By Ivy Tejano DAVAO CITY – The Philippine Army’s 10th Infantry Division announced that it is targeting full insurgency-free status across its entire area of responsibility this year, with seven municipalities still awaiting administrative clearance for formal declaration. Speaking during the Davao Peace and Security Press Corps briefing at the Royal Mandaya Hotel on Wednesday,…
Davao City, Philippines – The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) – Region XI invites all interested parties to attend the public hearing on minimum wage determination for private sector workers and domestic workers in the Davao Region. As stipulated in Republic Act No. 6727, or the Wage Rationalization Act of 1989, the respective…
In Photo: Rep. Jude Acidre (TINGOG Party-list) QUEZON CITY — It wasn’t just a ceremonial handover; it was a reckoning with the future. On Monday, the halls of the House of Representatives fell silent as the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) unveiled “Turning Point: A Decade of Necessary Reforms.” More than a mere…
Davao Light and Power Co., Inc. (Davao Light) will conduct switching power interruptions on Sunday, January 25, 2026, in the northern part of Davao City. These are necessary to facilitate pole relocation activities. To avoid a longer power interruption, the loads from the affected lines will be transferred to a nearby substation for 30 minutes…
Photo Courtesy: Bongbong Marcos facebook page If deception were an art form, the present Marcos administration would be its most accomplished practitioner. This government has mastered the politics of diversion—turning scandals into spectacles, crimes into background noise, and public outrage into exhaustion. While Filipinos are drowned in a half-baked impeachment drama, the real scandals—the ones…
Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go personally visited Barangay Addition Hills in Mandaluyong City on Wednesday, January 21, to deliver assistance to families displaced by a recent fire incident occurred on January 19. During his visit, Go proceeded to the ground zero of the blaze to personally assess the extent of the damage and check on the…
By Ivy Tejano DAVAO CITY – In a latest bulletin from the Hague, the ICC issued a call to the public to submit additional names and information of victims of alleged extra-judicial killings relating to the case of former President Rodrigo Duterte. The move is an apparent indication that there is not enough evidence to…
AP Photo/Basilio Sepe The renewed call to impose the death penalty on corrupt public officials is less a sign of resolve than a measure of how deeply betrayed the Filipino people feel. House Bill No. 11211 did not arise from a functioning justice system—it emerged from the anger of a nation that has watched corruption…
Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go’s Team joined the feeding activity held at Tagaloguin-Adona Polymedic & Diagnostic Center, Inc. (TAPDCI) in Ozamiz City, Misamis occidental, underscoring the value of simple and compassionate acts of service that directly benefit ordinary Filipinos. The feeding initiative, which was organized by TAPDCI, led by its Medical Director, Dr. Amy Adona, aimed…
By Ivy Tejano DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo Duterte has no immediate plans to return to the Philippines as long as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. remains in office, according to Davao City First District Rep. Paolo Duterte. Speaking to Duterte supporters outside the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Rep. Duterte said the family…
