Environment

Shear line rains devastate farms in Davao Region, losses near P1B

DAVAO CITY (March 12) — Torrential rains brought by a persistent shear line have ravaged farms across the Davao Region, leaving nearly P1 billion in agricultural losses and putting...

Lawmakers push crackdown on junk food ads targeting Filipino children

MANILA (March 12) — Alarmed by projections that childhood obesity could surge in the coming years, lawmakers and...

House moves to grant Marcos emergency power to cut fuel taxes as oil prices climb

MANILA (March 12) — Lawmakers are moving to hand Ferdinand Marcos Jr. temporary powers to suspend or reduce...

For BARMM’s poor, Ramadan charity brings relief—but also exposes deep inequality

COTABATO CITY (March 12) — In the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, the Islamic holy month of...

‘Bayani’ Takes Flight: New Philippine Eagle Chick Signals Hope for Species Recovery

DAVAO CITY (March 11) — A new Philippine Eagle chick named Bayani is offering a renewed symbol of...
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Magnitude 5.5. quake hits DavOcc

MANILA – A magnitude 5.5 earthquake hit Davao Occidental on Saturday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.  The tectonic quake struck 141 km....

Covid-19 cases rise to 3,660, death to 163

MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday reported 414 new confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases, bringing the total number to 3,660. In...

1st NCot COVID-19 positive, visited New Matina Gallera

DAVAO CITY --- The provincial government of North Cotabato on Monday, April 6 announced the first recorded coronavirus disease (COVID-19) positive in the...

Frontliners fear PPE supply shortage

DAVAO CITY –- Frontliners attending to patients suspected of having coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic expressed alarm of possible personal protective equipment (PPE) shortage. Dr. Leopoldo Vega,...

Magnitude 6 earthquake jolts some parts of Southern Mindanao

DAVAO CITY -- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit some parts of Southern Mindanao at around 11:30 in the evening on March 26,...

2 new Covid-19 cases in Davao City confirmed

DAVAO CITY – Health authorities confirmed two news cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in Davao Region bringing the total number of cases to...
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