The New People’s Army on weekend launched separate attacks in Davao region injuring 19 individuals and killing four others.
The Bureau of Fire and Protection (BFP) said the number of fire incidents this year surged 50 percent higher compared to last year.
The Airport Interdiction Unit led by the Philippine Drugs Enforcment Agency (PDEA) and the Davao City Francis Bangoy International Airport authorities said they are closely monitoring the operation of importing illegal drugs in the city.
Police Regional Office (PRO) 11 reported that Malita and Malalag in Davao del Sur are placed under Category 1 of the Election Watchlist Areas (EWAS) for having high possibility of occurrence of politically-motivated violence.
The No Bio, No Boto campaign of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has temporarily deactivated 97,170 out of the 1,034,170 registered voters in Davao City.
Presidential aspirant and Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte warned anyone who shows discrimination in the city will be “arrested and humiliated.”
Davao City Mayor Duterte was lectured on Christian values by Catholic leaders here after a meeting Friday.
The verdict given to American serviceman, Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton – suspect in the killing of Filipino transgender Jennifer Laude – has moved Gabriela Davao to press again on the abolition of two executive agreements with the US.
The local chapter of the women’s group, Gabriela, said it would look forward to another speech by Mayor Rodrigo Duterte that is devoid of expletives similar to what he gave during the One Billion Rising event last year.
A man was shot dead inside an internet cafe while a bullet-riddled body of a woman was found lying along a street in a string of shooting and stabbing incidents in the first two days of this month.
