DAVAO CITY —The families of of the resort owners who are opposed to the construction of Samal Island – Davao City connector projected claimed a team from the Department of Public Works and Highways and the contractor of the project harassed them by entering the perimeter of the Costa Marina Tuesday morning October 3. The […]
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Bangsamoro civil society urges BTA to pass relevant laws
DAVAO CITY— TO give meaning to the upliftment of the lives and development of the people at Bangsamoro Autonomous Regional Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), the Bangsamoro Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) is urging the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) to work in solidarity with the peoples organization and pass relevant laws and programs . This was […]
Gov’t to expropriate properties for the Samal-Davao connector project
DAVAO CITY —– The government is left with no choice but expropriate the properties involve in the Samal Island- Davao City connector bridge and the ball now is at the hand of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) central office, this was the revelation of Island Garden City of Samal mayor Al David […]
Mt. Hamiguitan in Davao Oriental is beyond compare- DENR
DAVAO CITY –— No less than the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) region Xi has described that Mt. Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary (MHRWS) is beyond compared. In a statement the DENR said Mt. Hamiguitan ” Cannot be compared to any other place, protected areas for that matter. But for several reasons, it shuts […]
DTI provides P290K livelihood kits to Davao de Oro groups
DAVAO CITY —The Department of Trade and Industry XI distributed P290,000 livelihood kits to two associations with 30 members here are the latest beneficiaries of in Davao de Oro recently. The distribution was under the auspices of the Pangkabuhayan sa Pagbangon at Ginhawa (PPG) program of the agency. This is is a specialized program focused […]
80 corn farmers get fertilizers from government
DAVAO CITY — Eighty (80) corn farmers from Alabel town in Sarangani province received fertilizer vouchers from the Department of Agriculture (DA) regional office 12 on Monday. The fertilizer vouchers amounting to P2,000 each were received during the turn over ceremony held at the Barangay Alabel covered court which was attended by OIC municipal agriculturist […]
Hedcor extends P5M assistance to Bakun community
DAVAO CITY —Hedcor aims to further the community development of Bakun Municipality in Benguet through its Php5,000,000.00 worth of financial assistance. This came about after Hedcor was granted a Certification Precondition (CP) by the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) for the continued operation of its Bakun hydro plants, which will provide another 25 years […]
BARMM proposes P85.3-B budget for 2023
DAVAO CITY — Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim submitted to the Bangsamoro Parliament on Monday, Sept. 26, the proposed Php85.3 billion budget for fiscal year 2023. In his budget message, Ebrahim hopes that the budget appropriations will bring the region to a better future as it draws the line to suatained […]
Flooding hits Davao City streets
DAVAO CITY — The continuous rains for about two hours now has caused flooding among city streets. The Davao City Public Safety and Security Command Center released a photographs of the street floods along of F. Torres St. corner Jacinto Extension as of 6:47 tonight. The photos show the street flooding cause heavy traffic in […]
All set for today’s Siargao national surfing cup
DAVAO CITY — Everything is set for today’s first National Surfing Cup in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte province, this, after the two year lull due to the coronavirus disease-2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. Dubbed as “The First Mayor Sol’s National Surfing Competition” , the national competition starts today September 28 and will end on October 1 […]
Police nets P680k of illegal drugs from Maguindanao dealer
DAVAO CITY — Elements of Regional Drug Enforcement Unit in Maguindanao have arrested a high-value target (HVT) who reportedly carried illegal drugs worth P680,000 in an entrapment operation in Barangay Dalican in Cotabato City on Monday at around 4:00 in the afternoon. Brigadier General John Guyguyon, the police regional director of the Bangsamoro Autonomous region […]
Exploring Mati City’s underwater paradise
DAVAO CITY — No word can best describe the experience of the divers who joined the recently concluded first freediving festival in Mati City in Davao Oriental. On September 25 and 26, some sixty five (65) diver explored the underwater wonders of Mati City when it held the first free diving festival held at Sunrise […]
University of Mindanao suspends four students over hazing incident
DAVAO CITY –— The University of Mindanao suspended four of its students who were figured in a fatal death of a student who underwent the Alpha Kappa Rho fraternity initiation on September 18. During the initiation rites at an abandoned house in Purok Sto Niño, Sison Village, Barangay Upper Mandug, Buhangin, district this city, 19-year-old […]