In Photo: Councilor Ralph Abella, chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture, Aquaculture, Food, and Animals (Photo via Ivy Tejano / MB) By Ivy Tejano DAVAO CITY – A Davao City councilor sets food security as a central policy priority in Davao City, as he prepares to submit a proposed comprehensive Food Security Code that will…
In Photo: Councilor Temujin Ocampo, chairperson of the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources (Photo via Ivy Tejano) By Ivy Tejano DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Council’s Committee on Environment and Natural Resources is finalizing its proposed ordinance, which grants incentives to electric vehicle (EV) stakeholders and establishes a monitoring body to ensure the…
Davao Light and Power Co., Inc. (Davao Light) customers will see an increase in their electricity bills received from January 11 to February 10, 2026, due to a higher generation charge. The overall residential rate is P11.7187 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), a P2.0052/kWh increase from P9.7135/kWh last December 2025. This is due to higher power supply…
Globe Telecom, the number one mobile network operator in the Philippines, is the first to market Starlink’s Direct to Cell (DTC) satellite service in the country and Southeast Asia, and the second in Asia. Starting this year, the historic breakthrough service will allow Filipinos with standard LTE mobile phones to access mobile services such as…
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,…
