Tourism Undersecretary Katherine De Castro (2nd from left) and House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez (3rd from right) symbolically break a surfboard to mark the official opening of the 23rd International Siargao Surfing Cup in a ceremony on Saturday, September 23 in Cloud 9, General Luna, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte. (More…) (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) is not taking the general amnesty offered by President Rodrigo Duterte, but announced that its armed wing, the New People’s Army, (NPA) will carry out more offensives against government troops.
The 5.4-magnitude quake that struck Wao town in Lanao del Sur province on Sunday morning caused 5 cases of minor injuries, totally damaged 4 buildings and partially damaged about 100 houses, the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) reported.
A tectonic earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 jolted parts of Bukidnon and Lanao del Sur provinces early morning on Sunday, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Philvocs) 10.
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.
A child bikes along the concrete road that connects his village in Sitio 117 to the nearby market in Barangay Mintal, Davao City on Saturday, September 23. (Kenneth Paul Senarillos/davaotoday.com)
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.
President Rodrigo Duterte makes an apology to Davao journalists late Friday night, September 22, for turning into a difficult subject to cover due to the Palace’s security protocols, in contrast to the time when he was still the mayor of the city. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)
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.
