Thu, Oct 15, 2026

DepEd and DOH launch school-based immunization for Grades 1, 4, and 7 in Davao City public schools through December 2026.

DOLE-Davao City recovers ₱1.3M for 28 workers, including returned cash bonds and separation pay, through SEnA mediation.

DCWD will deploy 24 inline booster pumps in critical Davao City areas as Tamugan River supply drops ahead of El Niño.

LTO-Davao pursues sanctions after a viral video shows speeding motorcycles in a Toril collision, despite police denial.

Davao CADAC trains over 100 barangay officials in GINHAWA and KKDK programs to strengthen local drug prevention efforts.

Davao CHO, WHO, and DOH partner to bring free mobile TB screenings and healthcare services to IP communities in Tugbok.

Davao City receives the CROWN Award and Aguila Award from the NNC for sustained excellence in local nutrition programs.

Davao Oriental Rep. Cheeno Almario collaborates with DOTr and CAAP to process ₱700M for the Mati Airport project.

Davao del Sur implements ₱1.064B in infrastructure projects under Gov. Cagas, with 66% completed as of September 2026.

MANILA, Philippines — Lawyer, accountant and former politician Raul Aguila Daza has died, his family announced in a social media post on Thursday. He was 91. Daza spent more than five decades in public service, serving seven terms as a congressman and three terms as governor of Northern Samar. He also served as d

MONEY SENT HOME by migrant Filipinos grew by less than 2% for the third straight month in August, as lingering geopolitical tensions continued to weigh on remittance flows and overseas worker deployment, analysts said.

THE PHILIPPINE economy’s recovery next year will hinge on a rebound in public investment, although prolonged energy price shocks and climate-related disruptions such as the “Super El Niño” could derail growth, the World Bank said.

THE PHILIPPINE PESO breached the P63-per-US-dollar level for the first time on Thursday, as hot US inflation data bolstered bets that the US Federal Reserve could keep rates higher for longer.

POWER GENERATORS can now build larger power plants after the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) removed capacity limits to boost electricity supply, encourage investments and foster greater competition.

MONEY SENT HOME by migrant Filipinos grew by less than 2% for the third straight month in August,...

MANILA, Philippines — The chance of rains on Friday was high in the Visayas, Mindanao, Palawan, and Bicol, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). Pagasa Weather Specialist Loriedin de la Cruz-Galicia said in the 5 p.m. weather update that the Intertropical

MANILA, Philippines — Amanda Katherine “Andy” Chua, a Grade 11 student at Everest International Academy in Manila, has received High Commendations in both Law and Politics at the 2026 John Locke Institute Global Essay Prize. Chua's two essays were shortlisted in July from more than 10,000 entries subm

MANILA, Philippines — Globe Telecom broadened its network infrastructure and ventured into satellite direct-to-cell technology to boost mobile connectivity, after the latest National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) tests showed it was posting a 99.41 percent SMS (short message service) success rate in Metro M

MANILA, Philippines — Students and faculty at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman in Quezon City were evacuated Thursday afternoon after an alleged online threat targeting the Palma and Malcolm Hall areas circulated online. According to the Quezon City Police District (QCPD), someone received a message

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Thursday said there has been no discussion on the possible replacement of Vice President Sara Duterte amid reports that House Speaker Bojie Dy was being eyed to succeed her. "We cannot anticipate. We cannot speculate because the defense [panel] has yet to present their e

MANILA, Philippines — A politician in Mindanao was tagged by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) as the financier of the chartered plane that carried 521 kilograms of suspected shabu worth P3.54 billion seized in Laos. PDEA spokesman Joseph Frederick Calulut however declined to identify the politician.

SAIPAN, Northern Marianas — Independent gubernatorial candidate Blas Jonathan “BJ” Attao paid tribute to generations of Filipinos who helped build Saipan's infrastructure and cared for local families, saying their contributions to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands go far beyond their st

MANILA, Philippines — A suspected attempt to smuggle a passenger past immigration inspection using a fake passport stamp has triggered a probe to determine the existence of a human trafficking scheme targeting Filipinos searching for jobs abroad, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said Thursday. BI officers intercept

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate may restore hundreds of billions of pesos in budget cuts and realignments made by the House of Representatives in the proposed P7.2 trillion national budget for 2027, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said, warning that there will be more crying as senators scrutinize changes

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate has P11 million remaining budget for the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, more than enough to cover the proceedings, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said Thursday. Lacson said slightly more than P14 million had been spent from the P25.7 million continuing a

MANILA, Philippines — Nearly two-thirds of Filipino voters consider the time and public resources devoted to Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial an unreasonable use of government funds, even as more respondents expect her to be convicted, a Pahayag survey showed. The survey conducted by PUBLiCUS

MANILA, Philippines — The government has invested P44.90 billion in development projects in 5,638 villages (barangay) formerly affected by communist insurgency from 2021 to 2026, with more than 16 million Filipinos reported to have benefited from the program, the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed C

MANILA, Philippines — Nearly half of Filipino adults want the government to shoulder electricity system loss charges that are presently being shouldered by consumers, a survey by Momentum Research showed. System loss refers to electricity generated or purchased that is lost before reaching end-users. These losses

One day, years ago, the message contained in the lyrics of a Bee Gees’ song pinned me to an embarrassing corner. “I started a joke which started the whole world crying. But I didn't see that the joke was on me”

Neither the defense nor the impeachment Court can prevent the prosecution from exercising its inherent prerogative to withdraw three out of the four articles of impeachment. It takes only one article to obtain a conviction.

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