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DAVAO CITY BREAKS GROUND ON TRAINING CENTER

The City Government of Davao, through the City Cooperative Development Office (CCDO), held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new “Magnegosyo Ta Day” livelihood training center to be located in Barangay 7-A Bucana, Talomo. The ceremony was attended by CCDO head Luzminda Eblamo, Agripino Torres, Assistant Administrator for Operations Janis Luis Esparcia, Councilor Jessica Bonguyan, Davao […]

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DAVAO CITY OPENS 5th ‘LINGAP PARA SA MAHIRAP’

The City Government of Davao opened the Lingap Para sa Mahirap satellite office in Calinan District. It is the fifth satellite office of the Lingap program. The four others are located in Marilog, Toril, Bunawan, and Paquibato. Putting up satellite offices under the Lingap Para sa Mahirap program aims to decongest the Lingap main office […]

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DAVAO CITY PWDS TO WATCH MOVIES FOR FREE

Persons with disability (PWDs) in Davao City can soon watch free movies in all cinemas in the city after the Sangguniang Panlungsod passed and approved an ordinance on the third and final reading. Committee on Games and Amusement chairperson Councilor Jessica Bonguyan, in an interview with the Davao City Information Office (CIO), said she expects the ordinance […]

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DAVAO CITY RECONSTITUTES DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

The City Government of Davao has issued Executive Order (EO) No. 78 reconstituting and reorganizing the membership of the City Development Council under Republic Act No. 7160, also known as the Local Government Code of 1991. The EO, signed by Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte, states that the City Development Council will assist the local legislative […]

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DAVAO CITY, ABOITIZ INK PACT FOR ‘PROJECT BILIS’

The City Government of Davao and representatives from AboitizPower Distribution Unit, and the Davao Light recently signed the Memorandum of Agreement for Project Bilis –the digitalization of the business processes of LGU- Davao City to enhance and promote the ease of doing business within the city. Davao City Mayor Baste Duterte, Senior Vice President and […]

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‘SISTERHOOD’ FOR DAVAO CITY, JAPAN’S SENNAN CITY

Davao City Mayor Baste Duterte and Sennan City Mayor Yamamoto Yuma signed a Memorandum of Intent signifying their commitment to pursue the sisterhood agreement between two cities. The signing of the MOI was done during the courtesy visit of Yamamoto to Duterte. The Sennan mayor was in Davao City recently together with a 10-man delegation […]

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DAVAO CITY BPO FIRM TO HIRE 5,000 EMPLOYEES

The largest business process outsourcing (BPO) employer in Davao City has unveiled its fifth site located in SP Dacudao Loop, Agdao, Davao Park District, and opened job opportunities to thousands of Dabawenyos. Eppie Titong, the senior vice president and country manager of VXI Global Solutions, said as the largest employer in Davao Region, they are […]

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DAVAO CITY OPENS FREE FUNERAL HOME

Poor residents in Davao City can now access the “Lamayan ng Bayan,” the first funeral home to offer a free and accessible venue for those who cannot afford decent funeral services for their loved ones. This came after 1st District Representative Paolo Duterte led the turnover of the facility at Royal Valley Bangkal in Barangay […]

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DAVAO CITY NEEDS MORE TRIAL COURTS – REP DUTERTE

First Congressional District Representative Paolo “Pulong” Duterte is pushing for the immediate approval of his bill seeking to create three more Municipal Trial Courts in Cities (MTCCs) here to ensure the swift administration of justice for every case filed.Duterte said there is an urgent need for more local courts to speed up case resolution and […]

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HOUSE PROBE ON MINDANAO RAILWAY PROJECT URGED

Davao City 1st District Representative Paolo Duterte and Benguet lone district Representative Eric Yap have filed a House resolution (HR) calling for a congressional investigation on the proposed Mindanao Railway Project (MRP). HR 286 specifically seeks an inquiry on the way the Department of Transportation (DOTr) carried out its right-of-way acquisitions and expropriation of private […]