KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 28 May) – Thirteen higher education institutions (HEIs) in Region 12 offering health-related programs have been given the authority by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to conduct limited face-to-face classes for the academic year 2021–2022.
TACURONG CITY (MindaNews) – At least 25 newly hatched endangered hawksbill turtles (Eretmochlys imbricata), more commonly known as “pawikan,” were released to the sea in the municipality of Lebak in Sultan Kudarat on Tuesday. The hatchlings were found at the
TACURONG CITY (MindaNews / 9 Feb) – At least 20 barangays in the province of North Cotabato are eyed to become pilot areas for a massive hog production program intended to address the current shortage of pork meat production in
TACURONG CITY (MindaNews / 8 Feb)– The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Region XII is already nearing 5,000. This, as the Department of Health – Soccsksargen has recorded 57 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total number of positives
TACURONG CITY (MindaNews / 29 January) – At least 13,000 mature marijuana plants were destroyed by authorities in Tampakan town in South Cotabato on Thursday. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) XII on Thursday morning held a ceremonial burning of
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 27 January) – The city is not keen on sliding from general community quarantine into modified GCQ with the number of COVID-19 cases expected to continue rising in the coming weeks, a health official said Wednesday.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 26 Jan) – The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) has urged local government units (LGUs) to initiate “self-reliant food production programs” to increase local food sufficiency as the country faces an increase in the demand and prices
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 25 Jan) – The Davao Oriental Provincial Medical Center (DOPMC) in Mati City will be temporarily ceasing operations starting Monday as it grapples with the surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in its hospital compound. In
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 20 July) – The city government lifted effective 12 p.m. Monday, July 20, the “hard lockdown” imposed in Barangay 23-C, one of the barangays (villages) in the city classified as “very high risk” due to the
SULTAN KUDARAT (MindaNews / 27 June) — Two returning Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and a locally stranded individual (LSI) with a recent travel from Manila tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Tacurong City, two months after its first
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 26 June) – Two locally stranded individuals (LSIs) who recently traveled to Cebu were confirmed positive for Covid-19 upon returning to their respective hometowns in Davao de Oro, bringing the total number of cases in the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 24 June) – The municipal government of Baganga in the province of Davao Oriental has ordered the temporary suspension of tourism activities in the Poo Kinablangan Sandbar following reports of improper waste management and illegal structures
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 22 June) – The 13 new patients confirmed positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Davao region were all asymptomatic, the Department of Health (DOH) – Davao said. As of June 21, the DOH-Davao Center
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 14 June) — The province of Davao Oriental has recorded another confirmed case of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), bringing to 20 the total number of COVID-19 positives as of June 13. The provincial government, Saturday, bared that
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 9 June) – The provincial government of Davao Oriental has ordered for the mandatory testing of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in penal institutions and for the “risk-based testing” of all individuals confined in enclosed setting
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 9 June) – Securing travel permits or travel authority for individuals travelling within Davao Region is no longer required, Mayor Sara Duterte said on Monday. This, as the local government units in the region have agreed
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 05 June) – The City Traffic and Transportation Management Office (CTTMO) is planning to require the registration of bicycles once the bicycle lanes become usable. CTTMO head Dionisio Abude said over Davao City Disaster Radio on
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 02 June) — A total of 26 inter-provincial buses in the Davao region resumed operations on June 1, but only at one trip per day. The Land Transportation Office and Regulatory Board (LTFRB-XI) announced on May
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 May) – Davao Oriental will allow the entry of all public and private vehicles as well as individuals from other areas starting June 1. This came after Governor Nelson Dayanghirang and the mayors of the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 May) – The Infectious Disease Isolation Facility in Tagum City admitted on Tuesday its first batch of 17 “provisional residents”. The city government said the individuals included overseas Filipino workers, seafarers and stranded students from
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 27 May) – An increase in the number of confirmed positive cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is expected to be seen in the next coming weeks, Mayor Sara Duterte said on Tuesday. This she said
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 25 May)- The municipal government of Nabunturan in Davao de Oro has temporarily closed some of its roads to limit the access and restrict the movement of individuals entering the downtown area to help fight the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 25 May) — The City of Mati in Davao Oriental has established a four-level health screening procedure to monitor returning residents and other travelers entering the locality, an official said Monday. Dr. Ben Hur Catbagan, Jr.,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 23 May) — Two returning Davao residents who availed of the sweeper flight arranged by national government agencies from Manila failed the health screening procedure conducted upon their arrival at the Davao International Airport on Thursday.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 19 May) – The city government has reminded the public that all incoming individuals entering Davao City will be subjected to a health screening upon arrival at the city’s land checkpoints, seaport, and airport. In a
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 19 May) – The Department of Health-Davao’s (DOH-Davao) Center for Health Development reported 15 more new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Davao City as of 5 p.m. on Monday, bringing its total to 193 out
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 16 May) — The city government here urged the public to avoid “unnecessary travels” to barangays with significant number of cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), classifying these areas as “very high risk,” “high risk” and
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 09 May) — The provincial government of Davao Oriental will not allow the entry of private vehicles from outside the province, particularly from areas that are still under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) while the province is
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 09 May) — Digos City mayor Josef Cagas wants to place the city under an Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) again for at least 15 days to ensure his constituents’ protection from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The
