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Davao Light and Power Co., Inc. (Davao Light) clarifies the circumstances surrounding the power interruption that affected several areas in Tagum City on June 13 and extends its apology to customers for the inconvenience caused by the extended outage.

The Department of Health (DOH) Davao Region, together with partner local government units, celebrated notable achievements during the 2026 Philippine Multisectoral Nutrition Project (PMNP) National Mayors Forum held on June 9–10, 2026 at New Frontier Th...

The Davao City Health Office (CHO) has seen a decrease in the cases of dengue in the city by 61.53 percent from January to May this year compared to the same period in 2025.

Davao City recorded a 5.7-percent inflation rate in May 2026, down by 1.3 percentage points from 7 percent in April, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority- Davao Region Inflation Report for the month of May issued, which was on June 11, 2026.

To help support critical communications following the recent earthquake in southern Mindanao, PLDT Enterprise, the B2B arm of the PLDT Group, has partnered with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the local government un...

BALUT ISLAND, Sarangani, Davao Occidental – The Commander of Joint Task Force (JTF) Sinaya, Commodore Ireneo D. Battung visited Balut Island, Municipality of Sarangani, Davao Occidental, on June 12, 2026, primarily to engage with and boost the morale of d...

MAWAB, Davao de Oro – Joint Task Force (JTF) Agila intensified its humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) operations across earthquake-affected communities in Sarangani Province and Davao Occidental, working alongside local government units,...

DAVAO CITY — In a gesture of solidarity on Independence Day, Davao City Vice Mayor Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte II personally visited families displaced by the recent fire in Barangay 19-B and brought another round of assistance to affected residents.a

The Office of Civil Defense XI, through the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council XI (RDRRMC XI), has deployed its Regional Rapid Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (RDANA) Team to the Municipality of Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental...

A mechanic was arrested by agents of the Davao del Norte Provincial Office of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Regional Office 11 (PDEA RO 11) during a buy-bust operation conducted at around 2:43 A.M. on June 9, 2026, in Purok Lanzones, Barangay Vis...

DAVAO CITY – The Pwersa ng Pilipinong Pandagat (PPP) Party-list, the Office of Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte II, and the Office of First District Representative Paolo “Pulong” Duterte continue to provide assistance to families affected by the recent fire inc...

GENERAL SANTOS CITY — The Office of the Vice President has deployed its Kalusugan Food Truck to support ongoing search, rescue, and retrieval operations following the powerful earthquake that struck parts of Southern Mindanao on Monday, June

Davao City – Police Regional Office 11 (PRO 11) has intensified its disaster response and monitoring efforts following updated reports from the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) indicating three fatalities in Balut Island, Municipality of Sarangani, Davao...

The Eastern Mindanao Command (EastMinCom) immediately mobilized its forces and activated its disaster response mechanisms following the strong earthquake that affected several areas in Mindanao today, June 8, to support local government units, disaster re...

MAWAB, Davao de Oro – The 10th Infantry (Agila) Division immediately mobilized its Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR) units following the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that affected parts of Mindanao on June 8, 2026.a

The Joint Task Force Sinaya (JTF SINAYA), together with the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Mati, Davao Oriental conducted a Joint Maritime Law Enforcement Operation that resulted in the apprehension of M/V Nur Aira and its five crew on...