DAVAO CITY — The magnitude 6 earthquake that hit Davao de Oro on Wednesday caused P21,463,000 in infrastructure damage, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Sunday. But the figure posted on Sunday, February 5, in the official Facebook account of the provincial information office, it stated the the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office […]
Davao del Norte debuts amphibious flooding machine
DAVAO CITY — The provincial government of Davao del Norte debuts its Watermaster, a mobile amphibious multipurpose dredger intended primarily for the Libuganon River in Tagum City, the water basin of said province. The Watermaster is for dredging, piling, raking and and more. It can dig From dry ground to 6 meters depth. The multi-million […]
Over 71,000 kilos of smuggled onions buried in Zamboanga City
DAVAO CITY — The Department of Agriculture in Zamboanga City destroyed some 71,551 kilos of smuggled onions on Saturday following complaints by residents who smelled the foul odor coming from the compound where it was stored while others experienced headache. The Agriculture regional office announced that the confiscated red onions were buried within the compound […]
BARMM wraps electoral code consultation in Lanao Norte
DAVAO CITY ― The Bangsamoro Parliament’s Rules Committee concluded the last public consultations for the proposed electoral code on January 31, gaining the support of Lanao del Sur stakeholders. During the conference several groups threw support to the peoposal and the passage of the Parliament Bill No. 29, which will be known as the Bangsamoro […]
Magnitude 6.1 quake jolts Mindanao areas
DAVAO CITY — For quick seconds, residents in many parts of Mindanao felt the magnitude 6.1 earthquake at 6:44 tonight. The PHILVOCS reported that the epicenter of the earthquake was iin New Bataan, Davao de Oro. Many residents in Davao de Oro got out of their houses and went to safer ground while stocks in […]
PA for Easter Mindanao warns speculators
DAVAO CITY — The Presidential Assistant for Mindanao has issued a warning to all speculators who has been using his name to corner government contracts and gain access to government funds. Leo A. Magno, the Presidential assistant for Eastern Mindanao in a statement issued Wednesday states: “I recently have been receiving information and requests from […]
Ph to bring home 8 detained Filipinos in Myanmar
DAVAO CITY – The Philippine government through the Department of Foreign Affairs is now working to bring home as soon as possible the eight Filipinos currently detained in Myanmar. In a statement issued today, DFA spokesperson Ma. Teresita Daza said coordination is continuing to assist the detained Filipinos including tourist Kiela Samson who was arrested […]
Court issues Writ of Possession over Samal properties for Samal-Davao Connector project
DAVAO CITY — The Philippine Government through the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has taken possession over the nine (9) properties in Barangays Caliclic and Limao, Island Garden City of Samal which will be used for the Samal Island – Davao City Connector project. On Monday, the DPWH installed a notice telling among […]
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 […]
Budget cut affects small town in Basilan
AKBAR, BASILAN PROVINCE— The reduction of this year’s National Tax Allotment (NTA) or Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) has affected the Akbar town in Basilan Province. The municipality of Akbar has only Ten Million (P10,000,000) annual budget and the budget cut as imposed by the national government has further reduced the already small appropriation of said […]
Police extracts vital information from the slain model’s laptop
DAVAO CITY — The Special Investigation Task Group Plaza extracted vital informaton from the personal laptop of the slain model/businesswoman Yvonne Chua Plaza. The vital information according the Police Major Eudisan Gultiano, the spokesperson of the task group, gives the police a good direction in the investigation towards the solution of the case “The […]
Flash floods displaces hundreds in Mindanao
DAVAO CITY — Hundreds of residents from the cities of Zamboanga, Gingoog, Lamitan and Gingoog in Mindanao were displaced due to flash floods brought about by the shear line weather condition. In Zamboanga City, the city government immediately announced that Manicahan bridge was rendered impassable due to the rising flood waters. The flash floods plunged […]
Davao Oriental vows to bounce back after pandemic
DAVAO CITY — The two-year pandemic has crippled with world economy, a reason why Davao Oriental Governor Corazon N. Malanyaon vowed to bounce back by sthrengthening the tourism sector, the agriculture sector of her province and by doing a massive investment drive to lure investors to pour capital given the vast resources of her province. […]