DAVAO CITY — The Island Garden City of Samal on Sunday inaugurated its P8.7-milllion Sanipaan Boardwalk and Staging Area at Barangay. Tambo, Babak District. The project is part of the PHP200M Eco-Tourism Development Project under the Sustainable Tourism Development Program of the Provincial Government of Davao del Norte, aligned with Republic Act 9593, otherwise known […]
Mayor Al David Uy
Submarine cable to provide Samal Island stable power supply starting June
DAVAO CITY –— The power woes of the residents in the Island Garden City of Samal will end in June, says Mayor Al David Uy on Friday as the submarine cable will link the Pantukan power grid to his city.. Uy said top officials of National Electrification Administration (NEA) has assured him that the submarine […]
Samal tourism industry picking up -Mayor Uy
DAVAO CITY –— The tourism industry in the Island Garden City of Samal is slowly picking up despite the economic crunch brought about by a health pandemic worldwide. City Mayor Al David Uy in an interview with Newsline.ph said the record from the city’s tourism office reflected that 11,000 local guests visited Samal in August, […]
Island Garden City of Samal remains COVID-free
DAVAO CITY — One must wonder, what is being done in the Island Garden City of Samal for not having any recorded infection until this moment given its over 107,000 population and it is considered one of the best tourist destinations in Davao region. Uknown to the world, Mayor Al David Uy was the first […]
Samal-Davao bridge breaks ground in July
DAVAO CITY — The much-talked about and long-awaited Davao-Samal bridge project is set to break ground in July this year, this was announced by Davao del Norte Governor Edwin I. Jubahid on Saturday, February 29, 2020. Jubahib in an interview with Newsline said the final engineering design of the P23-billion project is now being worked out “It plans pushes […]
Davao-Samal Bridge to commence this year-Uy
DAVAO CITY — “If God willing, the Davao-Samal Bridge will have its groundbreaking within the year,” as boldly declared by Island Garden City of Samal Mayor Al David Uy. This after, the city government was given assurance that the concern raised by the Rodriguez family earlier manifested opposition to the project is being addressed. In an interview […]
Quo Vadis Davao-Samal Bridge?
DAVAO CITY — If there is one thing that the late industrialist and then Regional Development Council Chair Atty. Jesus V. Ayala would have asked from his good friend, now President Rodrigo Duterte, it should have been the construction of the Davao-Samal bridge. History will tell us that the bridge was conceived even before the […]
Davao-Samal Bridge gibabagan
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW —-BISAN pa man nga naaprobahan na ang pondo alang sa Samal Island-Davao City Connector (SIDC) Project (Davao-Samal Bridge), posible kining malangan tungod kay adunay mobabag sa maong katuyuan, kini sumala ni Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio. Usa ka pamilya, matud pa ni Duterte-Caprio ang naglaraw nga mopasaka ug kaso batok sa gobierno […]
Samal Mayor welcomes establishment of Tourist Police center
DAVAO CITY — To strengthen the tourism industry in the Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS), the Police Regional Office Command will establish a Tourist Police Center according to Police regional Director Brigadier General Filmore Escobal. Samal, being a major tourist destination in the region according to Escobal, should provide a secure and safe environment for both local […]
After landslide victory, PDP-Laban treats DavNor residents
DAVAO CITY (May 16) — Leaders of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino – Laban ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) in Davao del Norte treated their constituents at the Atrium of Tagum City Hall on Thursday, May 16. The PDP-Laban DavNor ushered the victory of the candidates for governor, vice-governor, three city mayors and five municipal mayors, two congressmen. The […]