Regional News

Amihan Brings Rains to Northern Luzon – PAGASA

MANILA (March 7) – The northeast monsoon, locally known as “amihan,” will continue to bring rains over parts of Northern Luzon, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical...

BOC Intercepts ₱235-M Undeclared Cigarettes At Batangas Port

MANILA (March 7) --The Bureau of Customs (BOC) intercepted a shipment of undeclared cigarettes during an operation conducted...

Sustainable potato push in DavSur seen to lift upland incomes, protect watershed

DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur (March 6)  – In the cool uplands of Kapatagan, potato farming is more...

SPMC expansion to 2,500 beds clears House, aims to decongest Davao’s largest hospital

DAVAO CITY (March 6)  — The proposed expansion of the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) to a 2,500-bed...

83,000 child abuse links blocked in one month — PLDT-Smart flags scale of online threat

MANILA (March 6)  — In just one month, telecom giant PLDT and its wireless arm Smart Communications blocked...
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Davao Oriental rolls out Paleng-QR Ph Plus, bringing cashless payments closer to market vendors

DAVAO CITY (January 28) — From wet markets to small sidewalk stalls, Davao Oriental is taking a step toward a more inclusive digital economy...

DOTr Grounds Aleson Fleet After Basilan Sinking, Cites 32 Maritime Incidents Since 2019

DAVAO CITY (January 28) — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has ordered the immediate grounding of the entire passenger fleet of Zamboanga City–based Aleson...

Shariff Aguak Mayor escapes death in ambush

SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao del Sur — Shariff Aguak Mayor Datu Akmad B. Ampatuan Sr., al-Hadj narrowly escaped death after his convoy was ambushed by...

Change of Command put on hold at DCPO as PNP abruptly cancels turnover ceremony

DAVAO CITY, Philippines (January 23)  — Just as Police Colonel Peter Madria had just begun reading his acceptance speech, Police Brigadier General Mariano C....

After NCCC Mall VP closed, Lafayette Lim led with compassion and accountability

DAVAO CITY (January 18)— The doors of NCCC Mall Victoria Plaza are now shut, its once busy halls quiet. Yet for Lafayette Alvarez Lim,...

Two big fires rock Davao’s first Day of 2026: Mall blaze and ancestral home gutted hours apart

DAVAO CITY (January 2, 2026) — The new year opened with two separate fire incidents in Davao City on Friday, keeping firefighters...
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