An independent think tank branded as ambitious and luxurious the National Economic and Development Authority’s anti-hunger and anti-poverty program dubbed as “AmBisyon Natin 2040.”
A three-storey electronic library that offers “rich multimedia content and is accessible to the public” is set to be established here.
President Rodrigo Duterte will be signing an executive order to declare Panatag shoal a marine sanctuary where fishing will no longer be allowed, said Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon, Jr. Sunday.
A hospital for physically deformed child patients here has accepted two children from conflict-affected province of Basilan province.
The city’s Lingap Para sa Mahirap, a government program which caters to the needs of indigent patients has transferred to its new office.
A 2015 population census showed that Davao del Sur was the fastest growing province in Davao region with an average annual population growth of 1.84 percent.
A city councilor here has ordered a stringent review of the quarry permits in the city after what he described as a “monopoly” of quarry operations.
Prof. Kim Gargar, spokesperson of environmental group Panalipdan told the City Council and Mega Harbour Port officials Wednesday that the reclamation project will destroy the marine life ecosystems, not only in the area to be reclaimed, but also the offshore sources where earth may be extracted.
Japan-based commodity supplier Farmind Corporation is eyeing to put up banana plantations in conflict areas of Mindanao, a Cabinet official said.
Chinese investors are planning to pour in major investments here with infrastructure, tourism and agricultural business as their main targets, a City councilor said Tuesday.
