Tag: Davao News
Davao elections were "generally peaceful."
ELECTION Day in Davao City was generally peaceful, according to Davao City Police Office (DCPO) and the Public Safety and Security Command Center (PSSCC).
Partial, unofficial tally: Marcos has 30M votes, Robredo 14M
The partial and unofficial results from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) transparency server as of 12:59 a.m. of Tuesday showed that former Sen. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had nearly 30 million votes.
66M to cast votes today's election
MORE than 18,000 elective positions, from president to municipal councilor, are up for grabs as at least 65 million Filipinos cast their vote today, May 9. Voting ahead were the 1.8 million Filipinos overseas who submitted ballots in Philippine embassies
May 9 declared as special non-working holiday
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has declared May 9, 2022, the day of the national and local elections, as a special non-working holiday across the country. Duterte issued the order on Thursday, May 5, through Proclamation 1357, which was also signed by Executiv
Dabawenyos are advised not to panic on active fault lines signage
Do not be alarmed if you notice signage put along a portion of two active fault lines, according to Chief Alfredo Baloran of the Davao City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO).
Palace declares May 3 regular holiday to mark Eid'l Fitr
Malacañang on Sunday night has declared May 3 as a regular holiday throughout the country to mark the Eid al-Fitr or the end of the month of Ramadan.
Dabawenyos are reminded to follow health protocols on election day
The Davao City COVID-19 Task Force and the Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Davao reaffirmed their call for Dabawenyos to follow health protocols on election day, May 9, 2022.
Comelec activates voter precinct finder
The election commission finally makes public the online precinct finder, which was supposed to go live three weeks ago.
No classes in public schools on May 2 to 13 due to elections
The Department of Education (DepEd) announced Monday that there will be no classes in public elementary and secondary schools from May 2 to 13 to allow for national and local elections.
Two powerful earthquakes struck Davao Oriental in less than a week
A MAGNITUDE 6 earthquake struck the shores of the municipality of Manay twice in the last week.
Official: Mindanao Railway funding is still pending
A MINDANAO DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (MinDA) OFFICIAL has stated that the loan funding for the Mindanao Railway Project is still pending the finalization of terms.
Quarantine classification for April 16 to 30
METRO Manila, as well as several provinces, highly urbanized cities (HUCs), and independent component cities and municipalities, will remain under Alert Level 1 from April 16 to 30, 2022, according to Malacaang, who announced the decision on Wednesday, Ap
CTTMO: NO Road CLOSURES during Holy Week events
There will be no road closures, according to the Davao City Transport and Traffic Management Office (CTTMO), but motorists should expect one-way lanes on roads that will be used for the five-day Holy Week activities of 16 churches beginning on Palm Sunday
72.28% of examinees pass Bar exams
THE SUPREME COURT (SC) announced Tuesday, April 12, 2022, that at least 72.28 percent of the 11,402 law graduates who took the Bar exams last February 4 and 6 passed the exams. The chair of the 2020/2021 Bar Exams, Justice Marvic Leonen, announced that th
Dabawenyos' Expectations of the Next President
Davao City residents want their next president to prioritize public health, the economy, education, agriculture, national security, climate change, and disaster preparedness.