LATEST STORIES
2 persons operating as illegal recruiters should be classified as syndicate: Pulong
Davao City First District Representative Paolo “Pulong” Duterte renewed his call for urgent passage of...
Damosa Land to launch an exclusive community dev’t in Puan next year
Leading real estate developer Damosa Land, Inc. (DLI) is expanding its footprint with an exclusive...
DepEd-Davao City investigates 2 teachers for posting fake info online
The Department of Education-Davao City (DepEd-Davao) is investigating two public school teachers for allegedly posting...
CTTMO nets 8,330 speed limit violators in 2023
The City Transport and Traffic Management Office (CTTMO) has apprehended 8,330 speed limit violators from...
MSU-Marawi blast suspect arrested
One of the suspects in the December 3 bombing at the Mindanao State University campus...
P211-M DavNor bridge enables easier transport of agri products
Agricultural commodities from this province can now easily be transported to the south as the...
Eight schools in Mati City’s GIDAs receive Starlink kit
Eight schools situated in Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDAs) in Mati City received Starlink...
DCOTT streamlines porter services, encourages passenger cooperation
In preparation for the expected influx of passengers this holiday season, the Davao City Overland...
Woman dies in gruesome road accident in McArthur Highway
A woman died in Davao City after allegedly being hit and run by a truck...
OCBO calls on developers to ensure building intergrity
With the recent earthquakes and consequent aftershocks, the Office of the City Building Official (OCBO)...
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
Theory and Practice: The Role of Civil Society
Modern democracy is theoretically procedural rather than substantive. This means that democracy in itself is not a guarantee for the achievement of our desired...
THINK ON THESE: Nuclear tech vs. climate change
When I was still in high school, I usually thought of nuclear technology as something to do with nuclear bombs. I was partly right...
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: Deforestation, climate change threaten Philippine medicinal trees, plants
Deforestation and climate change are threatening the country’s medicinal trees and plants, according to a line agency of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
The Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (ERDB), the principal research arm and thinktank of the DENR, underscored the...
AGRI TRENDS
AGRITRENDS | Kids who farm: Making farming fun and easy for children
“The youth is the hope of the fatherland,” said the country's national hero Jose P. Rizal.
Moncini “Muneer” Hinay thinks so, too. He is the president and co-founder of Kids Who Farm Sustainable Food Systems, Inc. or Kids Who Farm (KWF), a Zamboanga City-based...
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
GAME CHANGERS
COMPETITIVE EDGE
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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