Learn more about the City Government of Davao and Davao City Water District’s efforts to efficiently manage the city’s wastewater thru the Davao City Septage Management Program.
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DCWD renews installment offer of PhP500 for New Service Connection and is valid until December 31, 2025
Video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1EjySd6iPk/ Apply now thru online at davao-water.gov.ph or face-to-face at DCWD’s offices in Matina, Bajada, or Toril. More details at 235-3293 or facebook.com/officialDCWD.
Co tags Marcos and Romualdez in ₱100-billion bicam insertions
‘’SANA PO AY HINDI NILA AKO MAPATAY BAGO KO MAILABAS ANG LAHAT’’. (“I hope they that they will not have me killed before I will be able to reveal everything”.) Former Bicol Congressman and Chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives Zaldy Co said in his opening message aired on Facebook Friday….
Mother of Giant Bamboo (FOOD FOR THOUGHT by Manny Piñol)
In the hills of Malaybalay, Bukidnon, floods and soil erosion are real threats to farms, homes, and communities. But one woman has been quietly building a natural solution — armed not with machines, but with Philippine Giant Bamboo (Dendrocalamus asper). Ma’am Myrna Decipulo, retired government worker and locally known as the Mother of the Giant…
“A Nation Betrayed by Its Own Guardians of the Law” (THE THIRD EYE by Carlo Manubag)
What greater insult can be hurled against justice than to have an Ombudsman—the supposed sentinel of integrity—become the very mouthpiece of lies? The statement of Atty. Nicholas Kaufman, lead counsel of former President Rodrigo Duterte, exposing that the supposed ICC warrant against Senator Bato Dela Rosa was nothing more than a “figment of Ombudsman Remulla’s…
Slip of the tongue (LETTERS FROM DAVAO by Jun Ledesma)
Photo courtesy: PTV I have been wondering why Bicol Partylist Representative Terry Ridon has incessantly attacked former President Rodrigo Duterte over what he claimed were ghost and substandard flood control projects in Davao City. He has been like a squeaking female eagle his exocrine glands, some nitizens noticed, appeared to be afflicted in the process…
Patronage Politics — The Poison That Replaces Governance. (Editorial)
So long as the government fails to provide the most basic social safety nets — universal healthcare, efficient disaster response, accessible justice, and equitable economic opportunities — corruption will remain the language of survival. The void left by a weak and unreliable state does not stay empty for long; it is quickly filled by patronage…
Bong Go co-sponsors bill extending EDCOM II
Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go as co-sponsor, backed the measure extending the duration of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II), emphasizing the body’s indispensable role in diagnosing and addressing the deep-seated challenges in the country’s education system. Go, who also chairs the Senate Committee on Youth, underscored the significance of EDCOM II’s ongoing work…
Davao City Council okays in 2nd reading P15.8-billion 2026 budget
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Council, presided over by acting Davao City Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte II, approved on the second reading the proposed P15.8-billion annual budget for 2026 during its regular session over the weekend. Councilor Danilo Dayanghirang, chair of the Committee on Finance, Ways, and Means, presented the budget breakdown, noting that…
Heidelberg At a Glance (Wanderlust by Jay Ledesma)
Strolling down the main street, alleys, bridge, plazas and castle of Heidelberg in a cold, windy day was an enchanting experience. Heidelberg, one of the more popular cities of Germany, is a beautiful quaint city with a unique charm. The main shopping street in Heidelberg is considered one of the most beautiful and longest pedestrian…