DAVAO CITY—Reelectionist Santo Tomas Mayor Ernest Evangelista and his running mate Ricky Inodioan have capped off their 45-day campaign with their big leads in the latest surveys of Altheni Advertisements and Consultants, a pollster firm based in Davao City. Altheni Advertisements and Consultants did a non-commissioned survey from April 28 to May 3, 2022, covering […]
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Marcos, Duterte urge Filipinos to protect their votes
DAVAO CITY —– Presidential candidate former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and his running mate Davao City Mayor Sara Z. Duterte on Thursday night urged Filipinos to protect their votes ifor the upcoming May 9 elections. facing the mammoth crowd dubbed as UniTeam’s Mindanao Miting de Avance rally in Tagum City, Davao del Norte, Marcos […]
Magnitudes 5.7, 5.2 quakes jolt DavOr
Two earthquakes with magnitudes 5.2 and 5.7 jolted Davao Oriental early Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. Phivolcs director Renato Solidum Jr. said both earthquakes were caused by the movement along the Philippine Trench. The magnitude 5.2 quake — an aftershock of the magnitude 5.5 quake that jolted Tarragona, Davao Oriental […]
Duterte order PNP, AFP to ensure honest and violence-free election
DAVAO CITY —President Rodrigo R. Duterte wants the police and the military to ensure honest and violence-free elections next week, noting it is his duty as president to ensure an orderly suffrage. “I would emphasize that the military and the police focus on this event because we want an honest election,” President Duterte said during […]
Duterte stops E-sabong
DAVAO CITY — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte said he is stopping the operations of e- sabong because of its social cost to Filipinos, particularly after the Interior department made a recommendation to do so. In his weekly Talk to the People program aired on Tuesday, President Duterte said an order stopping e-sabong operations will be […]
Duterte joins FIlipino-Muslims in celebrating Eid’l Fitr
DAVAO CITY —President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has joined the entire Filipino-Muslim community in celebrating Eid’l Fitr, hoping the solemn occasion would bring Muslims refreshed spirits and renewed strength for the coming days. In his message released Monday, President Duterte said the festive conclusion of the holy month of Ramadan gives Muslims the chance to revel […]
Duterte inspects OFW hospital on Labor Day
DAVAO CITY — President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday marked the Labor day by inspecting the Overseas Filipino Workers Hospital being constructed in Pampanga, as he recognizes the unwavering dedication and perseverance of the country’s overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). “Please know that this is the government’s way of thanking our OFWs for their valuable contributions to […]
Relampagos pushes for lone district of Samal Island
DAVAO CITY — Davao del Norte Second District congressional candidate and Lawyer Janris Relampagos is pushing to establish a lone district for Island garden City of Samal (IGACOS) saying the move will further result to economic and island-centered development. Relampagos said “It is high time that Samal will become a district for development to sprawl […]
IP’s enjoy bountiful harvest with PNP support
DAVAO CITY — A good harvest. This how Indigenous Peoples described when the harvested two hundred and thirty three (233) kilos of corn from their field, this time with the help of the Revitalized Pulis Sa Barangay or RPSB of the Philippine National Police XI. The village of Naputlan, Barangay Sto. Niño in Talaingod town, […]
Duterte to NPA, drugs lords : ‘Drop your guns’
DAVAO CITY – Drug smugglers and communist rebels should “drop” their drugs and guns if they want peace, President Rodrigo R. Duterte said Wednesday. In a speech in Cordova, Cebu, Duterte said surrender is the only acceptable compromise with both drug smugglers and members of the New People’s Army (NPA), the armed wing of the […]
Army chief awards 39th IB for fighting vs insurgents
MAKILALA, COTABATO – The 39th Infantry Battalion, 10th Infantry Division, Philippine Army received the most prestigious Campaign Streamer Award during the visit of Chief of Staff Armed Forces of the Philippines (CSAFP), General Andres C. Centino, last April 23, 2022. This was after the battalion successfully dismantled a certain Guerilla Front (GF) of the Communist […]
Duterte signs law creating Metro Davao Development Authority
DAVAO CITY — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signed into law a measure establishing the Metropolitan Davao Development Authority (MDDA), Malacanang announced today. Republic Act (RA) No. 11708 or “An Act creating Metropolitan Davao Development Authority” establishes the special development and administrative region, to be known as Metropolitan Davao, which consists of six (6) cities and […]
Aboitiz ready to dominate through transformative innovation and expansion
DAVAO CITY — The Aboitiz Group, one of the country’s largest conglomerates, continues to look toward its future with balanced optimism and a revitalized mission to transform itself amidst changing national and regional business landscapes. With a strong commitment to accelerating growth and diversification, the Group is gearing up to become a transformative force in […]