NATIONAL
Bong Go seeks 30-year roadmap for national infra development
Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go on Wednesday, July 15, filed Senate Bill No. 2331, otherwise known as the Masterplan for Infrastructure and National Development (MIND) Act, seeking to institutionalize a long-term, coordinated approach to infrastructure planning through the establishment of a 30-year Comprehensive Infrastructure Development Masterplan (CIDMP) and the creation of the Masterplan for Infrastructure and...
REGIONAL
Council to bolster mental health and school security
By Ivy Tejano DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Council is strengthening mental health services and school safety following recent violent incidents involving students in different parts of the country. Councilor Lorenzo Villafuerte, chairperson of the Committee on Social Services, said the city already has programs under its Mental Health Code but needs more social...
OPINION
Laurel’s ₱500-B gambit & Dizon’s order (LETTERS FROM DAVAO by Jun Ledesma)
Maybe Marcos found the the proposition of Laurel so preposterous he did not give any mention of it in his SONA. DA Sec Laurel asks for ₱500B with zero roadmap. Nothing that farmers from Central Luzon and Central Mindanao can hear nor see. Nothing for irrigation, nothing to fully revive the functions of the National...
BUSINESS
DCWD ADVISORY: SCHEDULED WATER SERVICE INTERRUPTION
August 8, 2026 in Some Panacan Areas WHEN:Saturday, August 8, 2026 from 8:00AM to 5:00PM WHERE:Some Panacan areas: Portion of Acacia-Ilang Road (from corner Pantungan Road to Panacan RCGR 3) WHY:Water supply has to be temporarily shut off in the affected areas to give way to the tapping of the newly installed pipeline to DCWD’s...