As Cloud 9 in Barangay Catangnan accommodated more than 7,000 visitors for the official opening of the 23rd International Siargao Surfing Cup with 116 foreign players and 8 Filipino surfers on Saturday, September 23, a top tourism official reiterated the agency’s continuing commitment to support the water sports and other tourism activities in the island.
President Rodrigo Duterte said Friday the diagram of people involved in the illegal drug trade in Lanao del Sur province shows how the drug trade operates in Marawi City, funding the activities of local terrorists.
The $250-million Southeast Asia-United States (SEA-US) submarine cable system will provide the city and the island of Mindanao the “best connectivity” with a capacity of 800 gigabits per second (gbps), Ernest L. Cu, president and chief executive officer of the Globe Telecom, said during the launch here on Friday.
Tourist arrivals in Davao City is starting to pick up after its drop when Martial Law was declared in May this year, city officials said. Data from the City Tourism Operations Office showed tourist arrivals picked up from a low of 151,170 in July and 185,660 in August.
Aside from housing units and a job in the armed forces, President Rodrigo Duterte is offering a possible general amnesty for members of the New People’s Army who will come down from the mountains.
TO REDACT or not to redact. Which could avoid or attract scrutiny and censure?
The Davao Doctors Hospital (DDH) inked an agreement with the Lapanday Foods Corp. (LFC) for its expansion in the northern part of the city.
Frequent flyers here will soon reach top tourist destinations in Mindanao and the Visayas in a shorter travel time after national flag carrier Philippine Airlines announced the opening of at least five domestic flights from Davao City.
MORE THAN a year after President Rodrigo R. Duterte signed the Freedom of Information executive order, a practice completely reverse of the policy has been creeping onto some documents requested by the public. The likely tool for the unexpected move: a black marker.
Barangay Matina Crossing 74-A here has a new village chief after former Punong Barangay Atty. Angela Librado-Trinidad filed her resignation last week.