Despite the brief rain shower on Sunday afternoon of April 28, the 2019 Palarong Pambansa opening ceremony pushed through with around 18,000 delegates across the country welcomed at the University of the Philippines Mindanao Sports Complex in Davao City.
Athletes, officers and other participants to the 2019 Palarong Pambansa undergo earthquake and tsunami lectures and drills on Friday, April 26.
More than 100 professional anglers from the Philippines and different countries in the world will compete in the 12th Siargao International Game Fishing Tournament that officially opened on Thursday, April 11 in Pilar town.
The city government of Davao has allotted PHP69.3 million as its counterpart to fund the conduct of the Palarong Pambansa 2019.
The City Government of Davao has inked a partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd) relative to the hosting of the Palarong Pambansa 2019 set on April 27-May 4, 2019.
Residents in Davao City and provinces within and outside the Davao Region will expect rains in coming days as state weather bureau Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) spotted a Low-Pressure Area (LPA) 900 kilometers east of Davao City as of 3:00 a.m. today, Monday, April 8.
The City Government said it is ready and doing just some finishing touches on the games venue less than a month before the Palarong Pambansa would be held here on April 27 – May 4.
More than 3,000 individuals from three areas in Davao Oriental have to evacuate from their homes due to hours of heavy rains since Monday night due to Tropical Depression Chedeng.
Residents in landslide-prone areas in Davao City were advised for pre-emptive evacuation due to heavy rains brought by the Tropical Depression Chedeng.
Tropical depression Chedeng has slowly weakened as it moves towards Mindanao, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said at its 11:00 a.m. bulletin on Monday, March 18.
