A resident from Purok 6 in Barangay Bago Gallera, gathers her kitchenware as she waits for water ration, one of the few things she saved from the raging flood that engulfed their barangay on the late night of November 8, 2023. (Kath Cortez/davaotoday.com)
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DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Brazen is how the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) described the killing of radio…
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.
On All Souls’ Day, a man lits a candle at the ‘Dakung Krus’ in a Catholic cemetery in Davao City, ‘Dakung Krus’ is a place dedicated to dead loved ones whose graves are difficult to locate. (Kath Cortez/davaotoday.com)
The elderly are among the early birds in the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on Monday in Davao City, defying their age, health, and heat.
Davao City is one of the top five growing cities in the Philippines, but it is also one of the top areas for child prostitution and sex tourism, as noted by government agencies focused on women and child trafficking.
An annual audit report from COA showed the local government’s confidential funds tripled under Sara’s mayoral term.
The Davao City Police Office (DCPO) has relieved the head of Police Station 8 Toril Police Major Michael Uyanguren following the investigation on the case of his house help who was reported missing since August 29.
The city’s lawmakers have given the green light to shift to the digitalization of their documents in a proposed ordinance filed by the Committee of Information Technology (CIT).
The Department of Health Region (DOH) XI reported that dengue cases have significantly increased largely affecting schoolchildren or those aged 10 and below.