Davao Region’s population grew by 9.5 percent over five years, which is higher than the national population growth rate, according to the Commission on Population 11.
Panabo City recorded the most number of suspected dengue cases in Davao del Norte province for the first quarter this year.
Two members of the Philippine National Police in Tagum City Police Station were found positive of using illegal drugs.
Partylist representative Carlos Isagani Zarate said they will refile House Bill 5540 or the Comprehensive Nursing Law in the next Congress after President Benigno Aquino III vetoed the provision increasing the entry-level pay of nurses.
Incoming Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza urged Filipinos to stay the course after the success of the preliminary talks between the government and the National Democratic Front in Oslo, Norway.
As classes opened this week, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) reminded all commuters to refrain from patronizing colorum or unregistered private and public vehicles to avoid inconvenience.
Along with the celebration of the Philippine Environmental Month this June, environmental groupsand government agencies are set for the grand opening of theJune 27-29 Ecofest Davao 2016.
A farmer’s wife said her husband in Montevista town, Compostela Valley province committed suicide hours before his “scheduled interview” with military troops on Tuesday, June 8.
Hundreds of Filipino children were barred from attending class when schools opened this week.
The formal peace talks between the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines will resume in the third week of July in Oslo, Norway, officials announced.