DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 09 June 2026) — In discussions about regional development, attention often gravitates toward infrastructure projects, investment promotions, industrial parks, and economic growth targets. Roads are built, airports are expanded, and industries are encouraged to invest. These
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / April 11) — Banaybanay town in Davao Oriental has been declared under a state of emergency on Thursday, with the local government calling on residents to plant vegetables in their yards to save on food expenses. Banaybanay, known
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 25 March) – Sixteen gas stations across Davao Region have been forced to shut down amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East that has affected the global flow of fuel supply. As of 6 a.m.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 27 February) — The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB)-Davao will implement new minimum wage in the region next month, adjusting the pay rates for non-agricultural and agricultural workers, as well as domestic workers. Based
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 29 January) — Progressive labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU)-Southern Mindanao has urged the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB)-Davao to set the daily minimum wage for workers in Davao Region at ₱1,200. The group issued
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 29 Oct) — Prices of basic commodities in areas severely affected by the powerful twin earthquakes in the Davao Region remain stable, according to an official of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Davao. During “Wednesdays
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 15 Oct) — The Department of Education in the Davao Region (DepEd-Davao) has recorded a total of 918 classrooms in public schools in the region that were totally damaged by powerful twin earthquakes that struck off
MindaNews / 10 October – Except for the provincial government of Davao del Sur, all provinces in Region 12 and Davao City have ordered the suspension of work in both government and private offices and classes in all public and
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 05 August) – A series of videos has been circulating on Facebook using the same unverified audio from a viral “Bakbakan sa Mindanao” clip to simulate scenes of armed conflict. These videos are fake, with no
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 29 June) – Apple partner Power Mac Center (PMC) has recently opened two new stores in the Davao region, bringing to four its new outlets in Mindanao this year. Joey Alvarez, PMC director for marketing
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 June) — The Department of Education – Region XI aims to strengthen comprehension-centered teaching to achieve a “zero non-reader” rate for Grades 1 to 3 learners come school year 2025-2026. Speaking in an inter-agency meeting
Facebook Page Maisug Mindanao posted a series of social media cards last Friday, May 9, 2025. The results reportedly showed most of the Dutertes leading in an alleged Pulse Asia survey in Davao City. The page likewise posted other social
Part 1 of 2 MAGSAYSAY, Davao del Sur (MindaNews / 5 May) — In Barangay Blocon of this municipality, far from urban centers where medical services are readily available, the decades-old practice of “tandok” persists. Practitioners believe that tandok can
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 April) – Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairperson George Erwin Garcia will attend on Tuesday, April 29, a forum on Election Operation with Automated Counting Machines (ACM) organized by the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 24 April) — The Department of Education in Davao Region (DepEd-Davao) is considering the possibility of implementing shifting class schedules for School Year 2025–2026 if the student population becomes too large for existing classrooms to accommodate.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 22 April) – A sluggish agricultural sector slowed down the economic growth of the Davao region last year, officials said Tuesday upon the release of data from the Philippine Statistics Authority – Region XI. Randolph Anthony
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 14 April) — An official from the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board-Region 11 (LTFRB-11) said 88 units of modernized public utility vehicles under the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) are now operational in the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/06 April) — Election paraphernalia stored in a private property in Dumanlas, Barangay Buhangin are being distributed starting Sunday morning to the provincial and city offices in the Davao region, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said. This was confirmed
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 2 April) — Crime incidents in the Davao Region has increased by 12.35 percent during the first quarter of 2025, the Police Regional Office XI said during a press conference Wednesday. PRO-XI spokesperson Catherine dela Rey
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 31 January) – Do more intercropping and multiple cropping strategies to produce more crops even with a limited land area, an official at the Department of Agriculture-Region 11 (DA-11) urged local farmers. Multiple cropping is a
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 20 January) – Police arrested five persons in Davao Region for violation of the five-month election gun ban that started last January 12 until June 11, 2025, an official of the Police Regional Office (PRO)-Davao said
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 15 January) – Several local government units (LGUs) in the Davao region canceled classes and work on Wednesday due to “non-stop” rains brought by easterlies and the shear line since Tuesday night. As of 5:00 a.m.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 27 December) – The weather disturbance caused by an Intertropical Convergence Zone or ITCZ has affected 887 families or 3,119 individuals in Davao Region, the Office of Civil Defense Region 11 said in a report Friday.
DAVAO CITY(MindaNews / 29 September) — A labor foundation calls for a uniform national minimum wage increase of up to ₱1,402.48 to account for essential expenses such as food, rice, rent, and electricity. In a press statement sent to MindaNews
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 25 July)—The regional police chief in the Davao Region, Brig. Gen. Nicolas Torre III, has claimed that the police force in the city are not demoralized as a supposed petition by Dabawenyos is calling on the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 15 July)—Two basketball players from the Davao Region were drafted Sunday evening to join the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The PBA draft is an annual event where teams select eligible players to join their pool of
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 5 July) — The Department of Trade and Industry – Region 11 (DTI-11) here will open its Center for Artificial Intelligence Research (CAIR) at the University of the Philippines – Mindanao (UPMin) campus before this year
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 04 July) — Tourist arrivals in the Davao region are expected to reach four million this year, an official said. The target for 2024 is 80 percent higher than the record in 2023, which saw 3,228,035
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 2 July)—The Department of Health (DOH)-Davao has requested an additional budget of P826.3 million for the release of unpaid health emergency allowance (HEA) to healthcare and non-healthcare workers who served during the period of state of
Workers in the ICT industry. MindaNews file photo DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 24 June) – The shortage of workers in the information and communications technology (ICT) industry continues to widen as demand for workers continues to increase, an official of
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 16 June) — Newly-installed Davao Region police chief Nicolas Torre III vowed to address the “unfinished business” of his office, including the controversial police operations at the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) properties to serve the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 7 June) – Around 4,300 vacancies will be available to job seekers at the 2024 Kalayaan Job Fair here on June 12, an official of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Davao said. Lawyer Jason Balais,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 6 June)—President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. assured on Thursday that the national government will help the farmers who are severely affected by the onslaught of El Niño in Davao Region. During his speech at the distribution
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 21 May) – The Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) has denied reports that there are 16 newborn babies infected by their mothers with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes the deadly acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
By Rommel F. Lopez / PressOne Coloring books, encyclopedias, stuffed toys, a refrigerator, and computers float on murky waters after torrential rains submerged Tuganay Elementary School in Carmen, Davao del Norte in January. Lorelei Sesaldo, the new school principal, could
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 25 April ) – The Davao region or Region 11 is now among the few regions in the country with a trillion peso economy, officials said. On Thursday morning, the Philippine Statistics Authority – 11 (PSA-11)
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 7 April) – The Davao City Durians once again reigned supreme as this year’s overall champion in the Davao Region Athletic Association (DavRAA) Meet. It was also last year’s champion. The Durians bagged 158 gold medals,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 March) – The legislative push for a nationwide P100 to P400 daily increase for minimum wage earners in the private sector “must be compatible with the socio-economic conditions and purchasing power of each region,” an
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 20 February) – The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-Davao Region (RTWPB-Davao) has approved a P38 daily increase for minimum wage earners in the region, to be implemented in two tranches starting next month. In an
Davao: Reconstructing History from Text and Memory, 2nd editionAuthor: Macario D. TiuResearch and Publication Office, Ateneo de Davao University, 2021, 571 pages Postcolonial feminist scholar Saidiya Hartman’s revelatory essay titled “Venus in Two Acts” (2008) probes the politics and limits
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 1 February)—Three people have died in the municipality of Maragusan in Davao de Oro because of a landslide caused by heavy rains brought by the trough of the low pressure area. According to the Maragusan Information
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 23 January) – The recent heavy rains brought by the shear line destroyed at least P172 million worth of agricultural products and infrastructure in the Davao region. Data from the Department of Agriculture – Davao region
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 16 January) – At least 39 localities in the Davao region, including this city, suspended classes in public and private schools as of 7:55 a.m. Tuesday due to heavy rains since Monday night, which triggered flooding
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/December 31) – The Department of Health (DOH) regional office has recorded six cases of fireworks-related injuries (FWRI) from December 21 until 5:59 a.m. of December 31. Last year, the region recorded two cases from December 21, 2022
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 15 December) – Around 5,000 security personnel will be deployed to churches in Davao Region to ensure the safety of worshipers who will be attending the traditional Misa de Gallo starting Saturday. Major Catherine dela Rey,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 6 December)—The province of Davao Oriental has the fastest-growing economy in the Davao Region, attaining a 12.3-percent growth, the Philippine Statistics Authority-Davao Region (PSA-Davao) reported. Randolph Anthony Gales, regional director of the Philippine Statistics Authority-Region 11
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 03 December) — One person was killed while four others were injured in the Davao region after a magnitude 7.4 quake with epicenter in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur rocked parts of Mindanao at 10:37 p.m. on Saturday.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 18 November) – Several infrastructures including schools in Davao Region were damaged following a powerful earthquake with epicenter in Sarangani, Davao Occidental that affected parts of southern Mindanao on Friday afternoon, according to the Office of
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 30 October) – The conduct of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) in the Davao Region on Monday was “generally peaceful,” a police official said. Major Catherine dela Rey, Police Regional Office-Davao (PRO-Davao) spokesperson, told MindaNews that there had
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 30 October) — The resumption of direct flights on Sunday between Davao City and Quanzhou in China’s Fujian Province brings a “multitude of benefits” to the tourism industry of the Davao region, Tourism regional director Tanya
