House leader backs DOE proposal to revisit Oil Deregulation Law MANILA – The chairperson of the House of Representatives Committee on Energy on Friday supported the Department of Energy’s (DOE) recommendation to amend Republic Act 8479 or the Oil Deregulation … Continue reading CONGRESS TO PROBE RISING GAS PRICES
MERRY CHRISTMAS FOR PINOY WORKERS The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is set to come up with an advisory on the proper computation of 13th month pay for private-sector workers amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. “So we will … Continue reading DOLE set to issue 13th month pay computation advisory
Philippine total national outstanding debt now at ₱11.64-T The Philippine government’s current total outstanding debt stands at ₱11.64 trillion. According to the Bureau of Treasury (BTr), as of the end of August 2021, the national government’s total debt increased by … Continue reading P11.64-T DEBT
After seven years of dispute, two factions fighting over control of the Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative (Daneco) have put an end to their bickering. The factions–Daneco-National Electrification Association (Daneco-NEA) and the Daneco-Cooperative Development Authority (Daneco-CDA)– wrote finis to the … Continue reading WARRING FACTIONS IN DAVNOR POWER COOP SETTLE 7-YEAR DISPUTE
The Tagum-Davao-Digos segment of the Mindanao Railway System (MRS) project is being coordinated with Davao del Norte Governor Anthony del Rosario as chairman of the Regional Development Council in the Davao Region. This developed as the Department of Transportation (DoTr) … Continue reading MINDANAO RAILWAY PROJECT COORDINATED WITH RDC CHAIRMAN GOV. DEL ROSARIO
DAVAO CITY’S DENNIS UY BUYS 36 COMPANIES WORTH 70 BILLION IN TWO YEARS Dabawenyo Dennis Uy who has come from obscurity to supernova under the term of President Rodrigo Duterte. UY has overshadowed the Forbes 50 Filipino billionaires with his … Continue reading CRONY?
2 GROUPS BATTLE OVER CONTROL OF DAVAO DEL NORTE POWER FIRM Mayor Al David Uy of the Island Garden City of Samal (Igacos) has been called “katok” (crazy) for siding with one of two groups fighting over control of the … Continue reading RADIO BROADCASTER CALLS IGACOS CITY MAYOR AL DAVID UY AS ‘KATOK’
Seawind Condominium is a six (6) tower condominium designed to be the next living destination for people who are looking to live the very life that they have always wanted. It is the first vertical project for Damosa Land Inc … Continue reading Damosa Land’s Seawind Tower 3 Topping-Off
Two people will share the P1.18-billion Ultra Lotto 6/58 prize, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) announced on Sunday, October 14. The jackpot for the Sunday … Continue reading JACKPOT!
By ROGER M. BALANZA NEVER mind that the mining industry is raising the specter of lost investments and revenues and massive unemployment if the government continues to look at the sector as something that the country can do without. President … Continue reading KILLING MINING
NEVER mind that the mining industry is raising the specter of lost investments and revenues and massive unemployment if the government continues to look at the sector as something that the country can do without. President Rodrigo Duterte has to … Continue reading THE DURIAN BEAT: Duterte and killing the mining industry
BY ROGER M. BALANZA President Rodrigo Duterte is racing against time to meet a deadline for the approval of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). Congress itself is working overtime in putting the finishing touches and the eventual approval of the … Continue reading THE DURIAN BEAT: Duterte and the race to peace in Mindanao
Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez on Tuesday tried to deliver a death sentence on the banana industry, the country’s major dollar-earning export, by forcing a banana plantation in Davao del Norte to remove bio-security barriers that would protect bananas from the deadly … Continue reading SPEAKER ALVAREZ WANTS TO KILL BANANA INDUSTRY
House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez blew his top as an official of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) spurned his order to re-open to public use farm roads inside the Tagum Agricultural Development Company (Tadeco) farms in Davao del Norte, on Tuesday, … Continue reading Dapecol chief spurns Alvarez order to reopen Tadeco farm roads
OCULAR INSPECTION BY MEDIA PROVED SPEAKER ALVAREZ A LIAR House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez was lying when he alleged that banana company Tagum Agricultural Development Company (Tadeco) closed off from the public farm roads in its plantation in Davao del Norte. … Continue reading DavNor journalists confirm no road closures by Tadeco
DABAWENYOS, ready your hearts for a hugot fest, get set to party with showbiz’s hottest stars, and score loads of bargain buys and local goods as Ayala Mall Abreeza officially kicks off Araw ng Dabaw week. From March 12 to … Continue reading ABREEZA MALL JOINS ARAW NG DABAW 2018
The Mindanao Development Authority MinDA) is pushing for a higher budget share for Mindanao at PHP1.35 trillion for 2019-2020 to usher in sustainable development and the realization of the Duterte administration’s vision for the island. MinDA Chair Secretary Datu Abul … Continue reading MinDA seeks P1.35-T 2019 Mindanao budget
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