DAVAO CITY — President Rodrigo Duterte visited children at the Southern Philippines Medical Center in Davao City on December 29, 2019. This, as Duterte’s tradition to a sector close to his heart, the children cancer patients. In 2007, Duterte bequeathed his own house at Margarita Village so that children can use them, thus, a shelter called House […]
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Philippines secures lead to champion the 30th SEA Games
DAVAO CITY— Now it can be told, Team Philippines’ will emerge the overall champion in the 30th Southeast Asian Games. As of this publication, Team Philippines has already garnered 91 Gold Medals, 70 silver and 71 bronze or 232 medals. which is enough lead to secure and claim the overall championship in the competition. Here […]
Winning athletes at the 30th SEA Games
DAVAO CITY-— Here’s the list of winning athletes at Day 03 of the Southeast Asian Games. December 3, 2019 | 7:30 PM Gold Agatha Wong – Wushu (Women’s Taijijian) Gold Crisamuel Delfin – Arnis (Anyon Non Traditional Open Weapon) Gold Mary Allin Aldeguer – Arnis (Women’s Open Weapon Non-Traditional Forms) Gold Jessie Aligaga – Wushu […]
Ph athletes lead in medal tally at SEA Games
DAVAO CITY — The Philippines leads among asian continues to top the medal count at the end of Day 2 in the ongoing 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games As of December 2, Philippines which is also serving as host country amassed 39 golds and 75 medals overall. The record-breaking performance surpassed the 2017 SEA Games […]
Army soldiers drop firearms to carry PWD who receive relief goods, wheelchair
MAKILALA, North Cotabato— On November 19, Army soldiers Cpl. Brian Ayo-on and Pfc Allan Raagas of the 10th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army, dropped their firearms to carry Luwel Laguyo, a person with disability, who travelled about 24 kilometers from his village Guangan, to join his group in the town center and receive his […]
Duterte to give smuggled Hummers, luxury vans to police, military
DAVAO CITY (August 2) — President Rodrigo Duterte wants the smuggled Hummer cars and luxury vans reserved for the police and the military. This as he spared over ten Hummer cars from the destruction of PHP296-million worth of 68 luxury vehicles and eight motorcycles at Port Irene in Cagayan on July 30. Duterte said he […]
Largest antenna in PH to built in Davao
DAVAO CITY, Philippines– The Department of Science and Technology in Davao Region (DOST-11) will build the largest tracking antenna in the Philippines in Davao City as part of its strong commitment in providing innovative solution through research and development. DOST Davao Region director Anthony Sales said the facility is covered by a Memorandum of Agreement […]
Duterte gets hand swollen
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (UPDATED)— So disappointed with the dismissal of the drug charges against self-confessed drug lord Kerwin Espinosa, Cebu businessman Peter Lim and 20 others, President Rodrigo Duterte punched a wall in Malacañang and suffered a swollen hand. A panel of prosecutors investigating the drug charges agains Espinosa, Lim and 20 others dismissed the case […]
Shelah Faye Juntilla is Mutya ng Davao 2018
DAVAO CITY Philippines — Candidate No 13, Shellah Faye Juntilla was crowned Mutya ng Davao 2018 Thursday night, March 15, 2018 , at the RMC Filoil Flying V Event Center. Juntilla bested 60 other Mutya hopefuls. Joining her court : Patnubay ng Davao: # 1 – Mary Rose Vicente Pag-asa ng Davao : # 5 […]
San Juanico Bridge to be lit up in November
TACLOBAN CITY — The San Juanico Bridge, the country’s longest, will be the first in the Philippines to have a new nighttime face with the approval of an PHP80-million budget to illuminate the 2.16-km. structure this year. Transforming the 45-year-old bridge would draw more visitors to Samar and Leyte provinces and attract tourism-related business in the […]
Tadeco to file charges over destruction of biosecurity fence
PANABO CITY, Philippines — The banana giant Tagum Agricultural Development Corporation Inc. (TADECO) is set to file charges against officials and personnel of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and other agency officials who forcibly destroyed the bio-security barrier at the entrance of Barangay Tanglaw in the Municipality of Dujali, Davao del Norte, […]
Government to open “Closed” Dapecol roads today
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The government will open two provincial roads within the 30,000-hectare government property which house the Davao Penal Colony (DAPECOL) and within the leased property of Tagum Agricultural Development Company Inc. (TADECO). In a letter dated February 20, 2018, Congressman Johny Pimentel, chairperson of the Committee on Government and Public Accountability, asked […]