MANILA – The two-member Senate minority bloc committed on Monday their support to review and amend Republic Act (RA) 9136, or the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA). It is one of the legislative agenda mentioned by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in his first State of the Nation Address last July 25. Senate Minority Leader […]
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14 ka tawo nga nalunod sa banca naluwas sa Coast Guard
DAVAO CITY –— Katorse sa ka indibidual nga naluwas sa Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) niadtong Agosto 6, didto sa kadagatan sa Sulu usa ka nautical miles gikan sa Maimbung Pier sa Sulu. Sa opisyal nga pahayag sa PCG kaganina, gisaysay niini nga nalusod ang banca nga gisakyan sa katorse ka tawo kuyog ang mga bata. […]
Dengue cases up in Butuan
DAVAO CITY – Dengue cases increased in Butuan City during the first seven months of the year. The city government’s information office in a report published by the Philippine News Agency stated that the city recorded 194 cases compared to 83 cases for the same period last year. The report marked 133.7 increase. Of the 194 […]
What is the real state of Davao City water?
For decades, the Davao City Water has been categorized as the world’s second best water, that is a fact. But if you ask me, can Davao City Water District still provide enough water for every household connected to their pipelines now? I frown and I’m gonna tell you straight—No! Not Anymore, in many areas water […]
PH can ‘ill-afford’ escalation: DFA amid tensions over Taiwan
MANILA – Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo said the Philippines and Southeast Asian nations cannot afford escalation in the region as tensions simmer between the United States and China over the recent trip of Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan. In a meeting with visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday, Manalo said an escalation could […]
Iqbal signs revised Bangsamoro education code
DAVAO CITY — Education Minister Mohagher M. Iqbal signed the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the Bangsamoro Education Code on Tuesday, August 2. The formulation of the IRR is mandated by the Bangsamoro Education Code which was enacted by the Bangsamoro Transition Authority on May 18, 2021. The IRR is a product of a […]
AboitizPower secures long-term Cleanergy deal with SM Prime
Aboitiz Power Corporation (AboitizPower) has secured a long-term Cleanergy deal with SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime), one of the leading property developers in Southeast Asia, in a bid to help promote a more sustainable future for the Philippines. This long-term contract will supply clean electricity to SM Prime properties, including malls, leisure homes, offices, […]
Mindanao area suffers connectivity problem
DAVAO CITY –— Thinking about and worrying internet and mobile connectivity now? You are now alone, almost everyone in Mindanao suffers connectivity problem as telecommunications companies reported slow-paced signals all over the island since last night. The Davao City Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) announced Davao residents struggle to get signal but the company […]
Hundreds displaced when dawn fire gutted their homes at a coastal area of Davao
DAVAO CITY — “I was so scared” says Soledad Gabutero, 74, a person with disability when she was awakened by a heat and smell the fumes of their burning village and her neighbors were shouting for help- their village was on fire. The Gabutero family, whose house was just above the sea was among the […]
6 dead, 7 hurt in General Santos City road mishap
DAVAO CITY — Six people were killed while seven others were wounded when a passenger van rammed on 16-wheeler truck wing van and another raptor pick-up truck along the national highway of General Santos City and Koronanal City road, particularly in Barangay Tinagacan at round 4:00 in the afternoon August 4, 2022. Initial investigation report […]
Mainland china dili na modawat og produktong agrikultura gikan sa Taiwan
DAKBAYAN SA DAVAO—Sukad karong adlawa, Mierkules, Agosto 3, 2022, Gisuspenso na sa Mainland China nga ilang pagpadala og natural sand sa Taiwan ug dili na usab kini modawat sa mga produktong agrikultura gikan sa, Taiwan. Kini human mibisita si US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sa Taiwan kagabii, Agosto 2, 2022.Kini ang gilantaw sa mga eksperto […]
Davao authorities alarmed over harmful chemical spill which might affect Davao River
DAVAO CITY — Authorities here warned residents not to swim or go fishing activities along Davao River after a truck loaded with caustic soda, a hazardous chemical fell into a ravine at Sitio Lanitum, Barangay Suawan which is near the Suawan River, in Marilog District this city. Caustic soda or sodium hydroxide is a substance […]
DavOr Gov sets to revive enhanced “Pagkain at Kita” program
DAVAO CITY — To strengthen and sustain the food security and economic recovery program of Davao Oriental, Governor Corazon N. Malanyaon is set to revive her flagship program on agriculture, the Pagkain at Kita. The program was first launched during her incumbency as local chief executive in 2007, the Pagkain at Kita program, which was […]