Davao City is getting bigger, busier—and inevitably, dirtier. With a growing population, expanding commercial activity and increasing consumption, the city’s garbage problem is no longer something that can be solved simply by collecting rubbish and finding another place to dump it. Davao needs to move from waste disposal to waste management—and eventually to waste recovery….
Go, one of the authors and co-sponsors of Republic Act No. 12077, said implementing guidelines and procedures must be communicated clearly to students, families, schools, and lending institutions so that those qualified for the moratorium know their rights and how the protection applies to them. Senate records also list Go as a co-sponsor of the…
DAVAO CITY – Davao City First District Rep. Paolo Duterte challenged Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla to present figures supporting his claim that Davao City was the “epicenter” of flood control corruption before the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The lawmaker said in a statement that Remulla should examine the official records from the Department…
* Davao City contributes 52% to the Region’s GRDP By Ivy Tejano DAVAO CITY – Finance Secretary Frederick Go bared in an economic forum here , that the Davao Region remained Mindanao’s largest economy in 2025, recording a gross regional domestic product (GRDP) of P1.14 trillion and growing by 5.1 percent. Speaking at the Philippine…
By now, the question should no longer be simply who pulled the trigger. The bigger question is: “how did a child get the gun in the first place?” The tragic shooting at Ateneo de Zamboanga University, where two students died, including the Grade 9 student suspected of carrying out the attack, has once again exposed…
Every time “Ayuda” is brought forward to address recurring problems in Agriculture, I cannot help but feel sad at how after all of these years with all the funds spent and bright minds in government, the basic institutional solutions had been missed. There is no “Over Supply” of food commodities, otherwise we would no longer…
“Hindi dapat matakot magpa-ospital ang isang Pilipino dahil wala siyang pera. At kapag magaling na at pinayagan nang umuwi ng doktor, hindi rin dapat mangamba ang pasyente na hindi siya makakauwi dahil lamang may natitira pang bayarin,” stressed Senator Christopher “Bong” Go as he welcomed the Senate’s approval on third and final reading of a…
By Ivy Tejano DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Duterte’s legal team will be asking the Taguig City Prosecutor’s Office to consolidate two perjury complaints filed against Ramil Madriaga and resolve them in a single proceeding. Speaking in a virtual press briefing on Wednesday, August 19, lawyer Paolo Panelo said the second complaint is related…
Photo courtesy: MMDA Every time heavy rains trigger devastating floods, we are quick to blame nature. But the truth is far more uncomfortable. While intense rainfall may be the immediate cause, much of the destruction, loss of property, livelihood, and even human lives can be traced to a problem that has existed for years—human irresponsibility…
Just about a month ago, heavy rainfall caused flash floods in parts of Davao City. A phalanx of anti-Duterte critics in and out of the House of Romualdez and the Palace by the Pasig River feasted on scenes of vehicles fording flooded streets. But their euphoria was brief. The flood receded in less than two…
