Regional News

Power shift in Davao Norte: Davao Light takeover sparks legal battle, service concerns

DAVAO CITY (March 27) — A high-stakes power struggle is unfolding in Davao del Norte as Davao Light and Power Company moves to take over key energy assets from...

P3.2-M smuggled cigarettes seized after checkpoint breach in Lanao Norte

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (March 27)  — Authorities seized an estimated P3.2 million worth of smuggled cigarettes after...

Oil firms back VAT removal as fuel prices soar, but DOF warns of risks

MANILA (March 27)  — Oil industry players are pushing for the removal of the value-added tax (VAT) on...

BARMM poll reset draws cautious optimism, but questions linger on delays

COTABATO CITY (March 27) — The resetting of the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in...

Transport strike set in Davao as labor group joins nationwide protest vs oil price hikes

DAVAO CITY (March 27) — A transport strike and protest action is set to disrupt key routes in...
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 Ghost project exposed, substandard works unveiled in Davao Occidental: Mayor demands accountability 

  DAVAO CITY (September 30) —Jose Abad Santos (JAS), a remote municipality in Davao Occidental, is at the heart of a scandal involving ghost projects, substandard...

Businesswoman in Maguindanao del Sur’s Ampatuan clan killed

COTABATO CITY (September 29) — Two shooters killed a businesswoman in Maguindanao del Sur province on Saturday, September 27, who belonged to the powerful...

Campaign for BARMM polls continues

MANILA (September 22) — The BARMM campaign and election periods are still in place, the Commission on Elections explained, notwithstanding the Supreme Court's order...

P17.2-M worth of illegal drugs seized by PRO-Davao in August

DAVAO CITY (September 12) --- An estimated P17.2 million worth of illegal drugs were seized in 328 operations conducted around the Davao Region in...

Opinion | Torre: From Pitbull to the Fall of a Chief PNP

DAVAO CITY (August 27) ---Nicolas “Nick” Torre III joined the Philippine National Police Academy with only one desire—to make his late father, Rodolfo “Dolfing”...

Sulu returns to Region 9 as President Marcos signs Executive Order 91

DAVAO CITY (July 3)  — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has officially signed Executive Order (EO) No. 91, transferring the Province of Sulu from...
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