DAVAO CITY, Philippines —The Saturday attack by the New People’s Army on the facilities of Lapanday Fruits Corporation (LFC) will displace hundreds of employees and business traders On Saturday dawn communist rebels simultaneously attacked and burned two box plants of LFC in Barangay Mandug, burned Macondray plastic plant in barangay Tagpore, Panabo City and raided […]
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Widodo likens himself to Duterte
DAVAO CITY— City Mayors can make good Presidents. Indonesian President Joko Widodo said Mayors know the problem of the community and their people as he likened himself to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte during the launching of the Davao-GenSan-Bitung new sea route via Roll On, Roll Off Sunday in Kudos port in Davao. Widodo visited Davao […]
PHL to import fresh fruits and processed foods
DAVAO CITY, Philippines— The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) wants to open market for fresh fruits and processed foods to be imported in Indonesia. This after the launching of the Davao-GenSan-Bitung Roll-on, Roll-off (RoRo) route Sunday. Philippine President Rodrigo R. Duterte and Indonesian President Joko Widodo witnessed the maiden voyage at Kudos Port in […]
Rebels launch three simultaneous attacks, Mayor Sara Duterte condemns terror acts
DAVAO CITY, Philippines—Members of the News Peoples Army (NPA) launched simultaneous attacks against a local business tycoon by burning their factories and disarmed security guards here. The militant groups and the Lorenzo’s, owner of the vast track of land mostly dedicated to banana are at loggerheads involving the plantation workers. To weeks, ago, Agrarian Secretary […]
Duterte to chair BIMP-EAGA Summit and Vision 2025
MANILA, Philippines—President Rodrigo Roa Duterte will chair tomorrow’s BIMP-East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) Summit with the adoption of the BIMP-EAGA Vision 2025. On Sunday, April 30, Duterte will launch the first ASEAN Roll On Roll Off (RoRo) ferry service high on the agenda for discussion. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Assistant Secretary Arturo P. […]
ARMM holds investments roadshow in Cotabato City
Cotabato City, Philippines – In a bid to improve investment opportunities, the Regional Board of Investments of the Autonomous Region in Muslim in Mindanao (RBOI-ARMM) held a consultation forum with stakeholders here. Investors and representatives from the business community, government agencies, banks, and the academe attended the event, which covers presentations of the economic activities […]
PAL hopes UAE airlines to have Dubai-Davao, Abu Dhabi-Davao routes
MANILA, Philippines — Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) hopes that United Arab Emirates (UAE) airlines such as Etihad and Emirates will have direct flights between UAE and Davao International Airport. PAL explained that if the new routes are established, that would be the first international route from Mindanao to destinations outside Southeast Asia. Thus, this […]
Negros to get bulk of P194-M sugarcane block farm funds
BACOLOD CITY — Negros Island Region (NIR) will get the bulk of the P194 million worth of sugar block farming project to be implemented in the Visayas this year, an official of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) said. Helen Lobaton, SRA focal person for sugar block farming in the Visayas, said as of Tuesday, there are […]
DVO-Gensan-Bitung sea route set on April
DAVAO CITY, Philippines- (February 26)–The Philippines and Indonesia prepares for the launching of the Davao-Gensan-Bitung route come April 28. Ma. Lourdes G. Monteverde, the President of the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (DCCCII) in a media forum revealed “The rates have been given to different cargo trading groups and shipping agencies. Both […]
French Envoy sees Davao potentials
DAVAO CITY–The French government sees the potential of Davao in various field of business and cultural development, says French Embassy Deputy Head Laurent Le Godec. Le Godec who was interviewed by Newsline.ph Sunday, January 15 said Davao plays an important role in Mindanao “The President is spreading development in the country and Mindanao is on […]
Jollibee opens 1st store in Canada
EDMONTON — Hundreds of Filipinos braved the cold, cold winter in the City of Winnipeg, Manitoba Province to line-up for the opening of Jollibee, the first to open in Canada, last week, on Thursday. TV footages taken by CBC and other TV Networks showed excited Pinoys bundled up and waited in subzero temperatures, -27 degrees […]
Davao City Ordinance: Segregate Halal from Non-Halal Food
DAVAO CITY-The City Council here unanimously approved an ordinance mandating the segregation of halal food from non-halal food in the market. “As far as I know no one in the country is offering a halal lane, so this would be the first,” Sudagar. The 17th City Council on its regular session on April 19, […]
Onion growers call DU30 for help
Onion farmers of onion-producing provinces of Cabanatuan called on President Rodrigo Duterte to stop importing onion as it endangers their livelihood, The price drop severely affected their income as imported onions are much cheaper than their produce. The onion growers are asking Duterte to stop the importation and instead promote the local production and provide […]