The newly installed Indigenous People’s Mandatory Representative (IPMR) of Davao’s Sangguniang Panlungsod begins his term with plans of funding cultural development of the indigenous communities as well as their empowerment to protect the city’s watershed.
After a week of protest in Davao City in solidarity with former President and Mayor Rodrigo Duterte now comes messages from city’s leaders calling for dialogue and reconciliation.
The student publication of Ateneo de Davao University, Atenews, was the subject of online attacks coming mostly from the school’s alumni when it posted a joint statement with four other Ateneo university publications in support of the arrest and trial of former President Rodrigo Duterte in the International Criminal Court.
The olden times are back in Davao City, with the Nograleses challenging the Dutertes in at least two major races.
In time for International Women’s Month, women rights advocates in Davao urge candidates of the midterm and local elections to set platforms for women’s rights given the issues of abuse that is still prevalent in the city.
This year’s Datu Bago Awards will honor two female artists, an educator, and two business leaders who will be conferred the awards as part of the 88th Araw ng Dabaw celebration.
The armed robbery of a pawnshop in the downtown area of Davao City on Wednesday raised speculations online that this was scripted or simulated, but the Davao City Police disagrees and said an organized crime group is behind the incident.
Cobbie Jan Canda, Regional Coordinator of Kabataan Partylist Southern Mindanao, called on the youth to battle disinformation and historical revisionism, by “preserving and protecting the lessons” of Martial Law as history proves that the unity of the people joined together in 1986 to overthrow the Marcos dictatorship.
In Lower Arroyo Compound in Talomo, Davao City, on Friday, February 21, residents were surprised to see senatorial candidates roaming their pathwalks, shaking hands and handing out leaflets that outlined their platforms.
Duterte-allied lawyers along with the Davao City vice mayor councilors filed a petition to the Supreme Court (SC) to block the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
