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37 employees missing in the 14-hour Davao Mall fire
Vinta aftermath: Hundreds of Davaoeños evacuated due to flashflood
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (UPDATED)— Hundreds of families residing near riverbanks and low-lying areas evacuated as flooding hit their villages and rescue operations still ongoing. The City Government of Davao sent 911 rescuers along with police and Task Force Davao personnel, Red Cross and other civic groups to transfer the residents to a safer ground. As […]
Talomo-Puan bypass road opens today December 22
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The Talomo-Puan bypass road will be opened to motorists starting 6:00 in the morning Today, December 22, 2017. https://www.facebook.com/dpwh11/videos/1429555993776087/?fref=mentions Dean Ortiz, spokesperson of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) XI said the road opening is expected to help ease traffic congestion in the Talomo-Puan area as vehicles can divert […]
Duterte signs P3.767-trillion 2018 national budget
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, December 19, signed into law the General Appropriations Act (GAA) contaning the P3.767-trillion 2018 budget. In his speech during the ceremonial signing, Duterte described the bill as the “Biggest Christmas gifts for the Filipino people” as it contained the budgets for the administration’s infrastructure program, free tertiary […]
Watching the wrath of typhoon Urduja
Presidential Hug
Pablo year 5: housing and Aquino’s unfulfilled promise
MATI CITY, Philippines— It’s been five years, when Super Typhoon Pablo (International name Bhopa) hit the Davao Oriental, but until now, the survivors struggle to stay a normal life in a house built from a broken promise. Pablo made landfall in Mindanao and was considered one of the worst typhoons to hit the island. The […]
Duterte brings Holywood’s Steven Seagal to Julu
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte visited government forces in Julu Friday with a special guests- Holywood Action Star Steven Seagal. Duterte visited the soldiers who were previously assigned in Marawi and Seagal, was Duterte’s special guest. Speaking before the soldies Seagal said “I know you guys put your life on the line […]
South Africa’s Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters Crowned Miss Universe 2017
ASEAN, China ink media cooperation pact
SUZHOU, China — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) signed an agreement seeking to further enhance and create platforms for media exchanges and cooperation with its dialogue partner, China. The representatives of major news media and information agencies from China and six ASEAN member states Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and the Philippines drafted a […]
General Antonio Luna commemorative coin
Palace: SWS poll shows Pinoy ‘bayanihan’ spirit alive
MANILA — Malacañang on Tuesday lauded the results of a recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) which revealed that majority of Filipinos are ready to help the victims of the Marawi conflict. According to the results of the Third Quarter SWS survey released Tuesday, 60 percent of respondents said they were ready to help those affected by […]