DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 07 January) – Davao-City based businessman Philip “Sonny” Dizon died at the provincial hospital in Digos City on Sunday, after the Can-Am three-wheel motorcycle he was driving crashed along the Bansalan-Balutakay Road in Davao del Sur
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 07 January) — Former President Rodrigo R. Duterte said the performance of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. in his first 18 months in office is “okay,” he is “comfortable” with him as President and sees no
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 07 January) – “I am ready to go.” In his homily during the requiem mass for Archbishop Emeritus Fernando Capalla, who died at shortly before 2 a.m. on Saturday, January 6, Davao Archbishop Romulo Valles said
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 07 January) – At the height of the killings perpetrated by the Davao Death Squad (DDS) here, Davao Archbishop Fernando Capalla wrote “Thou Shall Not Kill” in November 2001, a pastoral letter against “summary killings;” directed his
Residents of Pagadian City enjoy the Christmas lights at the city hall grounds on the last night of the Christmas season on Saturday (6 January 2024), known as the “Three Kings’ Day.” Accordingly, the three kings arrived at the manger 12 days after Christ was born. MindaNews photo by JULES L. BENITEZ
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 07 January) – Former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte announced on Saturday night that he will not run for mayor of Davao City in 2025. “I am retired, I am tired … Count me out,” he said
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 07 January) – An estimated 1,000 local tourists flocked to the Panigan-Tamugan River on New Year’s Day and left behind wastes such as plastics, liquor bottles and cigarette butts, in violation of city ordinances, the Davao City-based
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews – 7 January) – Two road crash incidents on Saturday, raised Dabawenyos’ concerns on road safety, drivers’ discipline, and efficiency of existing traffic ordinances in a city that prides itself with a “Basta Dabawenyo, Disiplinado” campaign. On
Former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte visits the wake of Davao Archbishop Emeritus Fernando Capalla at the Chapel of the Saints at the San Pedro Cathedral at a little past 11 p.m. on January 6 with his partner, Honeylet Avancena. Capalla, who took a stand against the “unabated series of summary killings” in Davao City while Duterte was mayor, died early morning of January 6 in his residence in Davao City. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO
Former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte speaks before members of the media at the Grand Men Seng Hotel in Davao City on Saturday evening, 6 January 2024, the first since he stepped down as President on June 30, 2022. He announced, among others, that he has retired from politics, will not run for mayor in 2025, that President Marcos is “fine.” MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO
