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The body of a 78-year-old woman who was reported missing during the landfill slide on May 20, 2026, was recovered around 4:32 p.m. on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at the sanitary landfill here in Barangay New Carmen, Tugbok District, Davao City.

Sara hopes landfill reopens soon amid ongoing waste management concerns

Rojean Grace G. Patumbon

10 hours ago

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IN MEMORIAM. Rene Clert “Bobet” Baterbonia poses in a file photo holding four basketballs. He rose to national prominence after steering Davao Region to a historic 2025 Palarong Pambansa gold medal in secondary boys basketball in Ilocos Norte and a repeat finals appearance in 2026 in Agusan del Sur, where the team won silver. His dream to give his family a better life was cut short due to a drowning incident in Aurora.

VP Sara: AdMU’s response to Baterbonia death lacking

Rojean Grace G. Patumbon

10 hours ago

2 min read

Vice President Sara Duterte served as the guest of honor during the commemoration of the the 128th Anniversary of Philippine Independence on Friday, June 12, 2026 at the Rizal Park in Davao City.

VP Sara calls on to defend sovereignty vs corruption

Rojean Grace G. Patumbon

10 hours ago

2 min read

DAVAO. Personnel from the Davao City Health Office Tropical Disease Prevention and Control Division sprayed hard-to-reach areas in houses in Purok 1, Barangay Mahayag, Bunawan, Davao City.

Davao City dengue cases drop by 61% in early 2026

Sun Star Davao Digital

11 hours ago

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Emergency responders recovered two bodies from a damaged facility in Purok Pelomina, Barangay Calumpang, General Santos City. In an advisory issued at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, June 8, the Philippine Red Cross said rescue teams, working alongside inue retrieval operations as two more individuals remain missing beneath the collapsed structure.

State of calamity in Sarangani amid rising quake death toll

Sun Star Davao Digital

11 hours ago

3 min read

SOMBER HOMECOMING. Basketball jerseys and a framed portrait of Rene Clert “Bobet” Baterbonia in his team uniform are displayed at the Ateneo de Davao Senior High School–Bangkal Campus as supporters gather at Christ the King Chapel to pay their final respects on Friday evening, June 12, 2026. Baterbonia, a former core player of the Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU) Blue Knights, was named Most Valuable Player when the Davao Eagles secured their first-ever secondary boys’ basketball gold medal at the 2025 Palarong Pambansa. The 18-year-old athlete tragically died from drowning on June 8, 2026, during an off-campus team-building activity in Dipaculao, Aurora. He was a newly recruited rookie for the Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) Blue Eagles men’s basketball team. His teammate, 21-year-old Nigerian student-athlete Chukwuemeka Divine Adili, also died in the incident after both were swept away by a strong rip current.

Torreon law firm clarifies role in Baterbonia legal assistance

David Ezra M. Francisquete

11 hours ago

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UNDERSTANDING BIODEGRABLE WASTE. While the biodegradable waste decomposes, it still takes several processes and time to actually become something useful. Experts suggest that biodegradable waste, especially compostable ones, such as food scraps, is not good to add to the ever-growing volume of waste sent to landfills, as numerous studies link biodegradable landfill waste to increasing greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere.

Davao Council approves WTE auction participation

Rojean Grace G. Patumbon

Jun 11, 2026

2 min read

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) staff are distributing emergency relief supplies to affected residents In Sarangani, who were affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Mindanao on June 8, 2026.

Aid pours into Mindanao after devastating 7.8 quake

David Ezra M. Francisquete

Jun 11, 2026

6 min read

The stage is set for one of the most anticipated highlights of the first Ka'aNiYogan Festival and 60th Araw ng Tarragona, as the grand coronation night of Bobay ng Ka'aNiYogan 2026 is scheduled on June 17 at the Plaza de Tarragona, Tarragona, Davao Oriental.

Bobay ng Ka'aNiYogan in Tarragona celebrates empowered womanhood

Sun Star Davao Digital

Jun 10, 2026

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