DAVAO CITY –— The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has lodged criminal complaints with the Department of Justice (DOJ) against two traders allegedly involved in the illegal smuggling of drugs on two separate occasions. In the first case, the trader was charged for unlawful importation of a shipment purportedly containing children’s playing items. However, upon inspection, […]
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Marcos signs Maharlika Investment Fund into law
DAVAO CITY –— President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday morning, July 18, signed into law Republic Act 11954 or the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF), the Philippines’ first-ever sovereign wealth fund. The signing ceremony was held at the Kalayaan Hall of Malacañan Palace in Manila with the senators, congressmen behind the bill standing as witnesses. The […]
LTO to release 5K driver’s license cards before SONA
DAVAO CITY — In an effort to appease motorist who are up against the use of paper driver’s license, the Land Transportation Office vowed to release at least 5,000 driver’s license cards before President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. delivers his second State of the Nation Address next week. On Monday, LTO officer-in-charge Assistant Secretary Hector […]
Entry of smuggled cigarettes blocked at Davao checkpoint
DAVAO CITY — Personnel of Task Force Davao foiled the entry of the seventeen ( 17) boxes of smuggled cigarettes in the city Wednesday night at the Sirawan Checkpoint. Task Force Davao Commander Col. Darren Comia in a press statement said the personnel were conducting the mandatory check on all incoming vehicles when they spotted […]
DPWH constructs inter-island bridge in Zamboanga Sibugay
DAVAO CITY — The struggle among residents of Zamboanga Sibugay in crossing the other island is almost over, as the 1.21 kilometer inter-island bridge is now forty three percent (43%) completed. The bridge will link Barangay Guicam, Alicia to Barangay Hula-Hula, Mabuhay crossing the Canaliso Strait will serve as transport and economic connector between the […]
ADB grants $1B loan for Davao Public Transport Modernization Project
DAVAO CITY — The Department of Finance and the Asian Development Bank have signed a USD1-billion financing package to fund the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) Davao Public Transport Modernization Project (DPTMP) on July 1. No less than President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Z. Duterte witnessed the signing of the landmark USD1-billion […]
Davao Coastal Road off for pessenger vehicles
DAVAO CITY – The newly opened Davao City Coastal Road is off for passenger vehicles, this was the warning of the City Traffic and Transportation Management Office (CTTMO). Personnel from the Land Transportation Office (LTO) are also deployed to ensure that the road is off for passenger vehicles. The city traffic management office has warned public […]
Youth group honors community heroes with chocolates in Davao de Oro
NABUNTURAN, Davao de Oro – As the nation celebrated its 125th anniversary of independence by offering flowers to the heroes of the past, a youth group in Davao de Oro honored the new heroes of the community by distributing chocolates. On June 12, members of various municipal chapters of the Youth for Peace Movement Davao […]
Authorities Seize P4.4-M Smuggled Cigarettes
DAVAO CITY — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) recent;y seized some 8,200 reams of various brands of smuggled cigarettes and one Isuzu closed van with an estimated value of Php 4.4 million. The items were seized at a checkpoint through the joint efforts of the Bureau’s enforcement and intelligence units; the army’s 603rd Brigade and […]
2.26 million Pinoy Jobless in April : PSA
DAVAO CITY —-The number of jobless Filipinos hit 2.26 million in April, this was the figure given by the Philippine Statistics Authority on Friday June 9. In a press conference, National Statistician and PSA chief Claire Dennis Mapa reported that the number of unemployed persons aged 15 years old and above declined to 2.26 million […]
Davao Light turns over the first EIM laboratory to Samal
In the Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS), Samal Senior High School is the first beneficiary of the donated Electrical Installation and Maintenance (EIM) Laboratory, dubbed as “Project e.Lab,” of AboitizPower subsidiary Davao Light and Power Co., Inc. (Davao Light) and its social development arm Aboitiz Foundation Inc. The EIM laboratory includes the refurbishment and […]
Project Hope launched in Lanao del Norte
Over 1,000 beneficiaries were identified by Lanao del Norte’s provincial social welfare and development office were given free business franchise and product inventory capital with free coaching and monitoring. Governor Imelda Angging thanked Project Hope for choosing the beneficiaries and supported the initiative of promoting livelihood opportunities for the vulnerable sectors in the localities to […]
LPU-Davao campus opens College of Engineering
The Lyceum of the Philippines University Davao campus opened its College of Engineering on May 31. The campus will start with two programs: a Bachelor of Science in computer engineering and one in industrial engineering. The computer engineering program offers specializations in systems administration, software applications and data science. Graduates of computer engineering can land […]