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.
Following a social media post that went viral, Davao Today attests that the Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) – as seen in the 1,000-piso polymer banknote – exists and can be seen live at the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) in Brgy. Calinan this city.
A rivalry for leadership within a cult-like group in Davao City turned bloody on Wednesday, July 26, as a tribal warrior and a former militiaman launched a brutal attack on policemen who had been dispatched to a village to pacify the conflicting parties.
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Vice President Sara Duterte is on a warpath against the public school teachers’ union, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) and its affiliated party-list organization. As concurrent secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd),...
An unverified bomb scare spread through Facebook Thursday morning disrupted classes in Santa Ana Central Elementary School and caused panic among parents and guardians of schoolchildren.
Davaoeños have been used to seeing a Duterte take action on the city’s peace and order situation.
By KATH M. CORTEZ Davao Today DAVAO CITY, Philippines – On the 125th anniversary of the Philippine independence, progressive groups here raise sovereignty issues as the Marcos administration shifts back the government’s alliance from China to the United States. During...
By KATH M. CORTEZ Davao Today DAVAO CITY, Philippines- A volunteer teacher for Lumad schools received the 2023 Front Line Defenders Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk in Dublin, Ireland for her work despite harassments and red-tagging. Jeany ‘Rose’ Hayahay, a...
By KATH M. CORTEZ Davao Today DAVAO CITY, Philippines – A year ago, brothers Mawing and Ismael Pangadas from Talaingod were arrested after joining an anti-State of The Nation Address in Davao City, and were charged along with three teachers of trafficking...
By LUCELLE F. BONZO Davao Today DAVAO CITY, Philippines – The City Council of the Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS) has declared a state of calamity for the entire island due to an ongoing power crisis and increasing public dissatisfaction. Since February 28, the...
By LUCELLE F. BONZO Davao Today DAVAO CITY, Philippines – More than 150 sidewalk vendors near the newly developed three-story structure of the Agdao Public Market have appealed to the local government for relocation after being barred from selling in the area since...
The Magsasaka at Siyentipiko para sa Pag-unlad ng Agrikultura (MASIPAG), a network of farmer-scientists, has called on local governments to take the lead in preventing the commercial release of genetically modified crops Golden Rice and Bacillus thuringiensis eggplant, citing potential dangers.
The city council has passed an ordinance to create a space free from bullying in public and private spaces, online platforms, workplaces, and educational institutions.