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Davao Region’s Economy Records Fastest Growth
Davao Region recorded an accelerated GDP growth of 9.4% last year, up from 6.7% in 2013. It is recorded as the fastest growth in the country. According to the National Statistical Coordination Board, services' making up 52.2% of the region’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Industry shared 33.3%, which was higher compare to last year's 31.8%. AHFF contributed 14.4%, which was...
Davao is 5th Most Competitive City – Davao Del Sur 1st for Provinces
Davao City is the overall top five Most Competitive City and Davao del Sur as the Most Competitive Province for the year 2015 in the latest annual competitiveness index among cities and provinces in the Philippines. It was conducted by the National Competitiveness Council (NCC). At least 1,120 local government units participated in this year’s National Competitiveness using 28 equally weighted...
GrabTaxi’s GrabCar To Expand In Davao
Many business innovations and marketing strategies right now improved the way we do business by partnering innovation in all business aspects with internet applications. This leads to an increase in productivity and promote stronger customer relations giving business that extra edge to stay ahead of the competition. After the success of the taxi-booking services GRABTAXI in 2014 is eyeing to introduce...
VP Binay Photo Feeding Child With Bare Hand Angers Netizens
A photo showing Vice President Jejomar Binay thrusting food into a young girl's mouth using his bare hand during his signature "boodle fight" has caused an early morning uproar in the social media. The photo posted by John Paulo Melanio Bañas was immediately flooded with comments expressing disgust and anger over what netizens called was an act of hypocrisy. Comments ranged...
Education Starts At Home
Children lack access to decent education when they lack access to decent home. Access to proper education has recently been hampered due to various socio-economic factors, such as lack of proper healthcare, job opportunities for parents and notably, adequate housing. In the Philippines, more than four million families live in unsafe, unsanitary and unhealthy places which they call ‘home’, hindering the...
Jaictin Bags The Title “Outstanding PWD In Mindanao 2015”
Davao City, Philippines – In celebration of the 37th National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR) Week, a Mindanao-wide hunt has been called to recognize the Persons-With-Disability (PWDs) who proactively engaged themselves to spark change for the lives of their fellow countrymen. Through the efforts of Behind the Rolling Chair, a non-government organization (NGO), and Support the Employment and Livelihood of...
Davao Bares Top 10 Tax Payers
Local Treasury Operations Officer (LTOO) Villa Dureza revealed the Davao's top 10 taxpayers of 2014 in the June 11, 2015 edition of I-Speak Forum at the City Hall organized by the City Hall Informations Office headed by Leo Villareal. Aboitiz-owned power utility firm Davao Light & Power Co. is the city’s top business tax payer as it ranked first. Here's the...
Team HeatStress From USEP To Represent The Philippines At The DLD Tel Aviv, Israel
Team Heat Stress from University of Southeastern Philippines bested other seven teams in the recently concluded IBM Start-Up in a Cloud held last July 10, 2015 at A Space Manila, Makati. Jan Rey Altivo and Franch Maverick Lorilla, the team behind Heat Stress analyzer will be the Philippines representative to the DLD Tel Aviv Digital Conference in Israel. It is...
