DAVAO CITY (MAY 21 )—The confusion brought about by the five percent tax exemption issue caused delay in the payment of teachers honoraria, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) here revealed. The Comelec was ready to release the teachers honoraria but the issue on the five percent withholding tax was raised, causing the delay. With this, […]
Davao City down to 6th place on HIV cases
DAVAO CITY (May 17) — The number of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) cases recorded in Davao City have decreased for the month of April at 43 compared to the 52 cases in the same period last year. City Health Office’s health education and population officer Priscilla M. Senoc said on Thursday’s I-Speak Media Forum, that […]
Davao City Police Office intensifies security measures in Brgy. 23-C
DAVAO CITY (May 16)– The Davao City Police Office (DCPO) will intensify the security measures in Barangay 23-C even after the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan election is over. DCPO director Sr. Supt. Alexander during the AFP-PNP Press Corps media briefing, said there are unverified information on a possible “rido” or clan war as a result […]
Violence mars pre-election in Brgy. 23-C, Davao City
DAVAO CITY (May 14)- Violence marked the last night of the campaign for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections in Barangay 23-C, here. The war between rival candidates, reelectionist Allimodin Usman and his rival Amilbangsa Manding has turned violent, which resulted to the injury of three people Sunday night. The victims were identified as Alcon […]
Reelectionist Barangay Captain killed eve of May 14 Barangay, SK polls
DAVAO CITY (May 13) — Reelectionist Barangay Captain Antonio Guatno of Pangyan, this city, was killed eve of the Monday, Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections 2018. Police report showed. the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) XI, Regional Mobile Force Company and members of Calinan Police went to Guatno’s house at Purok 4A. barangay Pangyan, […]
Duterte: I am not a strongman
DAVAO CITY — “I am not really a strongman.” This was the response of President Rodrigo R. Duterte on the latest issue of Time Magazine, which featured him alongside world leaders Russian President Vladimir Putin, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the cover photo with the title, “Rise of the […]
What is Press freedom?
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Press freedom is defined in many ways and its appreciation by the public has changed. According to merriam-webster.com, it is “the right of newspapers, magazines, etc., to report news without being controlled by the government.” The legal definition also stated that it is “the right to publish and disseminate information, thoughts, […]
Gov’t puts up P700M state of the art Media Hub in Mindanao
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Mindanao will soon have a state-of-the art, government-owned media hub as Special Assistant to the President Christopher “Bong” Go and PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar led the groundbreaking ceremony of the P700 million Mindanao Media Hub along Carlos P. Garcia Highway in Davao City. In an interview, Andanar said the facility will […]
NHA, Pag-Ibig Signs P1B MOA for AFP/PNP
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The National Housing Authority (NHA) and Housing Development Mutual Fund (HDMF) along with Philippine National Police (PNP) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) signed the Memorandum of Agreement for the housing the AFP-PNP housing in Davao City. The signing was led by NHA general manager Marcelino Escalada, HDMF chief executive […]
Largest antenna in PH to built in Davao
DAVAO CITY, Philippines– The Department of Science and Technology in Davao Region (DOST-11) will build the largest tracking antenna in the Philippines in Davao City as part of its strong commitment in providing innovative solution through research and development. DOST Davao Region director Anthony Sales said the facility is covered by a Memorandum of Agreement […]
Stop private-led water drilling, Davao dads urged
DAVAO CITY, Philippines –The Davao City Water District (DCWD) on Wednesday asked the City Council here to look into the ground drilling activities of private individuals and entities for commercial purposes. Lawyer Bernard Delima, spokesperson of the water firm told the City Council Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, to stop all drilling operations because […]
Communists want coalition government-Duterte
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The Communist party of the Philippines-National Democratic Front (CPP/NDF) want a coalition government says President Rodrigo R. Duterte Friday night, December 15. In his speech before the members of the Davao media, Duterte revealed based on the information he got from the documents submitted while the peace talks with the rebels […]
Davao City Aborts local talks with rebels
DAVAO CITY, Philippines— The Davao City government has aborted the localized negotiation between the local government and New People’s Army (NPA) two days after President Rodrigo R. Duterte declared the rebel groups as terrorists. In a press briefing, Mayor Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio explained that members of Davao City Local Peace Committee (DC-PEACE) decided to discontinue […]