Pinoys
The government is now negotiating the purchase enough doses of Covid-19 vaccines to inoculate 92 million of the…
Duterte assures full national government support to BARMM
DAVAO CITY – President Rodrigo Duterte assured the national government’s full support to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in…
Duterte confers highest Presidential honors to soldiers on helicopter crash in Bukidnon
President Rodrigo Duterte conferred the highest Presidential award to the soldiers who died in the helicopter crash in…
Davao City opens hotel-type facility for ‘picky’ Covid-19 positive patients
DAVAO CITY—A hotel-type quarantine facility was opened here recently to cater to Covid-19 patients who can afford to…
PAL slowly restoring flights from Davao hub
Davao City—Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) said it is slowly restoring air travel from its hub here, with…
Pagadian on my mind
WHAT is known in history is that Ferdinand Magellan arrived in the Philippines in 1521 as part of…
Customs Davao port sets 2nd single-day collection
DAVAO CITY—The Port of Davao posted another national highest single-day collection for the month last week, its second…
Mati City imposes tighter Covid measures for the holiday season
DAVAO CITY—The coastal city of Mati in Davao Oriental, which boasts of one the country’s longest white-sand beach,…
Davao Light to retain ISO certification
Davao City—Davao Light and Power Co. Inc., an AboitizPower subsidiary, will likely retain its international standard certification following…
Angry residents almost mob telco repair crew over Internet service interruption in Davao City
DAVAO CITY—With this month’s deadline imposed by President Duterte to improve telco services, Internet connection went down in…
Science center for prediction, monitoring of diseases may soon rise in UP Mindanao
DAVAO CITY—A center to aid in generating and analyzing crucial data on infectious diseases and their pattern would…
Duterte OKs fiscal perks for Islamic banking investments in BARMM
DAVAO CITY—The Bangsamoro autonomous region has welcomed the approval recently by President Duterte of the Investment Priorities (IPP)…
SM to open new mall in Zamboanga City
DAVAO CITY—The SM chain of supermalls would open its 76th shopping mall in Zamboanga City on Friday, in…
‘Happiness You Can Eat’
DAVAO CITY—There’s no better road to Philippine glory, at least in making the global royalty food—chocolate, that is—than…
‘Consortium on track to complete Davao mixed-use condo in 2024’
Davao City—A P4-billion mixed-use condominium project, considered the biggest construction project being undertaken by a local contractors’ group,…
SM opens 75th supermall in Butuan City
Davao City—The SM chain of stores opened on Friday its 75th supermall in Mindanao’s fifth-richest city, offering “great…
A taste for the exotic
DAVAO CITY—What used to be impractical to ship even to as far as Manila because of the fast…
Digital transactions may be permanent–report
DAVAO CITY—A new global study conducted among leading corporate executives, including those from the Philippines, has indicated that…
Israel inaugurates honorary consulate in Davao
DAVAO CITY—The State of Israel opened its honorary consulate here on October 6, in a meaningful ceremony which…
HNP supports term-sharing accord for House leadership–Mayor Sara
DAVAO CITY—This city’s Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio said Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco visited her here last week to…
‘Spark of hope’
DAVAO CITY—The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) is seeking policy interventions for some food production areas that have made…
Army facilitates electrification of isolated Davao de Oro village
DAVAO CITY—The Army’s 71st Infantry Battalion (IB) facilitated the electrification of an isolated mountain village in Mabini town,…
Davao lauds conviction of night market bombers
DAVAO CITY—The city government here lauded the conviction Monday of 14 persons who detonated a bomb four years…
First time since virus onset: Davao city posts no ‘very high risk’ area
DAVAO CITY—For the first time since the Covid-19 lockdown in mid-March, Davao City has no area listed under…
Roll out the barrel! Mayor Sara lifts Davao liquor ban
DAVAO CITY—Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio lifted the liquor ban here on Tuesday but establishments to observe the limit in…
LRA reminds holders of ‘traditional’ land titles to secure electronic copy
DAVAO CITY—The Land Registration Authority (LRA) has reminded holders of land titles to avail of the agency’s program…
Davao tribal student wins Thai-hosted Asean youth speech tilt
DAVAO CITY – A tribal engineering student here romped away with top honors at the overseas category of…
Southern food bowl
DAVAO CITY—Agriculture production areas in Mindanao have been prepped up to provide a continuous supply of basic food…
BARMM’s govt center has 35 Covid-19 positives, chief minister’s office closed for disinfection
DAVAO CITY—The Office of the Chief Minister (OCM) of the Bangsamoro government has been closed for disinfection after…
No major damage reported after strong earthquake in Mindanao
DAVAO CITY—A strong earthquake struck southwestern Mindanao at near midnight Sunday, sending residents to scamper outside their houses…
UP Mindanao debaters tops first Asian online debate tourney
DAVAO CITY—The UP Mindanao Debate Society team emerged as champions in the first edition of The Novice Debate…
Giant leap to the future
DAVAO CITY—A few more steel brushstrokes and the touted first integrated steel mill in the country will soon…
US-backed project revives coffee farm in Zamboanga del Sur
Davao City—A dying coffee farm in Zamboanga del Sur was restored to health, thanks to the intervention of…
Davao City coastal road project earns raves, fears
DAVAO CITY—The unfinished coastal road project here has earned a short-lived rave among health enthusiasts and curious residents…
Acid test for virtual selling
DAVAO CITY—Crisron Holiday Builders Inc., the developer of a big-ticket condominium project here, remains upbeat and optimistic on…
DA distributes gilts to Caraga hog raisers under restocking scheme
Davao City—The Department of Agriculture (DA) distributed gilts, or young female pigs, to an association of raisers to…
Davao de Oro already set with own radio, TV Eskwela education platforms
DAVAO CITY – The provincial government of Davao de Oro and the Department of Education launched recently its…
‘Last mile’ schools top priority in govt’s blended learning plan
DAVAO CITY—So-called last mile schools, or schools in remote locations, would be prioritized under the government’s education innovation…
P107 million worth of contraband cigarettes seized at Davao port
DAVAO CITY – Customs authorities seized some P107 million worth of contraband cigarettes illegally shipped through the Port…
Mindanao officials on alert against ASF after lifting of lockdowns
Davao City—African swine fever (ASF) is rearing its ugly head anew in Mindanao following the easing of lockdown…
On a wing and a prayer
DAVAO CITY—Local tourism councils and bodies in this southeastern Mindanao region have adopted diverse postures: some are bold…
PHL negotiator among finalists for 1st Women Building Peace Award
DAVAO CITY – A former government negotiator with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front has been the lone Filipina…
Davao Oriental expands cacao beans output for domestic, export market
DAVAO CITY—Cacao farmers in Davao Oriental are primed for a wider production engagement with the multi-awarded chocolate maker…