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Tagum’s Musikahan Festival Winners Bared
TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte - This year’s recently concluded celebration of the 15th edition of the Tagum City Musikahan Festival was a showcase of the musicality and talent of the local and national participants who competed in the events of the grandest festival in the city. Held from February 21, 2016 until March 7, 2016, the Musikahan again featured...
Actor Robin Padilla says Duterte is Nation’s Hope
Popular movie actor Robin Padilla has urged Davao City Mayor Rody Duterte to run for President in 2016 saying that the colorful and controversial Mindanao leader is the nation's hope in the fight against corruption, drugs and criminality. The equally controversial movie actor, who converted to Islam while in jail for illegal gun possession several years ago, visited the Davao...
Drug Suspect Busted
Combined efforts of the Tagum City Police Office (TCPO) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) led to the arrest of Edward Arellano Golong, 32 years old and a resident of Purok Vepatil, Brgy. Magugpo West, Tagum City during the buy-bust operation conducted last August 25, 2014. TCPO reported that Golong was arrested in a buy-bust operation around 6:50 p.m....
Multilingual Call Center Officially Launches Davao City Office
MAKATI City, Philippines — Multilingual call center Open Access BPO officially launched its new office in Davao City, Philippines last August 11, as spearheaded by company CEO Benjamin Davidowitz and President Henry Chang. The office is set to start its operations in mid-September this year. During the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Davidowitz emphasized the company’s culture more than the organization’s infrastructure and...
Easter Sunday Power Outage Affected Entire Mindanao
No Power, No Water If you haven't moved on yet about the sudden power outage in Davao today, you are not alone! Before your anger reaches the danger zone, read and try to understand first what really happened. You need an explanation? Well, as we requested, here's what the Davao Light and Power Company posted on their official Facebook page to...
Duterte gives hint that ‘He is Running’
In a surprise development, which even his closest advisers did not expect to happen, Davao City Mayor Rody Duterte today gave a hint that he has finally "found his soul" and that he would run for President. In his weekly program "Gikan sa Masa, Para sa Masa" (From the Masses, For the Masses) aired every Sunday morning on ABS-CBN Davao...
Korean film ‘No Breathing’ set for release on Oct. 31, scenes shot in Davao
Fans are anticipating the premiere of the upcoming Korean movie, "No Breathing," and the 15-minute Davao scenes have raised excitement levels. The upcoming Korean film picked our beautiful city as one of their locations for filming. The Philippine Star reports that the South Korean filmmakers and producers have "discovered" Davao when a contingent from the city participated in the Korean...
Rody twits Grace on ‘dynasty’: ‘You wouldn’t be where you are if not for your Father’s name’
Do not engage Mayor Rody Duterte in a verbal joust if you are not very well prepared. This is the lesson that neophyte Senator Grace Poe learned today after Duterte swatted her down like a fly following her remarks virtually condemning political dynasties. A report in the news website Rappler written by Davao City-based journalist Edith Z. Caduaya quoted Duterte as...
