The Davao City Government and the Davao Light Power Company (DLPC), Incorporated on Friday switched on the San Pedro Street Underground Cabling Project. This is the second of the five-phased underground cabling system project. The 600-meter project stretches from San Pedro Street to City Hall Drive and the corner of Quirino Avenue. City ordinance No […]
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Samal passenger vessel accidentally collides with a Japanese warship at Davao port
DAVAO CITY — A passenger ship from Samal Island accidentally collided with the docked Japanese warship at Sasa port around 2:00 in the afternon on Thursday, March 2, 2023. Passengers narrated, the vessel owned by Mae Wess was about to dock at their private port in Barangay Sasa, but the gustiness of the winds and […]
PCG rescues 6 persons in Basilan
HADJI MUTAHMAN, BASILAN—The Philippine Coast Guard Basilan Station, Substation Maluso on Tuesday, February 28, rescued six persons after the motorboat they were riding capsized off Pandak Island, Hadji Mutahman town in Basilan province. Coast Guard Petty Officer I Kitchie Kamaluddin and his team rescued skipper Gabby Mundih and five others. The rescued persons came from […]
Electric consumers protest vs. ‘poor service of Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative’
SAMAL ISLAND, DAVAO DEL NORTE —Irrate electric consumers of Northern Davao Electric Cooperative (NORDECO) here protested on Wednesday, March 1, =against what they called poor services and management of the electric cooperative. Nordeco is the electric distribution utility on the island, which serves 18 thousand households and commercial customers. IGACOS Vice Mayor Lemuel Reyes lamented […]
Bangsamoro peace body spearheads mediation among warring families
COTABATO CITY—More clans in feud were settled as the Bangsamoro Government’s Ministry of Public Order and Safety (MPOS) spearheaded the mediation between two clans in Maguindanao del Norte last week. On Feb. 8 and 9, two rido cases in the towns of Barira and Buldon were settled in partnership with local government units, law enforcement […]
MICE 2023 opens in Davao City
DAVAO CITY — The MICECon (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, and Exhibitions) an annual event that brings together the world’s best minds in events, tourism, hospitality, and hospitality management formally opens here today. The MICECon represents specialized sectors of tourism that require higher standards of services and facilities. This year, MICECon Converge: Blaze New Trail will hold […]
BFP investigates Davao City fire, damage hits 9M
DAVAO CITY — The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Davao City is still investigating a fire that burned down around 1,200 houses in Barangay 21-C Quezon Boulevard, on Saturday afternoon in Davao City. Thick smoke and a bellowing black cloud engulfed the city when firefighters responded. Reports from the BFP showed that the fire started […]
Davao Light installs system to ensure reliable power distribution during interruptions
DAVAO CITY — In an effort to ensure reliable power distribution, the Davao Light and Power Company established a new unit to ensure that the power company can easily repond to a given situation by estavlishing a System Operations Department (SOD). Through the System Operations Department (SOD), the power firm will easily determine the causes […]
Tagum City launch first coffee festival
DAVAO CITY –— For the first time, Tagum City launched a coffee festival showcasing the different varieties of coffee found in the nine (9) participating coffee shops. The event was launched in Tagum City on Monday, February 27, 2023 and will end on March 5, 2023. Dubbed as the First Coffee Festival, the nine participants […]
Ata-Manobo learners attend classes under the school building
DAVAO CITY — Learners of Sambolungan Elementary School in Talaingod town, Davao del Norte, endure attending classes under the wooden floor of the school building due to lack of classrooms. The Sambolungan Elementary School was constructed under the Last Mile School program of the Department of Education but the fund provided was not enough to […]
Zamboanga City honors residents with distinct contribution to the city
Jane TubilagCorrespondent Zamboanga City-During its 86th Dia de la Ciudad de Zamboanga on February 25, 2023, the Zamboanga City Government honored individuals and corporations who brought honor and prestige to the city through their dedication and commitment in their fields of endeavors. Mayor John Dalipe handed out the 2023 Local Achievers Awards to: “The Local […]
Banana disease forces planters to shift to corn farming
DAVAO CITY –— Some 150 banana farmers with 50,000 hectares in Davao del Norte have decided to shift into corn farming after Fusarium wilt or Panama disease affected their farms since last year. The farmers incurred huge loss on their plantations which will take years to recover given the length of the healing period, a […]
Police tags minor as suspect behind the killing of Dole Philippines exec
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — It was late Saturday night of February 25, when Newsline Philippines personally brought a 15-year-old boy to General Santos City Police Precint No. 4 to turn-over the lost mobile phone of slain Dole Philippines Human Resource senior manager Christopher Cordova. Cordova, 44, was killed inside his house in Block 8, Lot […]