Duterte defends Lady Gaga
AMID protests against the two-day concert of international pop star Lady Gaga in Pasay City, Davao City Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte said the singer has the right to freely express her music.
Duterte said just like anybody else, Lady Gaga entitles to the freedom of expression.
Duterte: Big bizmen willing to finance bets vs Nograles
DAVAO City Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte admitted that there are several businessmen in the city who are willing to support any candidate just to prevent former speaker of the House of Representative Prospero Nograles from winning the mayoralty post.
Duterte said that in the mayoralty...
City Council mulls lifting state of calamity in Paquibato
THE City Council passed on Tuesday an ordinance on first reading the lifting of the state of calamity they issued in eight rat-infested Barangays in Paquibato last year.
In his privilege speech, Davao City Councilor Melchor Quitain, chair of the City Council committee on ethics and good...
5 lessons from Mt. Apo
NOT all lessons can be learned from the four corners of classrooms in fancy universities. Some, if not most, can be learned by spending time with Mother Nature.
This was the realization this writer realized in a five-day adventure on Mt. Apo, the highest peak.
After receiving an...
Airport employee tries to mulct mayor?
DAVAO City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio said an x-ray examiner at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport II (Naia II) apparently tried to mulct her when she arrived from Israel, but she let it pass.
Duterte was on her way to Davao on May 12 from her Israel trip when the man in-charged of...
Mayor knows alleged corruption in assessor’s office
DAVAO City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio said on Monday she already knew about the alleged corruption at the City Assessor’s Office even before her father, Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte talked about it a few weeks ago.
The lady mayor said she has been receiving complaints about this office, and...
City to monitor 'fly-by-night' entertainment establishments
THE City Government of Davao might regulate fly-by-night entertainment establishments in Davao City to avoid the further spread of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection in the city.
Precilla Senoc, health promotion educator officer of CHO, told reporters in Thursday's I-Speak forum...
233 of 288 persons with HIVs are from Davao City
A TOTAL of 233 of the 288 Persons Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (PLHIVs) across Davao Region are from Davao City.
Based on the latest cumulative report from the Reproductive Health and Wellness Center of the City Health Office (RHWC-CHO) as of March 31, on the HIV and Aids (...
Construction starts for modern P2.7-B container terminal
THE 2.7-billion Davao International Container Terminal (DICT) to be constructed in Panabo City will bring the island's export and import industries to international level.
Alexander Valoria, president and chief executive officer of the Anlocor Group of Companies, which owns and manages...
Davao is country's 5th richest city
DAVAO City has been cited as the fifth richest city in the whole country with an average income of P3,534,206,628, making it the lone city from outside Luzon that has been included in the top five richest cities, based on the cities' income for the years 2007-2009.
In its March report,...
Logging ban nets P33.7-M hot logs
AFTER a more-than-a-year moratorium on all logging-related activities in natural and residual forest across the country since February last year, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) confiscated a total of 6,746 cubic meters of hot logs worth P33,757,467.
Claudio...
2 Davao Oriental officials closely monitored
AN OFFICIAL of the Environment department in Davao Region said Wednesday that they are closely monitoring two high-ranking officials in Davao Oriental believed to be involved in illegal logging activities in the area.
Claudio Jumaw-as, chief of the Forest Resources and Conservation...
Mayor vows assistance for banana growers
DAVAO CITY Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio assured on Tuesday that the City Government will assist banana farmers in the city in complying with export requirements imposed by China on Philippine bananas.
She said banana farmers affected by stricter regulations implemented at Chian ports need...
Mayor: Nothing serious about recurring headache
AFTER a more than a month vacation leave for medical reasons, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio said her doctors ruled out any serious illness despite her earlier complaints of recurring terrible headache.
Duterte-Carpio, after gracing a mass wedding ceremony in Barangay 76 on Tuesday...
Council okays talk on flyover
THE Davao City Council passed on first reading an ordinance seeking the endorsement for the construction of a flyover at the Ulas-Toril-Mintal junction under the Mega Bridges for Urban and Rural Development Project (MBURDP).
Lawyer Zuleika Lopez, acting city administrator, said the...
Some men in uniform under PDEA-Davao watch
AN OFFICIAL of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) admitted Thursday that they are closely monitoring some men in uniform believed to be involved in illegal drug-related activities.
PDEA Davao Region chief Emerson Rosales said they have been receiving reports from anonymous...
Effects of rat infestation still hound Paquibato folk
MORE than a year after a massive rat infestation hit at least eight barangays in Paquibato District, the City Agriculturist Office (CAO) on Thursday announced the affected areas are still experiencing its harsh effects.
Jovencio Umaguing of CAO said that the effects of the rat infestation...
Seminar on environmental laws held
MORE than 200 delegates from various sectors in Davao City attended Monday the one-day seminar on various environmental laws.
Organized by Bantay Bayan Foundation Inc. (BBFI) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environment Management Bureau (DENR-EMB), the seminar aims...
Septic tank cleanup at day time sought
THE City Hall has recommended to the City Council the prohibition of septic tank de-sludging and excavation at night.
In a proposed ordinance calendared for Tuesday’s regular session under first reading, the City Government through the City Health Office (CHO) proposed to change the...
More than 2T garbage violators arrested in 9 months
ABOUT nine months since the "No segregation, no collection" policy was implemented to address the problems on solid waste, the Davao City Government has arrested at least 2,364 violators, most of them are now facing charges before local court.
Lawyer Joseph Felizarta, chief of the Davao...
No tainted meat in public markets
AN OFFICIAL of the largest public market in Davao City assured the public that meat sold in city-owned public markets are fit for human consumption contrary to reports about the proliferation of hundreds of kilos of tainted meat.
Noel Buenviaje, Bankerohan Public Market supervisor told...
5 Aids-related deaths recorded in 1st quarter
FIVE more people afflicted with the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Aids) died during the first quarter of the year, based on the report released by the Reproductive Health and Wellness Center (RHWC) of the Davao City Health Office (CHO).
This is on top of the 42 new carriers of the...
Davao to ban sand, gravel quarry in 4 areas
DAVAO CITY -- The City Government of Davao, through the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro), is set to declare a ban on specific quarry operations in four areas in the city.
Lawyer Joseph Felizarta, Cenro chief, said the City Government will no longer renew permits of...
Councilor declares net worth of P40.7M
DAVAO City Councilor Melchor Quitain remains to be the richest councilor of the 16th Davao City Council based on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) filed for the year 2011.
A copy of the SALN of 21 councilors, obtained by Sun.Star Davao from the City Council...
HIV-inflicted preggy closely watched: CHO
THE Reproductive Health and Wellness Center (RHWC) under the City Health Office (CHO) is closely monitoring a pregnant woman who was tested positive for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) to save the unborn child from acquiring the dreaded virus.
Dr. Jordana Ramiterre, chief of RHWC, said...
