Photo courtesy of Ivy Tejano By Ivy Tejano DAVAO CITY – The 11th Philippine Halal Trade and Tourism Expo is positioning a three-day event as a platform to expand Davao’s role in the growing halal economy, with activities focused on trade promotion, tourism, business matching, and support for micro, small and medium enterprises. The expo,…
DAVAO CITY — More than 100 families received relief assistance from the offices of Davao City First District Rep. Paolo Duterte and Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte II on Tuesday, May 19, after flash floods triggered by prolonged heavy rains displaced affected families across several communities in Davao City. Teams from the “Pulong-Pulong ni Pulong” program…
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Special Needs Intervention Center for Children, which has been serving more than 1,000 children with special needs since its 2025 launch, received new occupational therapy equipment to strengthen its rehabilitation and development programs. The therapy equipment was turned over by the AboitizPower subsidiary Therma South Inc. and the Aboitiz…
Despite the El Niño phenomenon which hit the Philippines early and has not spared Davao Region, DCWD continued to deliver sufficient supply of water almost double the current water demand. El Niño is characterized by severe dry spells which reduce water supply often resulting to rotational rationing of water and significant agricultural productivity. Former City…
DAVAO CITY – A Davao City councilor is pushing for the creation of a centralized coordinating body to organize National Service Training Program graduates and all volunteers in Davao City, strengthening public service deployment and improving coordination across sectors. Councilor Alberto Ungab, chairperson of the Committees on Appointments and Government Reorganization and on Disaster Risk…
Cotabato Governor Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza, with Vice Governor Rochella Marie Taliño Taray, officials from the Department of Public Works and Highways–12 and the Mindanao Development Authority, formally inaugurates and opens the Lumayong Parallel Bridge in Kabacan town and the Carmen Parallel Bridge in Carmen town on Monday, May 4, to motorists and the general public. (Photo…
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City government is advancing plans to modernize public transport, with an emphasis on environmental sustainability, through a proposed ordinance to strengthen the city’s electric vehicle (EV) program. A measure pending before the Davao City Council seeks to establish a comprehensive incentive framework for the EV industry, covering manufacturers, dealers, operators,…
DAVAO CITY – Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte signed an executive order on Monday, creating an inter-agency task force to coordinate government response to rising fuel prices and their impact on basic goods and economic activity. Executive Order No. 07, Series of 2026, aims to establish a city-level Inter-Agency Task Force on Emergency Socioeconomic Crisis…
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Government on Monday, March 30, welcomed Police Colonel Peter Bauzon Madria as the new director of the Davao City Police Office, marking a leadership transition aimed at maintaining public safety and strengthening law enforcement. Madria assumed the post from outgoing acting city director Police Colonel Mannan Muarip, who served…
Mindanao’s push toward digital governance earned national recognition at the 5th GCash Digital Excellence Awards (GDEA) on February 19th at the Grand Hyatt Manila, with five institutions, including a groundbreaking honoree from Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), cited among 45 awardees nationwide for measurably improving how citizens access and pay for public services….
