Davao Light and Power Co., Inc. (Davao Light) will conduct an eight-hour power interruption from 1:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 15, 2026, in the northern part of Davao City. This is necessary to facilitate vegetation clearing in Malagamot, Panacan. Specifically affected are customers from Malagamot areas from IPI going to Cambridge Subdivision,…
In Photo: BENTE Productions Chairman Mr. Hugo C. Yonzon III (leftmost) and CARD MRI Senior Adviser Ms. Aniceta R. Alip (second from left) pose with the Light by the Sea Productions team from Vietnam, recipients of the Best Film award in the Legacy Lens Category for their film “Light by the Sea”, a SineMaya film…
In Photo: Ocean Cove by Aspire proudly hosted a coastal clean-up drive at Brgy. Bago Aplaya, Talomo, Davao City, joined by the dedicated employees of Filinvest Land, Inc. Mindanao. This meaningful initiative is one of the many nature-centric CSR activities the company has been championing all year round. Through Pusong Filinvest, Filinvest Land, Inc. continues…
By Ivy Tejano DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Council intends to revise the city’s Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance to tackle new development challenges, clarify existing regulations, and adapt to the city’s changing physical and socio-economic conditions. Committee on Socialized Housing Projects head Councilor Diosdado Mahipus Jr. confirmed the committee’s plan during the Pulong-Pulong sa Dabawenyos…
By Ivy Tejano DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Health Office, through its Population Division, recorded a total of 279 individuals availing of the No-Scalpel Vasectomy service in 2025, more than double the 126 acceptors documented in 2024. NSV is one of the permanent family planning options offered free of charge to Dabawenyos. Since the…
*For patients and patient watchers Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go renewed attention to the often-overlooked role of patient watchers, emphasizing that the burden of illness extends beyond those confined in hospital beds to the relatives who remain by their side day and night. The senator underscored that families who take turns as designated bantay—whether a spouse,…
LYR, that’s Larry Y. Rubinos, owner of a chain of motorcycle and appliances stores all over Mindanao, is known among cockfighting aficionados as a gamefowl breeder and owner of the biggest arena in Tagum City. But nearing 73, he has made a monumental decision to abandon gamefowl breeding and shift instead to Wagyu Breeding, a…
Let us stop pretending. Hindi ito tungkol sa “youth representation,” hindi ito tungkol sa “human rights,” at lalong hindi ito tungkol sa demokrasya. The hysterical outrage of the communist-led Makabayan bloc over the military action against Kabataan Partylist in the mountains of Mindoro only confirms what many Filipinos have long known: communism survives by deception,…
Indeed, it is a happy New Year—but only for those fortunate enough to be blessed by political affiliation. For ordinary citizens, this raises an old but uncomfortable question: What is the true role of a district representative? Is it to craft laws that genuinely uplift the lives of constituents, strengthen institutions, and protect public welfare?…
The air is rife with rumors, Pres. Bongbong Marcos has eyed former Philippine Airlines President and Chief Operating Officer, Captain Stanley Ng, to replace Tourism Secretary Cristina Frasco. As I write this piece there is no indication as yet whether Ng will accept the post given the fact that the country had become the laggard…
