Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Camarines Sur Rep. Leni Robredo won as President and Vice President after the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC) finished canvassing the 167 Certificate of Canvass (COCs) at around 7:17 pm on Friday, May 27.
A progressive farmers group welcomed the National Democratic Front nomination of its chairperson, Rafael “Ka Paeng” Mariano as secretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) for the incoming administration.
The Department of Education (Deped) here is preparing to launch the National Schools Maintenance known locally as “Brigada Eskwela”.
President-elect Rodrigo Duterte said government employees should prove to the public that they deserve the salary they receive.
The provincial government is set to declare Davao del Norte under a state of calamity due to the havoc caused by the intense dry spell.
The Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC) announced that there will be no rotational brownouts during the upcoming four-week maintenance shutdown of the Unit 2 of Therma South Inc. (TSI) power plant in the city, on June 18 to July 6.
The Office of the Ombudsman dismissed the case of kidnapping and serious illegal detention against Bayan Muna Partylist lawmaker Carlos Isagani Zarate and seven other activists over the mass evacuation of indigenous people in a church compound here.
Workers in a Japanese fruit processing company here halted its operation by blocking its gates on Wednesday, May 25, protesting the alleged illegal dismissal of employees.
The City Health Office (CHO) said the proposed three-child policy of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte to trim down the family size “will be a good policy that will curb overpopulation”.
President-elect Rodrigo Duterte blamed the lack of law enforement authorities during a concert in Pasay City last week which killed five concertgoers.
