DAVAO CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in the Davao Region is urging entrepreneurs to register their businesses, including their business names, to legalize their operations. The local government units (LGUs) have set January of every year as the period for business permit renewal. Hence, all business owners are expected to secure […]
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Cotabato City schools division tops 1st Bangsamoro quiz bowl
COTABATO CITY – The Cotabato City Schools Division Office (SDO) won the first ever Bangsamoro Quiz Bowl held at the Cotabato City People’s Palace on Jan. 24. According to a statement posted on the Facebook Page of the Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education (MBHTE) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), […]
AboitizPower breaks ground for 17MW Binary Geothermal Plant in Albay
TIWI, ALBAY – Aboitiz Power Corporation (AboitizPower), through its subsidiary AP Renewables Inc., hosted the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Tiwi Binary Geothermal Power Plant Project on 17 January 2023, in Tiwi, Albay. The soon-to-rise 17 megawatt (MW) binary plant is within the 1.5-hectare of land where the Tiwi Geothermal Power Plant, the first and […]
Zamboanga City crime volume down in early 2023
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The crime volume in this city is fewer by 670 in 2022 or 24 percent lower compared to the crimes registered the previous year. Col. Alexander Lorenzo, city police director, said Monday out of the total crime volume of 2,123 recorded last year, 740 incidents or 35 percent are categorized as index crimes […]
Service disruptions on January 29 in Davao City and Panabo City
DAVAO CITY — Davao Light and Power Co., Inc. will conduct three sets of power interruptions on January 28 and 29, Saturday and Sunday, affecting customers in Davao City and Panabo City. These service disruptions will be necessary to relocate the 69kV pole near Bunawan Overpass. The first set of power interruptions will be for […]
Davao Light deploys 34 more robots to enhance efficiency
DAVAO CITY — The major distributor of power here, the Davao Light and Power Co. Inc., an AboitizPower subsidiary, deploys 34 additional robots on top of the existing 16 to enhance the efficiency of its operations. “They are not electromechanical robots but software robots. Robotic Process Automation (RPA) will perform any established steps, instructions, logic, […]
Ex-PSG commander, 9 other soldiers tagged in the killing of Davao model
DAVAO CITY –— The Special Investigation Task Group Plaza on Wednesday named former Presidential Security Group commander BGen. Jesus Durante III and nine other members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines as suspects in the killing of Davao model and businesswoman Yvonne Chua Plaza on December 28, 2022. The cases were filed before the […]
Burglar enters four houses, he failed thrice
DAVAO CITY — A suspected burglar entered four houses in an exclusive subdivision, he failed thrice but succeeded on his third victim on Saturday dawn January 21, 2023. Unfortunately, all the houses he tried to break in were equipped with CCTV, which recorded his adventure. The houses are located in Libby Road, Talomo District, this […]
3 ka motor nagbangga, 1 patay 2 angol
DAKBAYAN SA DAVAO — TUlo ka motor ang nagbangga kagabii, Enero 22, didto sa Purok 9,Barangay New Camiling, Carmen, Davao Del Norte bandang alas 8:40 kagabii, Enero 22, nga miresulta sa kamatayon sa usa ka tao samtang laing duha ang naangol. Subay sa report sa Carmen Municipal Police Station, nagsubay ang duha ka motorsiklo sa […]
BTA consults people on the proposed Bangsamoro local governance code
DAVAO CITY — The Bangsamoro region is now consulting the stakeholders on the proposed local governance code with the Bangsamoro Parliament’s Committee on Local Government conducting public consultations and recently held a simultaneous activity in Maguindanao del Sur and del Norte. In a statement the information office revealed that Deputy Floor Leader and Committee on […]
Imbestigasyon sa PAL crew nga nagdala og sibuyas bombay gikasuko sa mga senador
DAKBAYAN SA DAVAO-— Nasuko silang Senador JV Ejercito ug Raffy Tulfo ang pagpasaka og kaso sa Bureau of Customs batok sa mga crew sa Philippine Airlines (PAL) nga nagpasalubong og sibuyas bombay sa ilang pagpauli gikan sa Riyadh, Saudi Arabia niadtong milabayng semana. Atol sa Committee hearing sa Committee on Agriculture sa senado, giyawyawan sa […]
Customs officials meet FIBA orld cup 2023 committee
DAVAO CITY — Officials from Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) met the International Basketball Federation Basketball World Cup 2023 (FBWC 2023) Local Organizing Committee (LOC) on January 17 to discuss plans and opportunities that the FIBA World Cup 2023 Championship can give in terms of investment, tourism, and sports development. […]
For not wearing helmets about 500 motorbike drivers apprehended
DAVAO CITY – Some 484 motorcycle drivers in Kidapawan City were apprehended for not wearing helmets while using the national highway as personnel of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and local traffic enforcers conducted a four-day intensified operations. Aside from helment violation, the LTO also impounded 141 motorbikes for operating without registration, it is considered colorum. […]