LATEST STORIES
Barangay police receives motorcycle patrol equipment from Rep. Pulong
Davao City First Congressional District Representative Paolo “Pulong” Duterte, through his son Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte...
Despite protest, commemoration of Bonifacio Day peaceful: DCPO
The Davao City Police Office (DCPO) said the commemoration of the 160th Gat. Andres Bonifacio...
Cops neutralize alleged robber
Operatives of the Bajada Police Station neutralized a suspect of an alleged robbery hold-up at...
2 foreigners slain in separate gun attacks in MagSur, S. Kudarat
Two foreign nationals engaged in money lending business were killed in Sultan Kudarat and Maguindanao...
OGPinas campaign launched in Davao City
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM), in partnership with the Department of the Interior...
Tagum declares state of calamity after spike in dengue cases
The Tagum City Council on Tuesday passed a resolution declaring a state of calamity due...
5 dead in 2 road crashes in Davao
Two road crashes that happened overnight claimed the lives of five people in the outskirts...
DCPO forms ‘SITG Castillones’ for speedy probe on ex-mayor’s murder
The Davao City Police Office (DCPO) has created a Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) to...
City, DCPO deploy massive security, safety forces for Pasko Fiesta 2023
The city government of Davao and the Davao City Police Office (DCPO) held a send-off...
World AIDS Day activities centered on combating stigma, raise HIV awareness
The Davao City AIDS Council will be celebrating World AIDS Day on December 1 with...
ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL
Relevance amid changing times
Social media vs print media will always be an unending debate.
New age journalism belonging to...
A Culture of Excellence
If you’re familiar with the best-selling book, “In Search of Excellence,” then you know the...
Remembering Daddy Ram
Greg Deligero, then the associate editor of Edge Davao, invited me to join the new...
Lessons from Aeon Towers: Opportunity in adversity
At first look, nobody believed an iconic building with an architectural masterstroke could even come...
Women at the helm of Davao’s resilient homegrown hotel
They say men are firm but women are more compassionate and well-organized.
In this age when...
VANTAGE POINTS
THINK ON THESE: Who wants to be rich and famous?
When I was still in college in Davao City, one of the most-often played songs on the radio was “Don't Cry for Me, Argentina.” Memorable lines include these: “And as for fortune and as for fame I never invited them in. Though it seems to the world they were all I desired.”
THEORY and PRACTICE: The Captive Mind
The Malaysian anthropologist Syed Hussein Alatas is best known for the concept “the captive mind.” The captive mind refers to the lost sense of...
HEALTH
HEALTH: Rediscovering cashew, “nature’s vitamin pill”
Recent studies have shown that eating nuts is a healthy habit as it can foster the overall well-being of a person. They may be considered as something trivial yet nuts have redefined themselves in a new and positive way with many health benefits being...
ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENT: Harnessing the power of winds
Most of the electricity generated in the Philippines comes from fossil fuels. In fact, about 70% of it and 90% are generated from coal and oil resources, which are imported at varying prices from other nations.
“With fossil-fuel prices continually rising due to dwindling...
AGRI TRENDS
AGRITRENDS: Bringing back the golden days of coconut industry
By the end of his term, President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. sees 100 million coconut trees growing throughout the country. This legacy is part of the rehabilitation plan for the coconut sector, according to him.
Already, Marcos has met up with officials of the...
FEATURES
FEATURE: Reimagining urban life with Aeon Bleu
It’s been a long and winding road for homegrown developer Aeon Luxe Properties Incorporated (ALPI) to take. Finally, it has reached its destination.
What used to be just a dream has now become a reality as ALPI officially broke ground for its newest project in...
BIGGER PICTURE
BIGGER PICTURE: Is waste-to-energy a waste of energy?
While Waste-to-energy facilities seem ideal, it does come with serious drawbacks: they are expensive. Incinerating waste requires costly infrastructure and highly trained staff to operate it, entailing significant financial outlay. In Davao City alone, the proposed WTE facility costs P6 Billion and calls for at least P3.5 billion counterpart from the government for its implementation.
IN PICTURES
LIFESTYLE
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SPORTS
CLEAN SLATE: Learning from the mistake of forgetting our para athletes
When Davao City took part in the 1997 Philippine National Games (PNG) in Cebu City, we were fortunate to be included in the delegation.
That...
SPORTS KEN: Ateneo’s monkey wrench
Before tackling the very exciting near-championsip battle between UP and Ateneo, let me first give a round of applause to two outstanding athletes who...
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