Speculations are rife that the Garcia political clan of Davao’s second district has shifted alliance to the Marcoses for this midterm election.
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Preacher Apollo Quiboloy, the subject of a 16-day search by police in his Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) property in Davao City, surrendered to authorities on Sunday evening, September 8 and was flown to Manila for detention as he faces trafficking and abuse charges.
As August 30 is marked as the International Day of the Victims Enforced Disappearance, the family of missing labor organizer William Lariosa continues to search for him.
DAVAO CITY, Philippines -Two-thousand police personnel deployed to search for fugitive preacher Apollo Quiboloy have worked non-stop since dawn of…
The 20th Davao City Council passed on August 20 the Justice Zone Ordinance which they hope will improve and speed up the justice system in the city.
The streets of Davao City burst with colors and rhythm last August 18 as this year’s 39th Kadayawan Festival staged the Indak-Indak sa Kadayawan and Pamulak sa Kadayawan on the same date.
The former secretary general of Karapatan Southern Mindanao, Jay Apiag, was arrested by police on Tuesday afternoon, August 13 in Digos City and transferred later to Davao City on Wednesday on warrants for attempted murder which his group claims are “trumped-up charges”.
Mayor Sebastian Duterte faces criticisms from Davao’s environmental groups for stating his continuing support for the waste-to-energy incineration (WTE) project during his State of the City Address (SOCA) last August 6.
The second State of the City Address (SOCA) of Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte laid down plans for more social services for Dabawenyos and discussed funding problems for the city’s bus system, but Dabawenyos wanted concrete plans on flooding and traffic.
The low crime rates in Davao City in the past months are result of manipulation of statistics and inaccurate classification of cases, according to Davao Region’s Police Regional Office (PRO-11) Director General Nicolas Torre III.
