2025 in Review: Jobs, clinics, classrooms — how BARMM’s programs reached communities
COTABATO CITY (January 3) — In villages once defined by conflict, long travel to clinics, and scarce jobs, 2025 marked a year of visible...
Victoria Plaza Closes After 32 Years—Davao Says Goodbye, Questions What Comes Next
DAVAO CITY (January 3) — When Victoria Plaza shut its doors on December 31, 2025, it marked more than the end of Davao City’s...
Faster services, tougher talk — but are OFWs safer? Inside DMW’s 2025 record
MANILA (January 3) — The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is closing 2025 claiming major gains in overseas Filipino worker (OFW) protection, citing faster...
Two big fires rock Davao’s first Day of 2026: Mall blaze and ancestral home gutted hours apart
DAVAO CITY (January 2, 2026) — The new year opened with two separate fire incidents in Davao City on Friday, keeping firefighters...
Marantan’s intelligence play: How the PNP closed in on a ₱2.6B cigarette smuggling network
MANILA (January 2, 2026) -The PHP2.6 billion worth of smuggled cigarettes seized in separate operations in Batangas City and Malabon City over the New...
Firecracker ban enforced: 36 improvised “Lantaka” , pyrotechnics seized across Davao City
DAVAO CITY (January 1, 2026)- Police authorities strictly enforced Davao City’s long-standing ordinance banning firecrackers and pyrotechnics after confiscating 36 improvised lantaka and hundreds...
