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DAVAO CITY -- Four barangays here have been placed under state of calamity Thursday afternoon after a localized thunderstorm brought heavy rains that caused massive flooding on Wednesday evening.

THE Department of Foreign Affairs opens on Friday, June 21, an authentication center in Davao City, the first center outside Luzon.

MULTIPLE charges will be filed today, June 13, against the 10-wheeler truck driver involved in the fatal vehicular collision in Matina Pangi, Davao City on Tuesday, June 11, which resulted to the death of 10 individuals and one remains in critical conditi

“It is a continuing crime. So arrest them and investigate it.”

THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Davao clarified that those who will be tested positive for drug use during the conduct of random drug testing in their workplace under Executive Order (EO) 66 will not be jailed.

GOOD food and relaxing ambiance can’t only be found downtown, some are nestling somewhere suburb, away from the busy roads of Davao City.

WHILE the Commission on Elections and other groups campaigned for clean elections, vote buying was still observed during the elections Monday, May 13.

BALLOTS shipped to Davao City are tamper-free, the City Treasurer's Office (CTO) said Tuesday morning, May 7.

DAVAO City candidates were sternly warned against paying the New People’s Army’s (NPA) permit-to-campaign extortion scheme.

PEACE 911, a localized peace and development initiative program of the Davao City Government, will expand its coverage to 17 more villages after clamors from barangay captains in insurgency-prone areas.

DAVAO Region’s gross regional domestic product (GRDP) posted an 8.6 percent growth in 2018, slower than the 10.7 percent growth in 2017.

DAVAO Del Norte Electric Cooperative Incorporated-National Electrification Authority (Daneco-NEA) announced that the Samal Submarine Cable will push through within this year.

THE Philippine Nikkei Jin Kai International School (PNJKIS) warns the public against unauthorized individuals who promise job opportunities in Japan emphasizing they do not recruit workers.

FORMER Senate president and current senatorial candidate Juan Ponce Enrile Sr. rated the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte nine on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 as the highest.

WITH the initial public clamor, the implementation of the Peak Hours Augmentation Bus Services (PHABS) might be extended until April this year.

THE New City Commercial Corporation (NCCC) officially took over Davao City's first grand mall Wednesday, March 27.