Aboitiz Data Innovation (ADI) officially announced the appointment of Alvin Ng to the role of General Manager for Smart Cities, playing a key role in advancing ADI’s mission to drive the adoption of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAI) tools and solutions for smart city development in the region. Formerly the APAC Vice President of […]
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DavNor braces for budget cuts in 2023
TAGUM CITY –– The provincial government of Davao del Norte has sounded off the different departments and offices to brace for the impact of budget cuts in there respective offices as the provincial coffers will be affected by the decrease in terms of shares from the national tax allocation (NTA). Davao del Norte Governor Edwin […]
DA, SRA to set sugar SRP to protect consumers
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) are holding a series of meetings to set an “amenable” suggested retail price (SRP) for sugar, as sugar prices increased in some markets in Metro Manila. As of Wednesday, prevailing retail prices in Metro Manila are at PHP100/kilo of refined sugar; PHP90/kilo of wash […]
DavNor Sports Complex track oval reopens
Time to get back into shape. Athletes and fitness enthusiasts can use the running track oval of the Davao del Norte Sports and Tourism Complex (DNSTC) once again as it formally reopened Monday morning, October 10, 2022, after being closed to the public for more than two years. Governor Edwin Jubahib led the inauguration of […]
2k residents benefit from public health program launch in a day
DAVAO CITY –— Some two thousand (2,000) residents from the municipality of Boston in Davao Oriental benefited from the one-day Oplan Panglawas program launch led by provincial governor Corazon Malanyaon on Friday, October 7. Residents from eight barangay of said town were gathered for the free medical services. Medical practitioners from the provincial and municipal […]
Environment protection part of Samal Island – Davao City Connector plan-DPWH
DAVAO CITY — “We assure you that no coral will be affected during the construction phase,” this was the assurance of Engr. Joey Tulaylay, the project manager of the P19.3-billion Samal Island- Davao City Connector (SIDC) on Saturday as he faced the leaders of the island on Saturday. Tulaylay said they conducted a study on […]
BARMM to rehab site of 1974 gruesome massacre
DAVAO CITY — The Bangsamoro government is set to rehabilitate the Tacbil Mosque, in the town of Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat. The site of the gruesome Malisbong September 24, 1974 where 1,500 people were killed in a single day. According to Minister Hussein Muñoz, of the Ministry of Public Order and Safety (MPOS) said the rehabilitation […]
Davao Oriental Beautiful official launched
DAVAO CITY –— Davao Oriental Beautiful is the new brand for the province of Davao Oriental. This after stakeholders agreed to use the brand in promoting not only the tourism industry but all other programs and services of the province. Governor Corazon Malanyaon said the new brand reflects the effort of the crisscrossing sectors of […]
Town mayor wants review of mining permit
MATI CITY, DAVAO ORIENTAL –—The town Mayor of Banaybanay in this province wants a thorough review of mining documents and agreements signed by his predecessor as fifty families were evacuated on Tuesday, October 3, due to flashfloods. Ian Lemuel Larcia, the mayor of Banaybanay told Newsline “I am still reviewing all the documents relative to […]
Samal Resort Owners Cry Harassment
DAVAO CITY —The families of of the resort owners who are opposed to the construction of Samal Island – Davao City connector projected claimed a team from the Department of Public Works and Highways and the contractor of the project harassed them by entering the perimeter of the Costa Marina Tuesday morning October 3. The […]
Bangsamoro civil society urges BTA to pass relevant laws
DAVAO CITY— TO give meaning to the upliftment of the lives and development of the people at Bangsamoro Autonomous Regional Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), the Bangsamoro Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) is urging the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) to work in solidarity with the peoples organization and pass relevant laws and programs . This was […]
Gov’t to expropriate properties for the Samal-Davao connector project
DAVAO CITY —– The government is left with no choice but expropriate the properties involve in the Samal Island- Davao City connector bridge and the ball now is at the hand of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) central office, this was the revelation of Island Garden City of Samal mayor Al David […]
Mt. Hamiguitan in Davao Oriental is beyond compare- DENR
DAVAO CITY –— No less than the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) region Xi has described that Mt. Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary (MHRWS) is beyond compared. In a statement the DENR said Mt. Hamiguitan ” Cannot be compared to any other place, protected areas for that matter. But for several reasons, it shuts […]