DAVAO CITY — Air passengers at Ninoy Aquino terminals 1 & 2 can now enjoy free pure fiber wi-fi while inside the building. This after the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA), collaborated with Converge ICT Solutions Inc. and launched a project on Thursday. Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista emphasized the advantages […]
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Service disruptions on April 21 in the northern part of Davao City
DAVAO CITY — Customers from the northern part of the city will experience power disruptions on Sunday, April 21 as Davao Light and Power Co., Inc. upgrades the power line from DECA Indangan to Ciudades Subdivision. The switching power interruption will be for 1 hour from 12:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. to facilitate the transfer […]
Switching power interruptions in different parts of Davao City on April 22
DAVAO CITY —Davao Light and Power Co., Inc. will conduct switching power interruptions on April 22, 2024, Monday, affecting customers in different parts of Davao City. These service disruptions are necessary to re-energize and load ERA Substation Transformer 2 after substation works. The switching power interruption will be for 1 hour anytime between 3:00 a.m. […]
Abalos orders LGUs: Intensify crackdown vs. colorum operators
MANILA – Local government units (LGUs) must pass ordinances banning operators of “colorum” vehicles from using transport terminals within their jurisdictions, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos Jr. said on Saturday. In a news release, Abalos said he issued Memorandum Circular 2024-26 following the recent arrest of a certain Jaz Abalos, […]
Service disruptions on April 14 in the northern part of Davao Light’s franchise area
DAVAO CITY –Davao Light and Power Co., Inc. will conduct power interruptions on April 14, 2024, Sunday, affecting customers in the northern part of its franchise area. These service disruptions are necessary to facilitate substation works in DRA and Tibungco Substations. A switching power interruption will be conducted for 30 minutes to 1 hour anytime […]
Biden reiterates iron clad defense commitments to PH, Japan
DAVAO CITY —US President Joe Biden reiterated on Thursday his iron clad defense commitments to Japan and the Philippines, stressing any attack on Philippine aircraft, vessels, or its military in the South China Sea would invoke the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT). “I want to be clear, the United States – United States defense commitments to […]
Davao Light engineers achieve ASEAN chartered professional engineer title
In line with the Aboitiz Group’s commitment to building a talent-driven culture, Davao Light and Power Co., Inc. (Davao Light) electrical engineers achieved a significant career milestone as they are now ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineers (ACPE). Professional Electrical Engineers (PEE) Roger Alinsub, Edward Cantero, Joel Deguito, and Dennis Rupenta, earned the ACPE title after satisfying […]
PH, US, Japan announce launch of humanitarian assistance, disaster response exercise
The Philippines, US, and Japan announced on Thursday that they are launching a Japan-Philippines-US humanitarian assistance and disaster response exercise that could be integrated into the existing trilateral or multilateral activities. In a Joint Vision Statement released by the leaders of the three nations, they pledged to strengthen their extensive coordination to promote maritime domain […]
Private employees entitled to 200 percent salary during holiday
DAVAO CITY —Workers in the private sector who will be working on April 9 (Araw ng Kagitingan or Day of Valor) and April 10 (Eid’I al-Fitr or the end of Ramadan) are entitled to 200 percent of their salary for each of the twin regular holidays. In Labor Advisory No. 05 issued on Friday, the […]
8-hour power interruptions in Tibungco area
DAVAO CITY — Residents in the Tibungco area of this city are expected to experience power interruptions this coming Sunday, April 7 as the Davao Light and Power Co., Inc. will conduct upgrading works along Eliong Road in Tibungco. An 8-hour power interruption will be conducted from 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for the line […]
Año: No ‘gentleman’s deal’ with China on WPS; PH to defend territory
MANILA – National Security Adviser Eduardo Año denied Thursday that a “gentleman’s agreement” had been struck between the Philippines and China on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) under the watch of former president Rodrigo Duterte. Año, a former chief-of-staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) under the Duterte administration, said there is no […]
P50-M road to boost tourism accessibility in Agusan town: DOT-13
BUTUAN CITY – The impending construction of a PHP50-million tourism road in the Agusan del Sur town of Sibagat is set to enhance the accessibility of Managong Falls, one of the area’s main tourist destinations, an official said Wednesday. “We support the construction of Padiay Road leading to Managong Falls in Sibagat, Agusan del Sur, under […]
SSS flagged six establishments for non-remittance of employees contribution
DAVAO CITY —The Social Security System Toril district last Wednesday issued a 15-day notice to six establishments under their district for failure to remit the contribution of their employees. On Holy Wednesday, Mary Ellen A. Estoque, Vice President for Mindanao South 1 Division led the team and personally handed the notice to six violators in […]