NATIONAL
Rep. Polong bares budget cuts in impeachment proceedings
By Ivy Tejano DAVAO CITY – Davao City First District Rep. Paolo Duterte claimed that a lawmaker’s office was allegedly pressuring members of the House of Representatives to support an impeachment effort against Vice President Sara Duterte. In a statement posted on Rep. Duterte’s official Facebook page, he said the lawmaker’s staff warned House members...
REGIONAL
Creation of disaster response team pushed
DAVAO CITY – A Davao City councilor is pushing for the creation of a centralized coordinating body to organize National Service Training Program graduates and all volunteers in Davao City, strengthening public service deployment and improving coordination across sectors. Councilor Alberto Ungab, chairperson of the Committees on Appointments and Government Reorganization and on Disaster Risk...
OPINION
The trial of the designated survivor(LETTERS FROM DAVAO by Jun Ledesma)
Photo courtesy: Official facebook page of Inday Sara Duterte You cannot bend a Sara Duterte and neither can you diminish the trust and confidence of the more than 32-million Filipinos who put her into the office of the Vice President, the designated survivor. Her accusers that are made up of the lapdogs of Malacanang Palace...
BUSINESS
New upscale center to rise in Davao City
By Ivy Tejano DAVAO CITY – A Davao City councilor announced over the weekend that a newly approved upscale residential development in Barangay Bago Gallera is projected to attract fresh investments and create job opportunities in Davao City. Councilor J. Melchor Quitain Jr., chair of the Committees on Government Properties and on Housing and Subdivision...