An Urban Search and Rescue personnel from the city government watches as a fireman continues to put the fire that razed a soon to open shopping mall in Barangay Mintal, Davao City on Wednesday night, Jan. 11. The fire started around 4 p.m.(Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Members of the security forces will not be able to have their own photos taken with the Miss Universe contestants when they arrive in the city next week, said Police Chief Supt. Manuel Gaerlan of the Police Regional Office 11.
A local resident reads the communist publication Pasa Bilis! (Pass it Quickly) during a peace forum organized by the National Democratic Front in Barangay Makopa, Laak, Compostela Valley on Tuesday, Jan. 10. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Farmers hastily put away their grain to keep them from being wet moments after a slight drizzle started to pour in Barangay Makopa, Laak, Compostela Valley on Tuesday, Jan. 10. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
The killing of Mandaya chieftain Cupertino Banugan was a “criminal act” and would not affect the peace talks, a ranking police official here said in a press conference on Wednesday, Jan. 11.
An inter-agency task group of at least 3,000 personnel will be deployed for the launching of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations 2017 to be held in Davao City, a ranking official of the Police Regional Office 11 announced Monday.
Bagane Fiola, director of the independent film Baboy Halas (Wailings in the Forest), is proud to announce that their movie is included in the films to be screened at the 46th International Film Festival Rotterdam from Jan. 25 to Feb. 5, 2017. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
The military refuted claims made by the New People’s Army that Mandaya tribal chieftain Cupertino Banugan was killed in Davao Oriental province due to self-defense.
Davao City is known for its very stringent traffic rules. Through Executive Order 39 signed by then Mayor Rodrigo Duterte on 2013, drivers currently have to stay within the speed limit of 30 kph in downtown areas, 40 kph along roads leading to downtown areas, and 60 kph on national highways.
The year 2016 was a bloody year of struggle, especially for the farmers of Southern Mindanao. Last year, farmers felt the devastating effects of a year long dry spell, and bore the brunt of violence both from state agents and private companies.
