Bulk of Davao's revenues comes from business taxes
THE bulk of Davao City's total tax collection of P4.306 billion in 2011 came from business taxes with P766.871 million, the City Treasurer's Office (CTO) announced Wednesday.
Science department creates energy audit team
THE Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-Davao Region has organized a group to audit energy consumption of industries to help reduce energy consumption in the region.
Called "Dream Team", the group is composed of mechanical engineers and chemical engineers from DOST-Davao and...
Diocese press workers decry closure sans notice
WORKERS of the Holy Cross Press Employees Association (HCPEA) have set up a picket outside the establishment along Guerrero Street here, lambasting the Archdiocese of Davao, the printing press owner, for closing operations last December 1 without giving notice to the employees.
These...
Partnership with farmers an agri office’s key accomplishments
ONE of the five key accomplishments of the City Agriculture Office (CAO) is its partnership with the farmers and fisher folks in Davao City.
Business bureau confident of hitting target on permit renewal
THE Business Bureau is confident of attaining its goal for this year's business permit renewal even as the government unit announced that it will be providing renewal in the district level by 2013.
Lawyer Tristan Dwight Domingo, business bureau chief, said that as of January 10, there are...
Education department extends help to “Sendong” victims
THE Department of Education (Deped) in Davao Region has extended assistance to the flood victims of Tropical Storm Sendong in Cagayan de Oro and Iligan cities in cash and relief goods.
Gemar Batucan, DepEd-Davao regional supervisor and Disaster and Risk Reduction Management coordinator,...
Group not worried about outsourcing bill
THE National ICT Confederation of the Philippines (NICP) said it is not worried about a proposed law that would discourage American companies from outsourcing its operations.
US House Bill (HB) 3596, otherwise known as the "Call Center and Consumers Protection Bill" was introduced last...
David Blugre ready to take on Goliaths in coffee biz
IT MAY be lightweight in coffee business globally, but Blugre Coffee is ready to take on the heavyweights as the homegrown company embarks on a massive expansion program starting this year.
Mines bureau: Mining will still be allowed in Pantukan
MINING will still be allowed in Pantukan after being listed in the highly susceptible landslide area identified by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB)-Davao Region, an official said Monday.
According to Edilberto Arreza, regional director of MGB-Davao Region, it will depend on the...
Lull in peace talks, a breathing space
THE lull in peace talks between the communist group and the government is just a breathing space, a government peace panel member said.
"Though for the past months mainit ang dalawang panels, the government is moving backwards to provide breathing space between the National Democratic...
City agriculturist eyes to make city largest cacao producer
THE City Agriculturist Office (CAO) chief Leonardo Avila III is seeking to make Davao City the largest cacao bean producer in the country.
Cancer center to be inaugurated
THE cancer center in Davao Regional Hospital (DRH) in Tagum City is the first public cancer treatment facility in Mindanao and is scheduled for inauguration to be led by President Benigno Aquino III on January 8.
City to run vs erring traders
SOME business establishments in Davao City who had filed for retirement of their firms are still actually operating, and the Business Bureau is in the process of running after unscrupulous traders behind this wrongdoing.
DCIPC eyes enhancing tourism promotion
THE Davao City Investment Promotions Center (DCPIC) is eyeing to strengthen tourism promotions in Singapore and China this 2012.
"We want to support existing connectivity and we also want to encourage establishments and airlines to offer promos so that our foreign markets can truly enjoy...
Davao investments grow by 2.6%
THE Davao City Investment and Promotion Center (DCIPC) announced Monday a continued growth of investments in the city.
Geologist urges review of zoning ordinance
ONE of the ways to mitigate flooding is to widen canals or construct engineered drainage or canal system in the city, a geologist said.
Beverly Brebante, supervising geologist of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in Davao Region, said she highly recommends the review of the zoning...
Dabawenyos laud firecracker ban
ON THE 9th year of firecracker ban in Davao City, Dabawenyos are used and are contented with alternate ways of celebrating New Year's Eve.
"Mas ganahan ka okay dili na ka makuyaw-kuyawan pag-gawas nimu sa kalsada ug magsimba pag bag-ong tu-ig (I like it because we are not anymore...
Year of Water Dragon, an unpredictable one
THE Year of the Water Dragon brings many possibilities of prosperity and good fortune and not the end of the world, though there are speculations and even movies that say 2012 will be the end of the world.
Water Dragons appear every 60 years and according to Chinese Zodiac, it begins on...
A little bit of everything
YEAR 2011 was a robust year for Davao, what with all developments becoming reality and construction of shops, malls, and hotels changing the landscape like money was not a problem. But, it is.
Flood, landslide-prone area residents warned
THE Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Davao warned both local government units and residents living in landslide- and flood-prone areas to be alert especially with the wet days ahead.
MGB-Davao Director Edilberto Arreza said local...
Fruits’ prices seen to hike: vendors
THE preparation of 13 round sweet fruits believed by Chinese to bring good luck and prosperity for the coming year has also been ingrained in the Filipino New Year tradition.
Davao chamber of commerce sees more investors in 2012
THE Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (DCCCII) is optimistic that more investors will be coming in to the metropolis because of its infrastructure development in the coming year.
Group to reinforce river tracker system
THE river monitoring devices used to develop weather and river monitoring systems, vital components of which have all been stolen, will be reinstalled in Davao City.
Smart and Ateneo De Davao University installed the tracer technology a year ago to record wind speed, rainfall,...
NGO: Palace-Corona tussle is but democracy in action
THE ongoing battle between the executive and the judiciary is but an expression of democracy, an official of a non-government organization said.
Augusto N. Miclat Jr., executive director of Initiatives for International Dialogue - an advocacy and solidarity organization based in the...
Business Bureau to establish one-stop shop for biz renewal
A ONE-STOP shop for getting business permit renewal will be established by the city's Business Bureau from January 2 to 20, 2012 at the NCCC Mall of Davao.
