Margarita Nograles, the Davao-based representative of party-list Pwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA), refutes rumors she is running for city mayor as she played an active role in the probe and suspension of the Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI).
The Davao City Information Office advises the public to refrain from spreading unverified and assured that the Davao City police and military units are on alert to secure the city.
Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte has been rarely seen in public for the past months, but he has a reason why.
Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said the project is unaffected by the cancellation of the loan agreement as the project has been approved already by the National Economic Development Agency (NEDA).
Ibuyan, Apostol, Ungab, and Abella are familiar names in Davao City local politics yet the first three lost their reelection bids as barangay captains, while Abella failed his comeback for barangay captain, in Monday’s Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections. Yet, another Duterte made it into local politics.
An annual audit report from COA showed the local government’s confidential funds tripled under Sara’s mayoral term.
The city’s lawmakers have given the green light to shift to the digitalization of their documents in a proposed ordinance filed by the Committee of Information Technology (CIT).
The Davao City Government will get an additional Php 2.58 billion supplemental budget for the calendar year 2023, with the City Mayor’s office getting the highest piece of the budget worth Php 647 million for projects.
A senior Davao City councilor resigned from his chairmanship of two key committees during Tuesday’s session, August 8, raising speculation of a rift with the city mayor.
A rivalry for leadership within a cult-like group in Davao City turned bloody on Wednesday, July 26, as a tribal warrior and a former militiaman launched a brutal attack on policemen who had been dispatched to a village to pacify the conflicting parties.
