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For more than four decades, residents of Panacan Relocation in Davao City relied on deepwells, water delivery trucks, and stored drums just to meet their daily water needs. Ever since the Davao City Bulk Water Supply Project (DCBWSP) began operations in 2...

The City Tourism Operations Office (CTOO) invited Dabawenyos to witness the Filipino-themed Dan-ag Davao ug Pag-abli sa Pasko on November 27, 2025 at Rizal Park.

The Davao City Library and Information Center's (DCLIC) National Book Week celebration turned into a vibrant spectacle as students from the city’s daycare centers brought storybook characters to life in a colorful Book Characters Parade at NCCC Activity A...

Davao City’s groundbreaking shift to digital records management, through the City Records Management System (CRMS) under the City Archives and Record’s Office (CARO), has earned a national recognition, anew.

Davao City First District Rep. Paolo Z. Duterte has filed two major legislative measures on Tuesday—one calling for an urgent congressional inquiry into the alleged ₱100-billion budget insertions in the 2025 national budget, and another mandating random h...

WESM rates, environmental charges, transmission rates becoming a burden to consumers

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Tuesday, November 18 destroyed over P4 million worth of dangerous drugs and essential chemicals (CPECs) at the Cosmopolitan Funeral Homes, J. Camus Extension corner Jose Abad Santos Street, Davao City.

The overall residential electricity rate of Davao Light for this month stands at P10.0612 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), reflecting a rise of P0.9080/kWh from last October’s rate of P9.1532/kWh. This rate applies to the November 11 to December 10 billing period...

The City Government of Davao, through the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO), extended a total of P 6.6 million-worth of financial assistance to earthquake-hit Cebu and Davao Oriental.

The City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) strengthened its campaign to protect children’s rights through the Children in Street Situation (CISS) Congress 2025 on November 27-28, 2025 at the Royal Mandaya Hotel.

DAVAO CITY — Acting Davao City Vice Mayor Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte II said the official date of his and Acting Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte’s oath-taking remains pending, even as the city continues to adjust to the unprecedented situation of having an ov...

DAVAO CITY — Acting Davao City Vice Mayor Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte II said the official date of his and Acting Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte’s oath-taking remains pending, even as the city continues to adjust to the unprecedented situation of having an ov...

Representatives Omar Vincent S. Duterte and Paolo Z. Duterte have filed House Bill No. 5645, seeking to institutionalize the Value-Added Tax Social Transfer (VAST) for Indigent Citizens Program, a permanent and targeted mechanism aimed at easing the tax b...

Representatives Omar Vincent S. Duterte and Paolo Z. Duterte have filed House Bill No. 5645, seeking to institutionalize the Value-Added Tax Social Transfer (VAST) for Indigent Citizens Program, a permanent and targeted mechanism aimed at easing the tax b...

The Eastern Mindanao Command (EastMinCom) welcomed its 15th Commander, Major General Adonis Ariel G. Orio, in a Change of Command Ceremony held at the Naval Station Felix Apolinario, Panacan, Davao City, on November 15.

The Davao City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) reminded Dabawenyos to stop giving alms, especially to children, as the Christmas season draws near.