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Read more about the article ‘Davao City is a world of infinite investments’ –Sara Duterte
REACH?ING? OUT. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte says the city is trying to reach out to investors and tourists, telling them Davao City is safe despite martial law. In her speech during the 4th Davao Investment Conference (ICON) on Friday, July 21, Duterte said this year’s ICON is the best chance to show people that Davao City is "conducive to investments." Mayor Sara admitted in a latter press conference that the investment in the tourism industry have been affected by the implementation of Martial law in the whole island of Mindanao.(Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)

‘Davao City is a world of infinite investments’ –Sara Duterte

“Davao is not just the gateway to infinite investments – it is a world of infinite investments.”

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Read more about the article UNDER FIRE: IP, Moro communities, schools suffer as ML intensifies all-out war in Mindanao
LIFT MARTIAL RULE. Lumad and Moro groups stage a protest action at the Boy Scout Circle in Quezon City on Friday, July 21 and call on the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte to lift the imposition of martial law in Mindanao. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

UNDER FIRE: IP, Moro communities, schools suffer as ML intensifies all-out war in Mindanao

Representatives from various Indigenous Peoples and Moro organizations are here in the country’s capital to lobby their call for the stop of all-out war in Mindanao, especially in far-flung areas.

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Read more about the article Duterte to CPP: I bully people who try to topple government
President Rodrigo Duterte and Communist Party of the Philippines founding chairman Prof. Jose Maria Sison (davaotoday.com)

Duterte to CPP: I bully people who try to topple government

Pres. Rodrigo Duterte reacts to the Communist Party of the Philippines by saying it all too well: that he is, indeed, a bully.

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Read more about the article BFP recommends blacklisting of 10% of Davao City businesses
BLACKLIST. Davao City Fire Marshal Fire Inspector Christian Cena says they have recommended ten percent of the business establishments in the city to be on the blacklist of the Business Bureau for failing to comply with the fire safety requirements. Cena said in a press briefing on Wednesday, July 19, that once blacklisted, business owners can no longer process renewal of business permits unless they construct another building or move to another location.(Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)

BFP recommends blacklisting of 10% of Davao City businesses

City Fire Marshal Fire Inspector Christian Cena said in a press briefing on Wednesday, July 19, that the business establishments were already given notices of violation and correction during the inspection conducted this year.

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Read more about the article Martial law hiked shipments to North Mindanao, says Customs
The Bureau of Customs-10 (BOC-10) has vowed to intensify its anti-smuggling operations as it is working hard to achieve its P11 billion target for 2017. File photos show BOC-10 officials, led by BOC-10 CIIS chief Alvin Enciso (left, wearing checkered blue shirt) seize boxes of illegal cigarettes imported from Chine estimated stored in a warehouse in Cagayan de Oro City. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Martial law hiked shipments to North Mindanao, says Customs

In fact, the enforcement of the military rule in the entire island of Mindanao has even encouraged importers to ship their goods here, said Alvin Enciso, chief of BOC-10’s Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS).

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