DAVAO CITY – The city has signed as sister city agreement with Tai’an of the People’s Republic of China on August 4, but it was announced by the Davao City Investment and Promotion Center on Wednesday Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte and Secretary of CPC Tai’an Municipal Committee Yang Hongtao signed a sister city agreement for […]
Philippines summons China Ambassador over water cannon incident in Ayungin Shaol, other countries criticize China
DAVAO CITY — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. today send a note verbale to Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian following the Saturday incident when Chinese Coast Guard fired water cannon against Philippine Coast Guard vessels in Ayungin Shaol without any provocation. The President said Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique A. Manalo went to see Ambassador […]
Go to China ” “Stop bullying Us”
DAVAO CITY – “Stop bullying us” Senator Bong Go tells China, the long time ally of former President Rodrigo Duterte issued the statement after the Coast Guard of Beijing, China, bombarded the Philippine Coast Guard ship with water cannon on Saturday morning. Go condemned the unreasonable act of China “Kinukondena po natin ito… Stop bullying […]
Customs uncovers 4 luxury vehicles inside abandoned container in Davao port
DAVAO CITY — On July 28, 2023, the Bureau of Customs (BOC), Port of Davao, made a significant discovery as personnel uncovered four used luxury motor vehicles concealed within two abandoned containers, originally purported to contain brand-new cars. Upon cross-referencing the database, customs officers identified that the consignee lacked accreditation from the Accounts Management Office. […]
Minor molested by own pa, uncle and grandpa
DAVAO CITY — A biological father, an uncle and a grandpa have been accused of taking turns in molesting a 15-year-old girl in a remote village of Magpet town in North Cotabato. Of the three, the police who carried a warrant of arrest only arrested the 74-yar-old grandfather while the father and the unclude are […]
Grenade explodes outside Cotabato City Terminal
DAVAO CITY — A grenade exploded at the main entrance of Cotabto City terminal at around 5:00 in the morning today after a still unidentified suspects onboard a motorbike tossed it, a barker was hurt. The grenade’s sharpnel also damaged a parked passenger van nearby, The grenade was thrown at the gate of Husky Bus […]
CAAP to investigate ‘Heli’ emergency landing in Bukidnon
DAVAO CITY –— The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) on Friday said it will investigate the incident involving a helicopter that was forced to make an emergency landing in a banana plantation in Babahagon, Lantapan, Bukidnon Thursday morning. An R44 helicopter operated by Philippine Adventist Medical Aviation Services (PAMAS) made an emergency landing […]
Missing Cotabato doctor found dead, killer confessed
DAVAO CITY— The body of the missing doctor of Cotabato Regional Medical Center was found buried in a shallow pit on Thursday morning, the graveyard was covered with banana leaves inside the hospital compoud where she worked, her killer confessed the crime. Nasrudin Endaila, a worker of Cotabato Doctors Association and a part time staff […]
Philippines prepares plan for possible China invasion of Taiwan
DAVAO CITY —- The Philippine government has prepared a contingency plan for thousands of overseas Filipino workers in Taiwan in case Chinese forces invade the island, says chairman Silvestre Bello III of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office said Friday. Bello III in an interview with Newsline said “as of now, the situation in Taiwan […]
LTO has unclaimed 1.7 million licensed plates
DAVAO CITY — While struggling to produce about a million licensed plates, the Land Transportation Office has 1.7 million unclaimed license plates stored in different regional districts all over the country. Until now, the agency has yet to cope with the backlog and the issue on the release of over a million lilcensed plates has […]
DILG appoints OIC Mayor for Pigcawayan town
DAVAO CITY — The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has appointed Vice – Mayor Niel Jake Casi as the Acting Mayor of Pigcawayan town after Mayor Juanito ‘Totoy’ Agustin was figured in a vehicular accident on July 19, 2023, in Digos City. The Mayor underwent operation last night and was successful, the Facebook […]
4 OFWs jailed over debts in Saudi Arabia returned home
DAVAO CITY — Four over a dozen of the Overseas Filipino Workers who incurred debts in Saudi Arabia have returned to the country after the Saudi Arabia court ordered their deportation. The OFW’s failure to pay their loans led their imprsonment, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) announced in a press conference on Wednesday. Undersecretary […]
Marcos signs Maharlika Investment Fund into law
DAVAO CITY –— President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday morning, July 18, signed into law Republic Act 11954 or the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF), the Philippines’ first-ever sovereign wealth fund. The signing ceremony was held at the Kalayaan Hall of Malacañan Palace in Manila with the senators, congressmen behind the bill standing as witnesses. The […]