By KATH CORTEZDavao Today DAVAO CITY, Philippines – A bishop of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI) and a peace talks consultant were acquitted from a seven-year case of possessing illegal explosives in Ozamiz City. In a 33-page resolution released on July 2, 2024, Ozamiz Regional Trial...
By KATH CORTEZDavao Today DAVAO CITY, Philippines – A Talaingod chieftain found freedom after three years of detention as the Tagum City court acquitted him of trafficking Lumad students. The case stemmed from the Bakwit School at the University of San Carlos in Cebu,...
In the “Duterte country” that is Davao City, some residents were lured to a signature campaign distributed in their communities in the past week seeking to amend the Constitution which they thought was part of Duterte’s campaign.
The Davao City version of this program will bring in 1,100 modern buses amounting to $1 billion from the Asian Development Bank financing
With the extension of all jeepney franchises in the nation ending on December 31 this year, groups such as Piston, which has members in Davao, are protesting the government’s public vehicle modernization as it will displace them from their livelihood.f
The date November 23, when Philippine government representatives and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) signed a joint statement for the possible resumption of peace talks, is significant, says a peace and human rights observer.
A magnitude 7 quake in the shores of Sarangani caused damages in shopping malls in Koronadal and General Santos cities and triggered a rockslide in the highway of Sarangani on November 17 in the afternoon.
Protecting the environment has been a risky endeavor in the nation, but a joint program by environment groups has fielded about 300 local indigenous peoples and farmers in Davao to protect the city’s watershed and forests and has yielded results in the past twelve years.
The father and brother have come out for Sara, defending and attacking critics over the issue of the vice president’s confidential funds.
There are 6,000 women and girls who are involved in prostitution, 20% or around 1,200 of them are girls under 18 years old.
Across the Kaputian Beach Park in this city’s main island, one can see a large part of Talikud’s approximately 21.59-kilometer coastline.
Today’s young generation may be engrossed with mobile and video games, but in this year’s Dula Kadayawan, young indigenous and Moro people got to participate and showcase their traditional games to the public, untouched by modernization.
Beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) are encouraged to apply and avail of the lifeline electricity rate subsidy