When The Street Sings Its Carols
6:30 PMI was riding a jeepney routed to our village. The streets are clogged with flocks of jeeps and cars rushing to their own routes, wanting to get home as early as possible. It was sultrous and polluted. Cars were buzzing everywhere, making it more stressful and exhausting to all passengers. I was checking on my cellphone when the jeep...
Why Gaisano Mall is a Suicide Hot Spot
Early this year, a man committed suicide by jumping from the 4th floor of Gaisano Mall, Davao. This wasn’t the first suicide to take place inside the mall. Not one, not two, but three previous suicides had already taken place. It can be recalled three years ago, an internet cafe worker jumped to death from the fourth floor of the...
Davao City Speed Limits for all kinds of Motor Vehicles
When do we learn? Are we waiting to be the one who will be hit next by the truck or any cars before fully awake the danger of over speeding? "Accidents" become very widely used to be a reason even it is cause by recklessness. As vice Mayor Duterte stated "Dili na ni pwede masikmura sa katilingban ning mga...
Santiago Eyes Duterte To Be Her Vice President in 2016
If Senator Miriam Santiago will pursue presidency in 2016, she wants Davao City Mayor Rodrigo "Rody" Duterte to be her Vice President Santiago said Duterte would be an excellent vice president. "I would love to run with Duterte whom I have always loved from the very beginning," Santiago said. "I am considering Duterte in my opium dreams," she added. Besides Duterte,...
Next President Must Ensure Available, Affordable Food
Davao City Mayor Rody Duterte said the continued smuggling of food items into the country, including the controversial fake rice, is an indication of the government's failed agriculture program. "For as long as the country could not produce available and affordable food for the Filipinos, smuggling activities will continue," Duterte said. "It is imperative that the next President of the country...
#SpreadLoveNotHate: The Roxas Night Market Bombing
Davao City is keeping up with its promise of safety and security by providing services and truthful information free to all, thus, the tagline “Life is Here.” The assurance of safety and security to its constituents and tourists alike has always been a pride of Davao City. The city was cited as the "Safest City" in the world several times in...
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...
EGO-DRIVE: To Deserve Such A Grand Life!
Ego-drive should be a watchword of every individual in this world- be it in business, sports, education or any other facets of life. It entails a lot of commitment and diligent for a person to succeed on a chosen endeavor. For without, life would still be upside down. Despite studies that prove how motivation works, in addition to these benefits,...
