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…
DAVAO CITY — The Davao City Council approved the supplemental budget on Tuesday, December 23, which provides gratuity pay and service recognition incentives to city government employees, following its third and final reading. The 21st City Council approved Supplemental Budget No. 3, which allocates a total of P187.324 million sourced from the city’s General Fund…
Kenneth John Tabada showed consistency throughout to nail down the 17th RA Jan Mar B. Hondonero Monthly Open Rapid Chess tournament held on December 21 at the NCCC mall in Tagum City. The 30-year old chess coach and trainer from Nabunturan stayed undefeated and actually tied with townmate Jimzon Trangia and Jandee Honrada of Tagum…
Fresh from wrapping up the general championship of the Davao Oriental provincial games, the first-class town of Governor Generoso will craft an ordinance mandating cash prizes for winning local athletes. “This will compensate for the efforts local athletes have devoted in excelling in their events,” said Mayor Juanito “Kulot” Inojales on Monday. The mayor led…
In Photo: Bucana Bridge * Up next Davao-Samal Bridge The City Council of Davao formally commended the government of the People’s Republic of China and President Xi Jinping for the construction of the Bucana Bridge, a key infrastructure project under the national “Build, Build, Build” program of former President Rodrigo R. Duterte. China extended a…
In Photo: PACC team conducts site inspection DAVAO CITY – The Philippine Anti-Corruption Commission raised concerns on Wednesday, December 10, over the delayed road reconstruction project in Davao City, warning that severe pavement damage along the Magtuod–Waan Road has become a public safety risk despite the project receiving full government funding. In an update on…
In photo: Mayor Inojales celabrates with officiating staff of the provincial chess competition The first-class town of Governor Generoso in Davao Oriental tallied an 86 gold-31 silver-31 bronze medal haul in a display of dominance to wrap up the general championship of the 2025 provincial games championship on Tuesday. A jubilant Mayor Juanito “Kulot” Inojales…
Mayor Juanito “Kulot” Inojales of Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental on Saturday extolled the game of chess to participants of the provincial games, saying it teaches players how to plan successfully ahead. “Contrary to what is believed, chess as a game is not a matter of pushing wood on the board,” he said. “It teaches people…
Theodore Martus outscored many-time champion Odette Rio, 520-360, to rule the 2025 edition of the Philippine National Scrabble Championship on Monday at the Robinson’s Place in Iligan City. Martus, a real estate firm executive in Cebu City, then cruised to a dominant win in the final round against tail-ender Elfhara Leguin to seal his performance…
In Photo: Three of the 10 units of low-bed buses start operating this week. More buses to follow. By Ivy Tejano DAVAO CITY – Davao City will commence the first phase of its new Davao City Bus System (DCBS) this week marking a significant step toward modernizing the city’s public transportation. City Bus Project manager…
