ROUGHLY five out 100 drug users suffered a relapse while undergoing treatment, according to the Ateneo de Davao University.

MORE direct flights between Indonesia and Davao City must be made in order to boost tourism activity and potential business investments for both areas.

THE City Government of Davao was awarded as finalist for the best highly-urbanized city disaster reduction management council in the country last December 4.

PRESIDENTIAL Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) commissioner Norman Baloro urged President Rodrigo Duterte to sign an executive order for the creation of a separate office in the government that would mainly focus on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender

DISREGARDING traffic signs is the top traffic violations committed by drivers in 2018 with 13,291 apprehensions from September 2017 to September 2018, the Davao City Transports and Traffic Management Office (CTTMO) data revealed.

MORE than 2,000 individuals wore red to show their support in the campaign to fight against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission during the World Aids Day (WAD) last Tuesday, December 4, 2018.

THE City Government of Davao and its private partner for Torotot Fest promised a grand New Year celebration in Davao City despite firecracker ban.

AUTHORITIES formed a Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) to focus on the resolution of the ambush incident in the Island Garden of Samal (Igacos) on Sunday, killing a village (barangay) captain and his personal body guard.

POLICE arrested in Davao del Norte on Wednesday evening, November 28, former Bayan Muna representative Satur Ocampo, together with ACT Teachers Representative France Castro and other group members over alleged human trafficking of minors.

COMMITTEE on finance, ways and means and appropriations chairman City Councilor Danilo Dayanghirang reported Davao City has a proposed P8.8 billion annual budget for 2019.

WHEN the armed encounter in Talomo, Davao City erupted on Monday dawn, unverified reports begun to spread online which caused confusion among the public, thus, the Davao City Police Office (DCPO) cautioned Dabawenyos to not immediately believe false repor

THE City Government of Davao held a City Hall Christmas light and music show with 3D projection mapping component last Friday evening, November 23, as one of the highlights during the Pasko Fiesta celebration opening.

PASKO Fiesta organizers urged politicians not to use the celebration as their campaign platform. -LYKA AMETHYST H. CASAMAYOR

A CRIMINOLOGY student tested positive for illegal drugs during the mandatory drug testing conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Davao City public schools. -LYKA AMETHYST H. CASAMAYOR

DAVAO City Vice Mayor Bernard Al-ag and seven city councilors underwent testing for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) at the Sangguniang Panglungsod (SP) Tuesday, November 20, as part of efforts to help end stigma against the infection.