19 deaths, 77 violent incidents reported during Oct 30 BSKE
THE PNP yesterday reported 77 validated election-related incidents (ERIs) and 19 deaths during the recently-concluded October 30 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (BSKE) elections.
Region Davao latest news
150,000 flu-like cases recorded nationwide
MANILA, Philippines — More than 150,000 cases of influenza-like illness (ILI) have been recorded nationwide, the Department of Health (DOH) reported.
More funds for sugar workers’ benefits OK’d
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has approved additional funds for the maternity and death benefits of workers in the sugar industry nationwide.
Press Release - Villar cites Mindanao to bring hope and great chance for the PH inclusive growth
While one third of Mindanao is devoted to agriculture and Davao region supplies 40% of the country's food requirements, the challenge lies in harnessing this potential to support the region's overall economic development, stressed Sen. Cynthia Villar.
Young netters brace for 2-week PPS grind in Lapu-Lapu
MANILA, Philippines – Multi-titled Kimi Brodeth and Mcleen Gomera set out for another title run in the PPS-PEPP junior tennis circuit as they banner the huge field in the Lapu-Lapu City Juniors Fiesta National Tennis Championships beginning Thursday, September 28, in Cebu City.
Terrorism to tourism: Davao Sur town's caves attract tourists
DAVAO CITY – Some people think that it would be impossible for a former lair of the New People’s Army (NPA) to become an emerging tourism destination. However, the local government unit (LGU) of Matanao, Davao del Sur, is out to prove skeptics wrong.Early this week, Matanao officials hosted the first-ever Cave Congress in the Davao Region to showcase the richness and beauty of the town's over 60 caves.Three of the caves - Su’bon, Asbang Faksol, and Dats – are all certified by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) as safe and "tourist-ready."The caverns in Barangay Asbang have been spruced up to preserve their natural beauty that no one would have known that these were once lairs of NPA rebels.In fact, only a few years ago, local officials would have shooed unsuspecting visitors who are lured by the town's exotic caves, which were thought to be occupied by insurgents.Years of peace initiatives and intensified campaign against the NPA, however, have borne fruit for places like Matanao which has been plagued by the rebels' terroristic activities, Mayor Vincent Fernandez said.Before the term of then President Rodrigo Duterte, who aggressive advocated for a whole-nation approach to the insurgency problem, Fernandez described Barangay Asbang as a “war-torn area.”“Before we open our tourism here, I made sure that there is no presence of the NPA, that they no longer existed,” he said. “I was apprehensive before (to invite visitors), but now cave tourism has changed the face of our municipality."
DA disburses P56-M fertilizer vouchers in Davao Region
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Agriculture in the Davao Region (DA-11) has disbursed PHP56.5 million worth of fertilizer discount vouchers (FVD) to small rice farmers as of Sept. 18, an official said Thursday.In an interview, DA-11 rice program coordinator Evelyn Basa said 27,894 rice farmer-beneficiaries so far received their FDVs covering 41,841 hectares of rice fields.For this year, DA-11 has a total budget of PHP1.17 billion for the program, targeting more than 60,000 rice farmers in the region for the two cropping seasons in a year.“This will increase their production because DA subsidized at least two to three bags per hectare at a PHP4,000 voucher per hectare,” Basa said.At least 40 out of 43 municipalities from the five provinces in the region have started distributing the vouchers.