NATIONAL
VP Sara backs independent foreign policy
By Ivy Tejano DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Duterte declared over the weekend the need for the Philippines to maintain an independent foreign policy and avoid getting involved in the disputes between the United States and China. In what is considered the sharpest criticism against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. the Vice President slammed Marcos...
REGIONAL
Mati City logs first mpox case
By Ivy Tejano DAVAO CITY – The Mati City Health Office confirmed on Thursday, June 26, the city’s first monkeypox (mpox) case, prompting swift containment actions and a renewed public advisory on preventive health measures. City Health Officer Dr. Ben Hur G. Catbagan Jr. said in a statement that the patient initially sought medical guidance...
OPINION
The whistleblower creates a storm (LETTERS FROM DAVAO by Jun Ledesma)
Photo courtesy: senate.gov.ph Sen. Risa Hontiveros had been sowing wind she is now reaping the whirlwind. This after the witness, alias “Rene”, which she presented in the Senate Committee hearing recanted his testimony against Pastor Apollo Quiboloy. The witness who was identified by Hontiveros as Michael Maurillo claimed that he was allegedly paid by Hontiveros...
BUSINESS
One day Libreng Tubig Promo in the August 2025 billing from Davao City Water District for the Kadayawan!
Video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Jp9G49g7A To avail, Your account must be a residential connection with ½ inch water meter; With regular or blue bill for the August 2025 billing; With at least one cubic meter increase in consumption from the July 2025 billing; and Must have completed 1 full billing cycle. Promo period varies per zone. Details at bit.ly/LibrengTubig2025 or facebook.com/officialDCWD.