The Davao Doctors Hospital (DDH) has recently expanded its compliance program to include various stakeholders of the Company.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 5 April) – A Davao-based property technology (PropTech) company renting out homes in the United States is looking to hire around 300 people from across different fields. During a briefing with reporters last week, Poplar Homes
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 31 March) – Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) all over the country need to bounce back to fast-track every region’s economic recovery, according to the regional governor of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 20 February) – Philippines Airlines (PAL) remains interested in launching the Zamboanga City-Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia-Zamboanga City direct flight once the restrictions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic ease, an official of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) said. The
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 12 February) — Multinational giant fruit producer Dole Philippines, Inc. (Dolefil) has started the commercial operations of its P306-million state-of-the-art fresh pineapple packing plant in Wao, Lanao del Sur, officials said. The Wao Development Corp. (WDC),
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 8 Feb) – Registered investments in Davao Region reached P3.49 billion in 2021, declining by 29.63% compared with P4.96 billion approved in 2020, an official of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA)-Davao reported. NEDA-Davao director Maria
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 22 January) — Dabawenyos expressed sadness when the management of the Aldevinco Shopping Center announced it had closed its doors on December 31, 2021, many of them sharing nostalgic memories of the popular tourism landmark, home
Solane introduces its mini-1.4kg cylinders which are the safer and more sustainable alternative to illegally-refilled butane canisters and charcoal fuel. The mini-LPG tanks will be available in some parts of Agusan del Norte: Butuan City, Libertad, Ampayon, San Vicente, Cabadbaran,
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 25 September) — Thirty months after the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) was inaugurated — 18 months of these under a pandemic — direct foreign investments are still coming in trickles in the region
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 26 May) – Coffees from hinterland villages in the municipality of Bansalan at the foot of Mt. Apo in Davao del Sur dominated the Philippine Coffee Quality Competition (PCQC) 2021, winning the top three places in
ISULAN, Sultan Kudarat (MindaNews / 20 April) – A group of Moro investors is pouring almost P1 billion for the production of export-grade Cavendish or table-dish banana variety in neighboring Maguindanao province, a project that will generate at least 1,000
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 19 March) — A senior executive from Mindanao’s private sector has expressed support for the extension of the transition deadline of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), saying that such additional legroom “will further
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 4 February)– Artisan cheesemaker Olive Puentespina is hoping that things will become rosy for Malagos Farmhouse this year with the havoc wreaked by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis since almost a year ago. Puentespina, founder of
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 2 Feb) – The Davao Region registered a total of P4.956 billion in approved investments, which declined by 40% as compared to P8.25 billion reported in 2019. Maria Lourdes Lim, regional director of the National Economic
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 16 January) — Some businessmen here have approached the local government to express their intention to donate cash for the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines, Mayor Sara Duterte said. Duterte said during her program over Davao City
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 12 Jan) – A prominent business leader here expressed optimism that Mindanao will slowly recover in 2021 from the economic lag it suffered last year due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Maria Lourdes Monteverde, who
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 14 December) – The economic team of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is bullish on the area’s investment prospects with the formal inclusion of Cotabato City to the region, particularly in boosting BARMM’s
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 8 November) — The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) is pushing the propagation of high-value fruits, particularly hass avocado, in the deforested highlands of the island, with the crop’s huge potential in the Chinese market and to
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 30 Sep) – Traders and producers of fresh mature tuna species, which are caught using the traditional handline fishing method, are gradually getting back on their feet with orders from abroad, mainly the United States,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 22 Sep) – Revenue losses of tourism-related businesses in Davao City were estimated at P1 billion just for the entire month of August as the local government cancelled all physical activities during the month-long Kadayawan Festival
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 05 July) — Investments generated in Soccsksargen (Region 12) sharply dropped by 96.42 percent to only P69.13 million in the first quarter of 2020 as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic reared its ugly head in the
—Dining resumption also adds pop-up spaces Dining services in SM Supermalls in Davao resumed on June 15, following the go signal given by the local government as guided by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases. Dozens of restaurants
As Davao City slowly reopens from quarantines and steadily copes with the pandemic, SM expresses public service with partnerships that invite communities to move forward with business, life, and everything in between. Apart from its Safe Malling campaign, which ensures
DAVAO CITY (MIndaNews/ 03 May) — The city government has closed more than 50 “non-essential” business establishments that continued to operate even under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) period, threatening to put them on blacklist if they violate the closure
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 24 November) — Applications for new and renewal of existing businesses here reached 36,325 with total capitalization of 283 billion pesos as of the second quarter of 2019, an official of the Davao City Investment Promotion
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 20 November) — Malaysia plans to import raw agricultural materials and minerals from Mindanao to support the massive expansion of its manufacturing sector, Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE)-Manila commissioner Siti Azlina said on Wednesday at
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 14 November) — The President of the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (DCCCII) has called for a review of the four-decade-old Presidential Decree (1096) or the National Building Code of the Philippines to
JINJIANG CITY, People’s Republic of China (MindaNews / 11 November) — Chinese tourist arrivals from here to Davao City have been on the uptrend following the signing of a sisterhood agreement between the two cities and the launching of the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/12 October) – After the revival of direct flights between Davao City and Manado in Indonesia on September 27, hopes are high that the direct flight between Zamboanga City and Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia will also be revived.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 06 October) – A Japanese firm engaged in the construction of bridges and renewable energy projects has partnered with the City Government of Butuan to construct a 2.5-megawatt biomass energy facility that will turn rice husks
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/26 September) – Philippine Ambassador to Indonesia Leehiong Wee will be among the passengers in the inaugural flight of Garuda Indonesia from Manado to Davao and Davao to Manado on Friday, September 27, one year and 26 days after Wee and
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 01 Sept) — Organizers of a three-day entrepreneurship boot camp in Davao City will gather women entrepreneurs and innovators to discuss issues and come up with solutions to the problems confronting the cacao industry in the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 18 August) — Jose Saguban, a farmer from Kialaw, Malabog in Paquibato District, Davao City, will compete with 49 other farmers from all over the world for the prestigious 2019 International Cocoa Awards (ICA) during the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 August) — China will pour more investments in Mindanao and import more crops from the country’s second largest island grouping as its relationship with the Philippines is “enjoying the best time in history,” Chinese Deputy
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 27 July) – Experts from the World Coffee Research (WCR) supported by the US-based Agricultural Cooperative Development International-Volunteers in Overseas Cooperative Assistance (ACDI-VOCA) are studying the quality of coffee beans grown in Mindanao. Joji Pantoja, chief
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews /21 July) –Business leaders hope to hear from President Rodrigo Duterte on his 4th State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday that he will launch more high-impact plans and projects for the island in the last
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 13 July) — Holcim Philippines, Inc. has completed its expansion project here to raise the production capacity of its Davao plant by 700,000 metric tons more than its annual cement production. The expansion involved the activation
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/10 April) – The creation of the new Bangsamoro government, which is seen to improve the peace and order condition in Mindanao, has generated a lot of interest from Arab investors, a business leader said in an interview
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/12 March) – The Lim-owned New City Commercial Corporation (NCCC) on Tuesday announced its acquisition of the 26-year old Victoria Plaza Mall and said it will strive to “preserve” the aging two-story mall known as a pioneering retail
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/18 February) – Chinese firm Silk Road Investment HK has expressed interest to invest in Palawan and Mindanao, Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) public relations head Adrian Tamayo said. Tamayo said on Monday that MinDA Secretary Abul Khayr D.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 Feb) — Senior officials from the Philippines and Indonesia met at the sidelines of the 2019 BIMP-EAGA Strategic Planning Meeting in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia on February 14, to discuss the resumption of the Davao City-General Santos City-Bitung (D/GB) shipping route with a Manila-based shipping company, Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) assistant secretary Romeo Montenegro said on Sunday.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/ 30 January) – Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte told business operators to prohibit themselves from short-cutting the regulatory processes set by local and national government agencies. “Remind your members not to short-cut the regulatory processes of the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/ 26 Jan) — The Davao Region is expected to sustain its strong economic performance as its gross regional domestic product is projected to grow between 9. 5% and 10.5% in 2018, National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) 11
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/ 21 December) – A big steel manufacturing company from Davao City’s sister city, Jinjiang, China expressed interest to invest here, a move that will create job opportunities for locals, an official said. In an interview, Davao City
