Some 500 farmers and residents in Barangay Ngan in Compostela Valley barricaded a barangay road to block the entry of mining company Agusan Petroleum and Minerals Corp.
A group of barangay captains here organized “Run Duterte Run”, a fun run activity which aims to unite people to support Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s federalism campaign.
As public and private schools here gear up for the enrollment next week as the formal opening of classes is slated on June 1, a private community school located in Sitio Muling, Barangay Gupitan, Kapalong, Davao del Norte is not sure if they will hold classes for the students.
The City Health Office (CHO) said on Thursday that there is a sharp increase in teenage pregnancy in the city this year.
Teachers in some schools are now left with around two to three volunteer parents on the third day of Brigada Eskwela which opened nationwide last Monday.
The Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (DCCCII) opposed the 17-billion Sasa Port modernization project under the government’s Private-Public Partnership (PPP) program.
The Department of Education in the region is 97% ready for the full implementation of the Senior High School (SHS) in public schools in 2016-2017 but teachers are questioning where the department based its readiness.
Councilor Danilo Dayanghirang on Tuesday said that the request of the New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) to investigate Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s possible role in summary executions here is a “political ploy”.
Activists here expressed solidarity with the workers of rubber slippers Kentex Manufacturing Incorporated who died in what was touted as the biggest factory fire in the country.
Davao del Norte Governor Rodolfo del Rosario is eyeing the preparation of documents for the future construction of a sports colosseum and a bridge connecting Panabo City and the Samal Island before his term ends on 2016.
