Women’s Peace Table aims to participate in peace negotiations
THE Mindanao Commission on Women recently launched a “Women’s Peace Table” signifying Mindanao women’s desire to take part in peace negotiations. MCW chair emerita...
Davao River proposed as WQMA
DAVAO River is proposed as a water quality management area (WQMA) by the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB-11) in line with Republic Act No. 9275 or the...
PHL asks U.S. officials to grant Filipino veterans their benefits
THE Philippine government continues to make representations with United States officials on behalf of Filipino veterans who have been denied benefits pursuant to the...
Ungab now chairman of ways -means body
THE loss of Batangas is the gain of Davao City.REP. Isidro T. Ungab (Davao City-Third District) was elected during a plenary session last Wednesday...
PTA-DCHS sets dinner for a cause
THE Parents Teachers Association of the Davao City National High School (PTA-DCNHS) will hold a “Dinner for a Cause” dubbed as “Paglingon sa Pinanggalingan”...
Anti-human trafficking drive boosted
COMMUNITIES here are urged to be vigilant against human trafficking that victimizes young women for commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor.The Regional and Davao...
GSIS set to release P1.62 B cash gift to estate pensioners
THE more than 200,000 pensioners of estate pension fund Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) will receive a total of P1.62 billion as Christmas cash...
City bats for enjoyable, meaningful Christmas
CITY Administrator Zuleika T. Lopez yesterday issued a memorandum directing all city government employees to participate in the yearly Pasko Fiesta sa Dabaw which...
BOC sets measures to attain P365 B revenue goal in 2012
CUSTOMS Commissioner Ruffy Biazon has identified several measures to ensure the attainment of the agency’s P365 billion revenue goal next year. Some of these...
DSWD documents 41 human trafficking cases in Region 11
THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in the region reported that it has documented this year some 41 cases of trafficking in...