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DAVAO CITY – Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte Municipal Administrator lawyer Elisa Evangelista-Lapiña will appear in a hearing under the Committee on Finance, Budget, and Appropriations in response to the challenge posed by Councilor Cromwell Cocamas.

DAVAO CITY- Nineteen New People’s Army (NPA) members surrendered in what the military described as a result of the continued crackdown of the Eastern Mindanao Command (EastMinCom) against the communist group.

DAVAO CITY- Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Dionardo Carlos clarified on Monday (Nov.22) that there is no order yet directing the police to conduct mandatory drug tests to all candidates vying for public office.

DAVAO CITY- This city hits 75.67 percent or 908,101 of the 1.2 million target of fully Covid-29 vaccinated individuals, Mayor Sara Duterte confirmed Monday (Nov.22).

The partnership of Northern Davao Electric Cooperative Inc. (NORDECO) and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority in Davao Region (TESDA-11) led to energizing the homes of at least 50 Indigenous Peoples in Sitio Kapatagan, Barangay Gupitan, K...

AVAO CITY- A 37-year-old resident of Surigao del Sur in possession of unlicensed firearm and ammunition was arrested in an intensified police and military checkpoint in Lasang checkpoint, Barangay Lasang this city Monday morning (Nov. 22).

DAVAO CITY – Santo Tomas , Davao del Norte Mayor Ernesto Evangelista urged Vice-Mayor Gabriel Eric Estela to ask local legislators to vote between the establishment of Soil Analysis Laboratory or to purchase eight vehicles to be funded in the proposed 202...

DAVAO CITY- More than 2,000 persons deprived of liberty (PDL) from Davao City Jail male and female dormitories have received their full vaccination on Saturday (November 19).

DAVAO CITY- Up to nine agrarian reform beneficiaries organizations (ARBOs) in Davao de Oro have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to cope up with the rising prices of rice in the province.

DAVAO CITY —Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte Mayor Ernesto Evangelista led the distribution of the honorarium for all barangay tanods from 19 barangays as part of his administration’s support and recognition to the efforts and services they made in maintaini...

DAVAO CITY- The chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) General Dionardo Carlos encourages all local and national candidates for 2022 elections to submit themselves to drug testing.

DAVAO CITY- The Regional Police here has immediately activated the Police Security and Protection Task Force (PSPTF) to suppress and dismantle any Private Armed Groups (PAGs) in Davao Region which could be used in the upcoming election.

DAVAO CITY, Nov. 19 (PIA) --- Vaccination has made this year much better says Undersecretary Ramon Cualoping of the Philippine Information Agency XI.

The National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP) of Davao del Sur facilitates the Cultural Sensitivity Training of some volunteers for their immersion in a Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Area (GIDA) and IP community.

DAVAO CITY- The city government here will soon start its rollout of COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for eligible frontline healthcare workers (HCWs) or those belonging to priority group A1.

Some of the prevailing energy issues affecting electric cooperatives (ECs) are offshoot to the negligence of government regulatory agencies, according to Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association (PHILRECA) Party List Representative Presley de Je...