Photo courtesy: Human Rights Watch By Ivy Tejano DAVAO CITY – Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have asked the court to allow the use of previously recorded testimony from the key witness in the case against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. The Office of the Prosecutor filed the request under Rule 68(3), seeking…
There is something deeply troubling when a prosecution begins to look less like a search for truth and more like a prolonged exercise in political destruction. Let us be clear: accountability is indispensable to democracy. No public official—regardless of position, popularity, or political affiliation—should be above the law. If there are credible allegations of wrongdoing,…
photo courtesy: OVP By Ivy Tejano DAVAO CITY – The Office of the Vice President (OVP) is seeking P785.204 million for its 2027 budget to continue providing assistance and other services to beneficiaries nationwide. The proposed allocation, included in the 2027 National Expenditure Program and endorsed by the Department of Budget and Management, is 11.7…
By Ivy Tejano DAVAO CITY – Over 1 million tourists visited Davao City in the first six months of 2026, with arrivals rising 11.70 percent compared with the same period last year, according to the City Tourism Operations Office (CTOO). The CTOO noted 1,045,854 tourist arrivals from January to June 2026, up from 936,474 in…
Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go honored government nurse Kelvin Rod Castro, 35, as a modern-day hero after he lost his life after returning from a measles-rubella supplemental immunization activity in Catbalogan City, Samar, extending his deepest condolences and assistance to the bereaved family. On Tuesday, September 1, Go spoke with Castro’s family through a video call,…
By Ivy Tejano DAVAO CITY – Over 80,000 people attended the inauguration and grand opening of the Kingdome at the Kingdom of Jesus Christ compound in Buhangin, Davao City, on September 1. Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte and members of the Davao City Council were among those in attendance at the KOJC’s Grand Opening of…
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…
