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President Duterte told families of the 29 trapped persons in the NCCC mall fire in Davao City there was likely no survivors from the blaze.

FIREFIGHTERS recovered one body from a burning shopping mall on Sunday, December 24, and there was zero chances of survival for 36 other trapped people inside the four-story building in Davao city, an official said. Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio said firefigh

Tropical Storm Vinta Evacuations Davao city

The city government of Davao on Monday declared a state of calamity due to Typhoon “Vinta” (International name: Tembin).

AROUND 4,000 people attended the centralized worship for the Eid’l Fitr celebration held at Tionko Football Field, Ecoland in Davao City on Sunday, June 25.

Unidentified gunmen shot and wounded a village council man in Manay town, Davao Oriental, on Saturday evening, police on Sunday said.

A Magnitude 4.6 earthquake toppled a concrete waiting shed in front of a school in Davao City Thursday morning, injuring at least two people.

Philippine Navy’s third Gregorio del Pilar-class frigate named after Kataas-taasan, Kagalanggalangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan “Supremo”, BRP Andres Bonificio (FF-17) is currently in Davao City.

PHILIPPINE Airlines (PAL) inaugurated its new thrice weekly Clark-Davao-Clark flights Wednesday, February 1, 2016. Utilizing an Airbus 321, the flight is scheduled on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. Siegfred Mison, PAL’s senior vice president for legal

THE Davao City Council passed an ordinance granting City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio the authority to sign an agreement with the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to establish barangay material recovery facilities (MRF) under the Performanc

AT LEAST 1,000 foreign and local delegates are expected to be in Davao City Sunday, January 15, to attend the 50th anniversary celebration of the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (Asean) Summit 2017 at the SMX Convention Center, SM Lanang Premier in

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – A tribal Mandaya chieftain and two other members of a paramilitary group were killed by the New People’s Army (NPA) in Caraga town, Davao Oriental province on Dec. 30 last week.

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte is set to welcome Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in his house in Davao City this week, Malacañang confirmed Monday.

SECURITY PREPARATIONS. Davao City gets ready for the Miss Universe 2016 ancillary events to be held in January. File photo shows some of the Miss Universe candidates at the pageant kick-off in December.

President Rodrigo Duterte met with two world leaders in Peru before the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting formally opened on Saturday.

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte placed the nation on lockdown Friday night after an explosion at a Davao City market killed at least 14 people and injured 71, the official Philippines News Agency reported.