LTS Pinnacle Holdings Inc., operator of the New City Commercial Center (NCCC) chain of local shopping malls and supermarkets, is beefing up its convenience store network under the Choice Mart and HB1 brands.
Sep/21/2015 07:55 am
The Davao City Police Office (DCPO) on Tuesday said that they will be on red alert status for the duration of the visit of President Benigno Aquino III in Davao City today, Wednesday, September 9.
Sep/09/2015 09:33 am
The Davao Gulf will again be open for commercial fishing for nine months starting Sept. 1 with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) expecting an improved catch after implementing a three-month closed season.
Sep/01/2015 08:34 am
Foreign interns for a masters degree working with the Department of Science and Technology (DoST) and the Hydrology for Environment Life and Policy (HELP) Davao Network have emphasized earlier warnings of an imminent urban sanitation crisis in the city.
Aug/31/2015 08:59 am
An executive of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Davao said the passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) will attract more investors to come to Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
Aug/20/2015 09:14 am
SIX companies have submitted documents to prequalify and bid for the P108.19 billion bundled maintenance project for five regional airports after series of cancellation by the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC).
Aug/18/2015 10:17 am
A group of local artists will hold on Saturday the first-ever Pecha Kucha Night here at Java Jive along Quirino Avenue in a bid to provide a creative space for old and budding artists.
Aug/17/2015 10:58 am
Operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) raided two warehouses in Kidapawan City and Davao City, seizing fake detergent bars worth P8.2 million.
Aug/14/2015 11:11 am
THE Belo Medical Group is planning to open a surgical center in Davao City to expand the beauty medical clinic's operation in the city, Cristalle Belo Henares, managing director, said during the Belo Festivale Beauty Fair ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday.
Aug/12/2015 10:49 am
DAVAO CITY (PIA) An officer of the Philippine Statistics Authority Davao del Sur urged the public to cooperate in population survey that will be conducted nationwide from August 10 to September 6, 2015.
Aug/04/2015 10:27 am
The new, modern and sprawling Davao Oriental Provincial Medical Center, a 200-bed capacity hospital with state-of-the-art medical equipment, continues its expansion.
Jul/28/2015 07:53 am
DAVAO City is now ranked as the fifth most competitive highly urbanized city, one place lower than last year's record, based on the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) ranking on the Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) 2015.
Jul/21/2015 11:45 am
The city council passed on third and final reading Monday a resolution allowing the city mayor to sign in behalf of the local government a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on the establishment of a trading center with the Department of Agriculture-XI.
Jul/16/2015 10:14 am
THE regional office of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) recorded an increase in Davao Region's imports by 1.8 percent to $421.6 million in the first quarter of this year from $414 million registered in the same period last year.
Jul/08/2015 11:49 am
The military here confirmed that top New People's Army (NPA) commander Leoncio Pitao, aka "Ka Parago", was killed in an encounter in Barangay Pañalum, Paquibato District in Davao City at around 2:30 in the afternoon on June 28, Sunday.
Jun/29/2015 10:32 am
INVITING investors engaged in manufacturing to put up shops in Davao City can further boost the city's economy, an official said.
Jun/25/2015 11:16 am
A former city councilor has questioned the budget for the proposed rehabilitation of the Sasa Port here, claiming it is overpriced compared to the development of other ports in the country.
Jun/22/2015 08:40 am
Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago has asked colleagues to investigate reports that schools set up for "lumad" (indigenous people) in the hinterlands of Davao del Norte, a move that will affect some 3,000 students from tribal communities.
Jun/18/2015 12:11 pm
The Davao City Treasurer's Office (CTO) has collected 45% of its tax goals for 2015 as of April and is confident of hitting the full P5.813-billion amount by the end of the year.
Jun/15/2015 11:06 am
AN OFFICIAL of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) Davao Region said they are already ready for the implementation of Republic Act (RA) 10586 or "Anti-Drunk and Drugged Driving Act of 2013" after several weeks of delay.
Jun/11/2015 08:43 am
A biodiversity center that will showcase and monitor the city's flora is being planned by the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) with help from the private and nongovernment sectors.
Jun/04/2015 09:39 am
The National Economic and Development Authority has been asked to fund a feasibility study for a proposed bridge that will link the Island Garden City of Samal to this city.
Jun/02/2015 09:15 am
I visited Davao City last week and I was impressed. We've all heard of the "kill them" mayor; well, I met that mayor. A more down-to-earth person would be hard to find, and a more sincere person equally hard. Whether you agree with his ruthless approach to criminality or not, you can only be impressed with what he's done for the city.
May/28/2015 06:09 pm
The Commission on Human Rights confirmed Monday that the killing of criminals by the so-called Davao Death Squad is now being copied in other cities.
May/26/2015 12:38 pm