DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 9 Oct) — The Davao City Police Office (DCPO) is supporting the proposed use of a facial recognition system in the entry and exit points of the city, saying this will help in securing evidence during
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 6 October) – A man was arrested at the Task Force Davao border checkpoint in Barangay Sirawan, Toril District, for allegedly carrying several sachets of shabu or methamphetamine hydrochloride tucked around his waist, with an estimated
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 30 May)— Police seized P14.4 million worth of shabu (methamphetamine) at the Task Force Davao checkpoint, a joint military and police endeavor, in Calinan District early evening Wednesday. Capt. Hazel Tuazon, spokesperson of the Davao City
MindaNews fact-checked the claims of former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque that Task Force (TF) Davao will be disbanded as Dabawenyos expressed concern that the city’s security will be weakened if such will happen. His claim is false, according to the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 5 December) – Sixteen students from the main campus of the Mindanao State University in Marawi City (MSU-Marawi) safely arrived at the City Hall grounds here on Tuesday, December 5, upon their request to be brought
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 26 June) – Authorities seized 1.14 kilograms of shabu or methamphetamine hydrochloride worth P18.2 million at around 4 p.m. on Sunday at a checkpoint jointly manned by the police and Task Force Davao in Barangay Sirawan,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 25 Oct) – The Task Force Davao will beef up security measures in cemeteries here during the observance of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day on November 1 and 2. Col. Darren Comia, TF Davao
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 12 Oct) – A 39-year-old man carrying suspected shabu was arrested around 9:50 a.m. on Tuesday after being chased by authorities when he attempted to escape inspection at a checkpoint of Task Force Davao in Barangay
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 13 Oct) – The Task Force Davao (TFD) assured on Tuesday that the first ever city-wide “Culture of Security Community exercise,” which will field actors disguised as “terrorists” to various locations anytime this week, would be
All 50 passengers and crew of a boat bound for Samal Island were rescued early Sunday morning, 19 May 2019, after the boat sank some 150 meters away from Sta. Ana Wharf in Davao City. Divers from the Emergency Response
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 30 November) — Fourteen passengers of a van bound for this city for an Advent Recollection at the Redemptorist Church Friday morning were held for at least three hours and 20 minutes at the checkpoint of
An Army trooper takes the opportunity to escape the extreme heat outside by sitting down and watching what’s showing onscreen, at least for a few minutes, after inspecting the airconditioned bus at the Task Force Davao checkpoint in Sirawan, Toril,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 08 February) — Motorists passing by Lasang were asked to turn around early Thursday morning while authorities attended to a bag that yielded an improvised grenade. A press release from Task Force Davao said civilians reported
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/06 June) – Suspected members of the Maute Group, including its alleged top leader Cayamora Maute, 67, were arrested at the checkpoint of Task Force Davao in Sirawan, Toril, Davao City at around 10 a.m. Tuesday. Police identified the other
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 24 May) – Presidential daughter and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte has reduced to “hold and secure” from “lockdown” the security in the city but released her 30-point guidelines to ensure the security of the Dabawenyos
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 8 Sep) – Presidential daughter City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio announced Thursday the demise of her two fetuses in her triplet pregnancy after the night market blast that claimed 14 lives and injured 70 others. During the change of
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 7 Sep) – Col. Erwin Bernard Neri, the chief of staff at the Eastern Mindanao Command, will take over the post Col. Henry Robinson as commander of Task Force Davao after Mayor Sara Duterte requested that
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/01 Sept) — The Task Force Davao has assured Dabawenyos that there are no threats directed at the city from the Abu Sayyaf despite President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to “destroy them.” Speaking in Thursday’s iSpeak Forum at the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/26 March) — A man carrying some parts of an improvised explosive device (IED) was intercepted by authorities at the van checkpoint of Task Force (TF) Davao in Sirawan, Toril, Davao City at 6:45 p.m. on Good Friday. The suspect
Datu Tungig Mansimoy-at, a lumad from Talaingod town in Davao del Norte, reiterates their call to stop alleged military attacks in their communities during a protest rally on Tuesday (1 March 2016) at the gates of Santa Ana Wharf in
Members of Task Force Davao jog along the coastline of Sta. Ana Wharf in Davao City on Thursday (28 January 2016). Mindanews Photo by Keith Bacongco
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 18 November) – An explosion inside a commercial van whose passengers had earlier disembarked injured slightly the driver’s assistant but OIC Mayor Paolo Duterte repeatedly said “relax lang mo, naa man atong kapulisan (the police are
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/06 June) — It was raining that late afternoon on March 4 eleven years ago when an improvised explosive device exploded at the waiting shed in front of the old airport in Sasa.[] The terrific blast claimed 21
A member of Task Force Davao distributes a primer on the GPH-MILF peace deal during a rally at the Freedom Park in Davao City on Wednesday, 29 January 2014. Simultaneous rallies were held in various cities in Mindanao. MindaNews photo
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/17 September)– Muslim religious leaders gathered here Tuesday afternoon and vowed to cooperate with the authorities to prevent the “aggravation” of the situation following the twin blasts that rocked the movie houses of SM City and Gaisano malls
Members of Task Force Davao man a makeshift baggage counter along Roxas Avenue in Davao City on Saturday, August 17. Due to bomb threats, carrying of huge bags is prohibited at the Kadayawan Festival activity areas. Tight security is imposed
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/24 October) — Councilor Leah L ibrado-Yap proposed Tuesday a resolution urging the military to relocate their posts in Paquibato District here. In a privilege speech at the regular session of the city council, Librado-Yap said that Councilor
