DAVAO CITY(May 7) – The final testing and sealing of Automated Counting Machines (ACMs) was conducted on Monday, May 6, across voting centers in all three districts of Davao City in preparation for the May 12 midterm elections. At Catalunan Grande Elementary School in the First District, members of the Electoral Board thoroughly inspected the ACMs and election paraphernalia … [Read more...] about Final testing and sealing of vote counting machines conducted in Davao City ahead of May 12 elections
DCPO tightens security at voting centers ahead of 2025 Midterm Elections
DAVAO CITY (May 7) – The Davao City Police Office (DCPO) has implemented heightened security measures across voting centers in the city’s three districts for the upcoming 2025 midterm elections. According to the DCPO, 2,007 police personnel have been deployed throughout Davao City, with 534 of them assigned specifically to guard voting centers located in schools. DCPO … [Read more...] about DCPO tightens security at voting centers ahead of 2025 Midterm Elections
Teenage mother and 6-month-old baby hacked to death in Davao Occidental
MALITA, Davao Occidental (May 4) – A 17-year-old mother and her six-month-old son were found dead inside their home in Barangay Talogoy, Malita, Davao Occidental, on the morning of May 1, 2025. According to the Malita Municipal Police Station, both victims sustained fatal hack wounds to the head and neck. Authorities believe the killings happened days before their bodies … [Read more...] about Teenage mother and 6-month-old baby hacked to death in Davao Occidental
P2,000 increase in honorarium for teachers serving in May 2025 Midterm Elections
DAVAO REGION (April 29) – The honorarium for teachers who will serve in the upcoming 2025 midterm elections has been increased. The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has approved an additional Php2,000 to their honorarium and has also deputized them to implement certain election-related policies during the polls. According to the Department of Education (DepEd) Region XI, … [Read more...] about P2,000 increase in honorarium for teachers serving in May 2025 Midterm Elections
Man mistakes crocodile for plastic, gets Bitten in Zamboanga Sibugay
DAVAO CITY (April 28) ---- A crocodile bit a man after he mistakenly believed it was a plastic figure at a public park in Barangay Laih, Siay, Monday morning. According to the Zamboanga Sibugay Police Provincial Office, authorities received a call at around 11:48 a.m. reporting that a man had jumped into the water at Warf, Laih Batu, a public park, where a crocodile latched … [Read more...] about Man mistakes crocodile for plastic, gets Bitten in Zamboanga Sibugay
