LAKE SEBU – The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA), an agency attached to the Department of Tourism (DOT), conducted an ocular inspection in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato. This inspection is part of their efforts to develop tourism infrastructure projects and promote potential tourist destinations in the region. TIEZA is responsible for the development […]
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Service disruptions on September 9 and 10 in Davao City and Davao del Norte
Davao Light and Power Co., Inc. will conduct switching power interruptions on September 9 and 10, Saturday and Sunday, affecting customers in Davao City and Davao del Norte. These power interruptions are necessary to conduct maintenance works at Bunawan Substation. The first power interruption will be for 2 hours from 11:00 p.m. on September 9, […]
125 students faint during the Magnitude 4.7 quake in Davao City
DAVAO CITY — Some 125 public schools from various public schools here fainted as magnitude 4.7 quake hit the city on Wednesday afternoon. Franz Irag, spokesperson of the Office of Civil Defense XI said, of the 125, 37 were sent to a hospital while 88 were treated in the shool clinics. Those sent to the […]
Tagum City authorities crack down on colorum vehicles and Bora-Bora modified motorcycles
MANILA – In a bid to ensure safer roads, authorities in Tagum City conducted an operation targeting colorum vehicles and Bora-Bora modified motorcycles on the night of September 5. The operation, led by personnel from the City Traffic Management Unit, took place in Barangay La Filipina, Poblacion, and Visayan Village, all located in Tagum City, […]
Authorities monitor Mindanao traders for rice ceiling compliance
ZAMBOANGA CITY – In a proactive move to ensure that the mandated price ceiling for rice is upheld, Zamboanga City Mayor John Dalipe, along with personnel from the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Trade and Industry, conducted a monitoring operation at the city’s primary markets. Key markets, such as Magay and Santa Cruz […]
Bureau of Immigration clarifies role in handling Filipinos with arrest warrants
MANILA – The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has issued a statement to clarify its responsibilities when dealing with Filipinos with arrest warrants at entry and exit points. BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco provided this clarification following concerns raised by Senator Robin Padilla during his recent speech on September 5. Padilla highlighted the case of Mohammad Said, […]
Magnitude 4.7 quake hits three Mindanao cities
DAVAO CITY –— Residents and students immediately got out of their rooms when Magnitude 4.7 earth hit the cities of Davao, Kidapawan and Cotabato City at 3:51 on Wednesday, it was the second in almosty an hour. The Philippines Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said it was a magnitude 4.7 of tectonic origin. The Phivolcs […]
Magnitude 3.5 quake jolts several areas in Mindanao
DAVAO CITY — Residents of some barangays in Davao City felt a strong tremor after a loud sound beneath bt the Philippines Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said it was a magnitude 3.5 of tectonic origin. The Phivolcs added that intensity 3 was felt in Davao City. The tremors were also felt in Mati City, […]
P60-M rice processing system to rise in Davao del Norte town
DAVAO CITY — The Kapalong town in Davao del Norte will soon have a P60-million rice processing system 2 in barangay Capungagan. The allocation for the construction was taken against the fund provided by the provincial government to the Philippine Center for Postharvest and mechanism project (PhilMech). Davao del Norte Governor Edwin Jubahib on Tuesday […]
DPWH employee shot dead in Cotabato province
MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato – An employee of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) of North Cotabato 1st Engineering District was killed in a broad daylight on Tuesday along the national highway in Midsayap town, Cotabato province. Lt. Col. John Miredel Calinga, municipal police chief, identified the victim as Jerry Largo Jr., an employee of […]
Zamboanga fire victims receive assistance
DAVAO CITY — Some 240 families victimized by fire in barangay Camino Nuevo in Zamboanga City received their cash assistance from the representatives of the Department of Social Welfare and Development on Monday, Sepetember inside a mall in said city. Mayor John dalipe joined the DSWD representatives in handing the cash assistance to the families […]
Aboitiz Cleanergy Park: The caretaker’s world
DAVAO CITY — Growing up in a serene and green community if Punta Dumalag he only wached the sprawling untouched but secured place where every mangroove and plants were protected, little did the young Rodolfo Manib knew the same place will be the paradise for the hawkbills where he can father all the endangered mammals […]
1 injured in Maguindanao Sur explosion
DAVAO CITY — A civilian was wounded when two M79 grenade launchers exploded in the village of Digal, Buluan, Maguindanao del Sur past 2:00 in the mornning Sunday. Buluan town police chief Lt. Cemacio Cemafranco told radio station dxMS that they are still investigating the circumstances behind the explosion. Cemfranco said the grande launchers simultaneously […]