DAVAO CITY – The provincial government of Davao de Oro launched Saturday an online platform for producers and wholesalers where they can buy and sell their fresh farm produce without going to the market amid the imposition of a modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) in the area. Dubbed as “Online Bagsakan”, the fresh farm produce being […]
Agriculture and Food
Davao Oriental reopens door for tourism
MATI CITY, DAVAO ORIENTAL – The Province of Davao Oriental on Friday has reopened its doors for tourists, as the movement restriction loosens and the provincial borders now open in all days. The provincial government has allowed around 300 tourist establishments, most beach resorts, hotels and restaurants to reopen on Friday, June 12, said Provincial […]
Tagging a person as coronavirus positive is a crime
DAVAO CITY — Tagging or identifying one as positive of the dreaded coronavirus is libelous, and, one can be imprisoned for the wrongful accusation. This is the legal opinion tended by the Davao City Legal Office (CLO) on Friday. City Legal Officer Osmundo P. Villanueva rendered an opinion after a netizen complained whose name was […]
Xi tells Duterte : Philippines a priority recipient of coronavirus vaccine
DAVAO CITY —President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China has assured President Rodrigo Duterte over a phone conversation on Thursday night that the Philippines will be a priority recipient of Coronavirus vaccine. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a statement said, the telephone conversation between Duterte and Xi lasted for 38 minutes. Roque […]
Katawhan sa Ozamiz dili mabalaka kay dugay nang na-isolate ang pasyente sa Covid-19
DAKBAYAN SA OZAMIZ— Mipasalig si Mayor Sancho Fernando Oaminal ning lungsod nga dili angayang mabalaka ang katawhan tungod kay ang pasyente nga nagpositibo sa Coronavirus-19 anaa lang sa isolation facility ug wala kini nakahimamat ug tawo. Kini ang gipasalig Oaminal sa katawhan, human niya nahibaw-an nga daghan ang nabalaka nga mga Ozamiznon tungod kay dunay […]
PH Embassy repatriates 128 Filipinos from Turkey due to coronavirus
DAVAO CITY — A total of 128 Filipinos are now back home after their successful repatriation from Turkey through the efforts of the Philippine Embassy in Ankara and the Philippine Consulate General in Istanbul. The repatriattion was led by Philippine Ambassador to Turkey Raul S. Hernandez in coordination with the Department of Foreign Affairs in […]
40 more Filipinos abroad tested positive of Covid-19 says DFA
DAVAO CITY –— The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday reported 40 new cases of confirmed COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad. In a statement, the DFA said “20 new recoveries in the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, and Europe, while there are 8 new deaths in the Americas and the Middle East”. With the […]
Rice sufficiency amid coping and surviving Covid-19 in Banaybanay town
BANAYBANAY, DAVAO ORIENTAL — This town is just composed of over 13,000 households where the majority of its residents are into rice farming and has been known to produce ‘Banaybanay Rice”, the rice granary of Davao Oriental and among the producing towns of Southern Mindanao. But they too were not spared from the deadly coronavirus […]
Golden rice harvest in Banaybanay town despite Coronavirus-Mayor Lopez
BANAYBANAY, DAVAO ORIENTAL-— When everyone worries about food to survive during the Coronavirus pandemic, rice farmers here enjoyed a bountiful harvest, said Mayor Ada Caballero Lopez. “Farmers here did not feel the impact of food problem, because they have sufficient to feed their family, and the harvest season is still ongoing and their production is […]
Davao City Mayor warns scammer using her name
DAVAO CITY —- Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio is urging the public not to believe on claims by some individuals soliciting money or favor using her name. In an interview with the city government-owned Disaster radio program on Wednesday, Duterte-Carpio revealed she has been receiving reports that her name is being used by some scammers to solicit […]
Travel authority not needed within Davao Region: Sara
DAVAO CITY — All local government units (LGUs) in Davao Region have agreed not to require a travel permit or authority for those crisscrossing cities and towns in Davao Region, Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio said Wednesday. In a radio interview, Mayor Sara said travelers need only secure a medical clearance from their respective local health authorities or […]
Marawi records 8 new Covid-19 cases in a day
MARAWI CITY — Eight coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases have been recorded in just a day here, a first after more than a month of registering zero cases, Marawi City Health Officer Dr. Ali Dalidig said Tuesday. Dalidig said the new eight cases, three males and five females, are all Locally Stranded Individuals (LSIs) and repatriated overseas […]
Pasyente nga dunay Coronavirus miambak sa hospital, patay
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW – Usa ka pasyente nga nagpositibo sa Coronavirus-19 (Covid-19) ang nagpakamatay pinaagi sa pag-ambak gikan sa bintana ikatulong andana sa Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) sa Dakbayan sa Cebu, kagahapon sa buntag. Ang 48-anyos nga pasyente, na-admit sa hospital niadtong lunes alas 3:08 sa hapon, ug kagahapong buntag nagpakita na kuno ug […]