Eastmincom: NPAs retreat to ‘unfamiliar’ Moro areas
DAVAO CITY—The Armed Forces’ Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) said it has pushed New People’s Army guerrillas further into…
Davao City breaches 1,000-mark in daily coronavirus cases as infections surge
DAVAO CITY—This city has breached the 1,000 mark of residents infected by the Covid-19 that has been going…
Time to rebuild: Marawi displaced families apply for building permits
DAVAO CITY—More than 2,000 families displaced by the 2017 Marawi siege have recently applied for building permits in…
No Bangsamoro child left behind
BARMM embarks on a historic drive to raise literacy and education among Muslim youths
DND favors ROTC for youth’s military training
The Department of National Defense (DND) on Thursday threw its support behind a proposal for mandatory military training…
Groups hold literacy trainings in Davao City’s ‘Peace 911’ area
DAVAO CITY – Civic organizations chipped in their professional talents to infuse basic literacy for community organizations in…
DTI-11: SSC assures compliance with minimum health standards
DAVAO CITY – Consumers would be assured that businesses with the Safety Seal Certification (SSC) of the Department…
Govt orders Davao Oriental mining firm to halt operations
DAVAO CITY—The government halted the operation of a mining company in Davao Oriental following the discoloration of the…
Davao City’s iconic souvenir shop shuts down after 56 years
Davao City—One iconic place here for visitors and travelers has ceased operations after five decades of providing a…
Davao City’s iconic souvenir shop closes after 56 years
DAVAO CITY – One iconic place here for visitors and travelers has closed operation after five decades of…
We have to learn to live with the virus: Davao City Mayor Sara vows ‘liberal’ treatment in Covid management
DAVAO CITY—This city would maintain a “liberal’ attitude in the enforcement of the guidelines in handling the surge…
EastMinCom converts BRP Ang Pangulo into hospital
DAVAO CITY—The Armed Forces of the Philippines’s Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) has turned the Navy’s prime ship into…
Davao City govt office locked down vs Covid
DAVAO CITY—One government office here has been locked down and more of these pocket lockdowns would be applied…
Davao to restrict movement of elderly, minors and persons with comorbidities
DAVAO CITY – Authorities would impose stricter measures on mobility of residents here but said it would focus…
Mayor Sara extends modified liquor ban in Davao City
DAVAO CITY – Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio extended to June 30 the modified guidelines of the liquor ban, but…
Duterte names Sunga-Acosta as MinDA chief, vice Piñol
DAVAO CITY—A former councilor here has been tapped to replace former Secretary Emmanuel Piñol of the Mindanao Development…
‘Davao City won’t discriminate against unvaccinated residents’
DAVAO CITY—This city would not enforce policies that would discriminate unvaccinated residents, including restrictions against their movement, except…
CDA grants license to DTSC as 1st tech platform provider for co-ops
DAVAO CITY—The Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) has granted a special license to DigiCoop Technology Service Cooperative (DTSC), to…
Davao City Hall wields axe on unvaxxed City Hall staff
DAVAO CITY—Be vaccinated or be axed. That is how city officials told employees who continue to defy the…
Barmm reaps ₧200-M fresh investments for new year
DAVAO CITY—Two investment projects worth P200 million landed on the lap of the Bangsamoro region on the first…
Davao businesses exceed record of first 2 days of renewal
DAVAO CITY—The city’s Business Bureau expressed optimism of a still healthy business climate here following a record-breaking turnout…
BOC-Port of Davao collects P37.99B, exceeding 2021 goal
THE Bureau of Customs-Port of Davao reported to have exceeded anew its annual target for the year, keeping…
Comelec told: Review resolution on SGA voters in BARMM
DAVAO CITY—Bangsamoro regional government officials are appealing to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to reconsider its recent resolution…
Dabawenyos waive Christmas package for storm survivors
DAVAO CITY—As many as 80,434 Davao City residents waived their Christmas package from the city government to donate…
SEC goes after another suspected investment scam
DAVAO CITY—The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) clamped down on another suspected get-rich-quick scheme by a local business…
Sara extends ban on non-vital face-to-face gatherings to Sept
DAVAO CITY—Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio has upheld and extended the prohibition among local and national governments to organize all…
Davao City to be debt-free by second half of 2022
DAVAO CITY – The city government said it would finally free itself from indebtedness by the second semester of…
BARMM sets up Islamic banking-type microfinancing for small businesses
DAVAO CITY—A micro-financing program for small businesses would set apart the Bangsamoro Region from existing loan practices with…
Typhoon-hit Pinoys’ welfare takes centerstage among compatriots
DAVAO CITY and MANILA—The situation of Filipinos affected by Typhoon Odette has become top of mind among their…
Stateless no more
In a historic first, a group of Sama Bajaus, or Badjaos, receive their birth cerficates in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi
Digitalize tax setup, DOF chief tells LGUs
DAVAO CITY—Local government units (LGUs) have been asked to modernize their tax administration along the line of digital…
Odette on a rampage in Caraga Region
DAVAO CITY – Typhoon Odette has been wreaking structures in the northeastern area of Mindanao, hours before its…
US CDA oversees medical donations, visits eagle conservation in Davao City
DAVAO CITY—It was a busy day here for the United States’s Chargé d’Affaires (CDA) a.i. Heather Variava on…
Davao City opens 24/7 Covid-19 Cluster Clinic
DAVAO CITY—The city government and its agency partners opened here last Friday the first 24-hour Covid-19 Cluster Clinic,…
‘Digital diaspora’
Online shopping platform notes behavioral shift among consumers, brand makers amid Covid
Diplomat on a mission to share Israeli technology, revive tourism
DAVAO CITY—For Israel’s recently posted envoy, the primary mission is to impart his country’s technology to Filipinos. Ambassador…
Dinagat Island gets chicken multiplier breeder farm
DAVAO CITY—The Department of Agriculture (DA) has sent a native chicken breeder farm package to Dinagat Island province…
Marawi peace situation improves, but more investments needed for recovery
DAVAO CITY—The lone Islamic city in the country has improved its peace and order situation after the terror…
Davao cinemas to open as Covid-19 cases drop
Davao City—Movie houses would be the next batch of establishments to start operating again this week after the…
DOF chief: Duterte admin ready to assist in ’22 power transition
DAVAO CITY—The Duterte administration has sent an early feeler to the next administration to signify it is ready…
Japan envoy oversees start of road works for PHL’s longest tunnel in Davao City
DAVAO CITY—Ambassador Kazuhiko Koshikawa attended the boring of a mountainous portion outside downtown Davao on November 19 to…
Davao City family business wins enterprise award
DAVAO CITY—A family-owned enterprise on cleaning and sanitation products bagged an award from the Department of Science and…
Bangsamoro government also eyes wider digitalization
DAVAO CITY—The Bangsamoro Region is not going to lag behind in digital connectivity. With lessons learned during the…
Davao City Overland Transport Terminal resumes 24-hour operations amid influx of passengers
DAVAO CITY—Bus companies are testing the waters anew of the 24-hour operation they had before the Covid-19 pandemic…
Local coops urged to digitize operations
DAVAO CITY—The country’s cooperatives may shield themselves from external challenges by accelerating their digitalization, according to Traxion Technology…
After tarpaulin-fall causes outage, firm cites law vs obstruction of power lines
DAVAO CITY—The Aboitiz-owned Davao Light and Power Co. has reminded city residents to observe a law against disrupting…
Quiboloy could still be extradited despite local case—Guevarra
JUSTICE Secretary Menardo Guevarra said on Sunday that Pastor Apollo Carreon Quiboloy could still be extradited to the United States (US)…
Sara back at helm of HNP
DAVAO CITY – Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio is now back at the helm of her old regional political party.…
Davao City eyes contact sports return protocols
DAVAO CITY—Local sports officials would be coming up with guidelines for contact sports as the city opened up…
Davao City expects a merry Christmas this year
DAVAO CITY – Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio said Dabawenyos are likely to greet Christmas with a merry atmosphere as…
Senators to Darganis, Lao, Yang: Davao no safe haven
THE Senate Sergeant at Arms failed anew to find former budget undersecretary Lloyd Christopher Lao, a key figure…
Davao City is open–Sara on arrest of Pharmally execs
DAVAO CITY – This city is open to whatever the national government wants and needs to do, including…
Mayor Sara explains VP run as father puzzles over her ‘settling’ for No. 2
DAVAO CITY—Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio appeared on a 1:43-minute video on Sunday to explain her decision to run for…
Sara Duterte explains VP run, as father puzzles over her ‘settling’ for No. 2
DAVAO CITY – Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio appeared on a 1:43-minute video on Sunday to explain her decision to run…
Mindanao’s farms boost food security
MinDA sees innovation, digitalization as main factors boosting farm production
Recto bill on vapes poses danger to minors, health group warns
DAVAO CITY—For merely wanting to align the vape law on existing cigarettes law, Sen. Ralph Recto is opening…
HNP confirms Mayor Sara’s resignation from party
DAVAO CITY—Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio has officially resigned from the Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) political party. Davao del Norte…
Sara takes oath of membership with Lakas-CMD
DAVAO CITY – City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio took her oath of membership today (November 11) with the Lakas-Christian,…
HNP confirms Sara’s resignation from party
DAVAO CITY – Sara Duterte-Duterte is officially resigned from the Hugpong ng Pagbabago. Davao del Norte Gov. Anthony…
MILF readies ‘decommissioning’ of 14,000 more armed fighters
DAVAO CITY—The largest group of Moro “mujahideens,” or armed fighters, from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) are…
Sara Duterte drops Davao City mayoral bid
DAVAO CITY—Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Tuesday withdrew her mayoral candidacy, only hours after her younger brother, Sebastian or…
Sara, Baste withdraw Davao City local candidacies
DAVAO CITY – Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Tuesday withdrew her mayoral candidacy, only hours after her younger brother,…
Davao region LGUs collect more than revenue target
DAVAO CITY—The cities in the Davao Region all shot up beyond their collection targets with Davao City nearly…
Davao City Hall invites Dabawenyos to join family-themed Yuletide festivities at home
DAVAO CITY—The city government is tapping the skills and creativity of Dabawenyos in a family-themed array of contests…
Zalora firm taps RCBC Bankard for new card
DAVAO CITY—BF Jade E-Services Philippines Inc., the operator of the Zalora brand, has partnered with RCBC Bankard Services…
Police on heightened alert after top NPA leader’s slay
DAVAO CITY and Manila—All police forces around the country were placed under heightened alert last Sunday following the…
Killing of journalist invokes condemnation, probe order
DAVAO CITY and Manila—The killing of Davao-based journalist Orlando “Dondon” Dinoy has invoked condemnation from a coalition of…
New Davao City app delivers customer service a step or bike ride away ‘ASAP’
IMAGINE this: You are patient in a hospital just within the vicinity of a shopping mall complex. Your…
Liquor ban, curfew in Davao City lifted
DAVAO CITY—The evening-to-dusk curfew here has been lifted, along with the ban on sale of liquor, when the…
Secrecy shrouds Sara, ‘Bato’ meeting at Davao City Hall
DAVAO CITY—One eyebrow-raising meeting after another. This time, Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio met her former chief of police here,…
Bato meets Sara in Davao City
DAVAO CITY – One eyebrow-raising meeting after another. This time Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio met her former chief of…
Sara, Bongbong meeting raises questions, keeps topic off-track
DAVAO CITY – The camps of Presidential daughter Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and Presidential aspirant Ferdinand Marcos Jr. continued…
Lumad schools, AdDU program receive new aid from Davao Light
DAVAO CITY—Lumad, or tribal, schools in two northern barangays got fresh school supplies for tribal students from the…
Davao cops nab suspected head of investment scheme
DAVAO CITY—Police from Carmen municipality of Davao del Norte arrested on Thursday the head of an investment scheme, …
Davao City struggles to cope with Covid vaccine hesitancy
DAVAO CITY—This city continues to struggle in trying to convince more residents to get their Covid-19 jabs as…
Steer clear of South Korea’s rocket launch path, public told
DAVAO CITY—Coastal residents along the country’s entire eastern seaboard have been advised to keep away from harm’s way…
SIA seeks Davao City government’s clearance for flights
Davao City—Singapore Airlines (SIA) is seeking airport clearance from the city government as the airline wants to resume…
4 yrs since Marawi siege, Duterte says PHL firm in fight vs extremism
DAVAO CITY—President Duterte said his administration remained firm in its fight against terrorism and violent extremism as it…
Bounty from the holy peak
There are dividends to be reaped from preserving, protecting Bukidnon’s sacred mountain
Mayor Sara extends leave, contracts Covid-19 virus
DAVAO CITY—City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio contracted the Covid-19 virus last week and had to extend her leave of…
Davao Light energizes more areas under SEP
DAVAO CITY—The Aboitiz-owned Davao Light and Power Co. Inc. has energized 95 percent of the villages within its…
Sara extends leave, contracts Covid-19 virus
DAVAO CITY – City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio contracted the Covid-19 virus last week and had to extend her…
SEC: Smart investing best defense versus scammers
DAVAO CITY—Be smart in investing. This is the advice the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could give in…
Sara sticks to mayoral candidacy on last day of Comelec filing of COC
DAVAO CITY – This city’s mayor, Sara Duterte-Carpio stuck to her word of finishing her third and final…
Mayor Sara says she will likely stay in Davao to finish term
DAVAO CITY—It looked like city mayor, Sara Duterte-Carpio, would be turning down supporters, and proving detractors wrong about…
‘Pinggang Pinoy’ launched to fight malnutrition in Davao del Norte
DAVAO CITY—Micronutrient-reinforced “Pinggang Pinoy” meal has been introduced to mass feeding and nutrition program to counter prevalence of…
Sara won’t bite the dust, posts message to finish last mayoral term
DAVAO CITY – It looked like this city mayor, Sara Duterte-Carpio, would be turning down supporters and proving…
Sara Duterte files COC for final mayoral term
DAVAO CITY – Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Saturday turned up late in the Commission on Elections office here…
Davao City dangles raffle prizes, gift checks on ‘Bakuna Nights’
DAVAO CITY – The “incentives” are now on the table. The city government is giving away prizes, such…
Davao City grapples with vaccine hesitancy, outright refusal
DAVAO CITY—The number of residents who were unable or simply refused to get themselves vaccinated against the Covid-19…
Sara Duterte on leave from Oct 5-8, but won’t say why
DAVAO CITY – A day after topping anew the Pulse Asia survey for Filipinos’ preferences for President in…
1,593 Covid patients sent to home isolation as Davao City shifts tack on virus treatment
DAVAO CITY—Some 1,593 Covid-19 cases here have been allowed on supervised home isolation as health authorities said there…
New roads down South
More highways, byways pave way to interiors of Mindanao, but more funds needed to sustain infra buildup momentum
Mayor Sara creates special unit to boost alternative learning system in Davao City for OSY, adult learners
DAVAO CITY—Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio has created a unit for alternative learning system (ALS) in the city in a…
Cotabato City clinches first major investment since joining BARMM
DAVAO CITY—The city of Cotabato, the current seat of the autonomous regional government for Filipino Muslims, got its…
2022 polls vote-buying: Comelec asks e-wallet firms ‘to do something’
DAVAO CITY—Officials of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) are asking electronic wallet operators to help them track electronic…
Davao City allots P23 million for oxygen plant, more tanks
DAVAO CITY—The city government proceeded with the plan of Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio to construct an oxygen plant by…
Working group formed to see resumption of Picop’s paper mill operations in Surigao
DAVAO CITY – The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) formed a technical working group to revive and rehabilitate the…
Shopee: 1.8 million items sold in 1 minute
DAVAO CITY – A leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia said its promotion sale Shopee 9.9 Super Shopping…
Mayor Sara’s supporters ‘unfazed’ by her backing out from 2022 presidential race
DAVAO CITY – A key personality in the political movement meant to be the Presidential launching platfrom of…