DAVAO CITY — Secretary Leo Tereso Magno, the new chairperson of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), visited the agency on Thursday afternoon to submit his documents. However, his predecessor, Maria Belen Acosta, who was also in the building, failed to meet her successor. Clad in his usual short-sleeved white barong, Magno arrived at around 1:32 PM with his oath of … [Read more...] about Magno visits MinDA office
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Service Disruptions on May 25 and 27 in Different Parts of Davao City
DAVAO CITY ---Davao Light and Power Co., Inc. (Davao Light) will conduct switching power interruptions on May 25 and 27, 2024, Saturday and Monday, affecting customers in different parts of Davao City. These interruptions are necessary to facilitate the shutdown of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) Davao’s transformer 1. To avoid a longer power … [Read more...] about Service Disruptions on May 25 and 27 in Different Parts of Davao City
PNP XI relieves Davao City Police Chief
DAVAO CITY — Davao City Police Office Director, Police Colonel Ricardo Bad-ang, has been administratively relieved from his post effective Thursday, May 23. Police Regional Office XI spokesperson, Police Major Catherine Dela Rey, confirmed Bad-ang’s relief. Bad-ang served as City Police Director for only 61 days, having succeeded Police Colonel Alberto Lupaz on March … [Read more...] about PNP XI relieves Davao City Police Chief
House approves absolute divorce bill on Final Reading
DAVAO CITY ---The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on the third and final reading a bill reinstituting absolute divorce in the Philippines. With 126 affirmative votes, 109 negative votes, and 20 abstentions, the chamber passed House Bill (HB) 9349, also known as the Absolute Divorce Act. Albay Representative Edcel Lagman, the bill's author, highlighted that … [Read more...] about House approves absolute divorce bill on Final Reading
Court evicts 32 IP families, houses razed to the ground
KIDAPAWAN CITY --- The National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP) is investigating the burning of 32 houses belonging to tribal members in the village of Lomonday, Barangay Ganatan, in the town of Arakan, Cotabato province. This investigation follows the 6th Circuit Municipal Trial Court's decision on April 25, 2024, which ordered the demolition of houses and … [Read more...] about Court evicts 32 IP families, houses razed to the ground
