DAVAO CITY — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday urged lawmakers from the Senate and the House of Representatives to focus on amending the economic provisions in the 1987 Constitution to improve the country’s investment competitiveness. In a media interview following his attendance to the 16th Ani ng Dangal Awards 2024, the President said […]
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DepEd amends school year calendar to prepare back to pre-pandemic school break
MANILA – The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday released its amended school calendar amid its gradual shift back to the pre-pandemic April-May school break. According to DepEd Order No. 3, series of 2024 dated Feb. 19, the “adjusted end of the school year (SY) shall be May 31, 2024.” The DepEd urged schools to conduct […]
Panguil Bay Bridge project 89% complete
DAVAO CITY — The 3.17-kilometer Panguil Bay Bridge project in Tangub City, Northern Mindanao is now 89 percent complete, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reported on Saturday. The bridge project requires 54 bored piles for the 32 piers, two (2) abutments at Tangub City, Misamis Occidental and Tubod, Lanao Del Norte, and […]
Service disruptions on February 19, 20, and 25 in different parts of Davao City and Carmen, Davao del Norte
Davao Light and Power Co., Inc. will conduct switching power interruptions on February 19, 20, and 25, 2024, Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday, affecting customers in different parts of Davao City and the Municipality of Carmen in Davao del Norte. The first switching power interruption will be for 1 hour from 12:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. […]
Submarine cable to provide Samal Island stable power supply starting June
DAVAO CITY –— The power woes of the residents in the Island Garden City of Samal will end in June, says Mayor Al David Uy on Friday as the submarine cable will link the Pantukan power grid to his city.. Uy said top officials of National Electrification Administration (NEA) has assured him that the submarine […]
DMW padlocks consultancy firm illegally sending OFWs to Poland
MANILA – A Makati-based consultancy firm was shut down by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Monday after it was confirmed to be illegally sending Filipinos to work in Poland factories. DMW Undersecretary Bernard Olalia said the firm disguised sending of Filipino workers abroad as part of its “global migration training” service. The agency’s Migrant […]
Davao de Oro national highway now passable
DAVAO CITY — The national highway of Km. 74 in Mawab town Davao de Oro is now passable to all types of vehicles, according to a Newsline source who is manning the area. Mawab town Mayor Ruperto Gonzaga Jr, confirmed to newsline “It is passable now after our assessment last night.’ This means only for […]
Death toll in Masara landslide hits 35
DAVAO CITY — The death toll in the Masara landslide has increased to 35. The Municipal Risk Reduction and Management Office of Maco on Saturday released, “as of 6:00 pm. Saturday 35 cadavers have been recovered from ground zero:” While 32 were injured and 77 remain missing based on the blotter of the Philippine National […]
Davao City’s P73.3 billion transport modernization project a game changer-PBBM
DAVAO CITY — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. praised on Wednesday the P73.38-billion Davao Public Transport Modernization Project (DPTMP) calling it a game-changing initiative that could serve as a template for public transport systems in other urban centers. “So once completed, this is certainly, as they call it, a game changer. This project will become […]
Marcos lauds Aboitiz for Davao’s P12 billion bulk water supply project
DAVAO CITY ––President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday lauded the Aboitiz Equity Ventures for leading the P12 billion Davao City Bulk Water Project in Barangay Gumalang, Baguio District this city saying the modern water production technology will help the people as the water resources has become scare. The DCBWSP is a joint venture of the […]
Series of quakes and landslides trigger temporary road closure in Davao de Oro national highway
MAWAB, DAVAO DE ORO —The series of earthquakes and landslides due to inclement weather conditions in past weeks have triggered cracks along the national highway in Km. 74, Barangay Sawangan in Mawab town, Davao de Oro. The series of calamities has caused millions of losses in agricultural products coming in and out of Southern Mindanao […]
Coca-Cola Philippines Inc. and Shell Pilipinas Corporation strengthen partnership and expand sustainability efforts in Davao
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines, Inc. (CCBPI)—the bottling arm of Coca-Cola in the Philippines—and Shell Pilipinas Corporation further strengthen the collective campaign for a World Without Waste by launching Shell Select stations as collection points in Davao and increasing its tapped stores in Manila. Under CCBPI’s Tapon to Ipon: Basta Klaro, Panalo program, […]
Davao Light upgrades vital substation to meet growing energy demand
In the major business district area of Davao City, stands a large steel structure humming almost inaudibly beside the noisy and busy J.P. Laurel Avenue. Known as ERA Substation, this vital structure of Davao Light and Power Co., Inc. (Davao Light) powers parts of the city’s residential, commercial, and industrial areas. Today, it has an […]