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56 organizations #JoinTogether to celebrate the International Day of Peace at the Davao Peace Fair
DAVAO CITY, September 21, 2017 — During the National Day of Protest on Thursday, also the 45th anniversary of the declaration of martial law by former President Ferdinand Marcos, Davao City had the biggest and the most peaceful gathering which was contrary to what people had expected to witness on this supposed day of bitterness and mourning. The Davao...
Holcim appoints new Davao plant manager
Leading cement manufacturer Holcim Philippines, Inc. has appointed a new plant manager to lead its Davao facility, which recently completed upgrades to better support the strong construction activity in Southern Mindanao. Holcim Davao is now led by Samuel O. Manlosa, Jr. He took over on 6 January 2019 from Xavier Arul Kennedy Savarimuthu, who has been reassigned by the LafargeHolcim...
DOH DAVAO CHD CONFIRMS FIRST CASE OF COVID-19 IN REGION 11; CONTAINMENT MEASURES INTENSIFIED
The Department of Health Davao Center for Health Development (DCHD) disclosed today the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Region 11. The confirmed case identified as PH130 is a 21-year-old Filipino female patient under investigation (PUI) is positive for COVID-19 after her laboratory results was confirmed by the Research Institute of Tropical Medicine (RITM). The DOH DCHD, however, assures...
Community Cooperative FICCO Launches Its First digiCOOP-enabled Business Center in Mindanao
Carmen, Cagayan de Oro (July 8, 2021) - As part of its end-to-end digitalization roadmap, First Community Cooperative, Inc. (FICCO), led by its CEO Edgardo Micayabas, launched the first of 10 digiCOOP Business Centers in Mindanao on July 8, 2021. The opening of the first business center, which is located in Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, coincided with the...
Cebu Landmasters appoints new CFO
Leading local VisMin developer Cebu Landmasters Inc (CLI) announced the appointment of B. Grant L. Cheng as its new Chief Finance Officer to replace Stephen A. Tan, who recently retired from the company and is now part of the board of directors of CLI. This was made official and duly disclosed after the 2019 Annual Stockholders Meeting last May 28 at Marco Polo...
AirAsia Red Hot Seat Sale is back!
MANILA, 11 November 2018 – The final AirAsia Red Hot Seat Sale of the year is here with promotional fares from as low as P16* all-in and one way only now available at airsia.com. Enjoy promotional seats for flights from AirAsia hubs in Manila, Cebu, Clark and Kalibo to various domestic destinations such as Cagayan De Oro, Iloilo, Palawan, Caticlan/Boracay,...
Hugpong Serbisyo Festival’s beneficiaries up by 74%
TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte - The third installment of the Hugpong Serbisyo Para Sa Tagumenyos has seen a marked increase in the number of Tagumenyos who availed the various social and health services offered by the city’s local government and private institutions. Launched on May 2, 2016, the Hugpong Serbisyo 2016 was conducted from May 11, 2016 until June...
Whirlpool brings new products to VisMin
Whirlpool dealers and partners from the Visayas and Mindanao region gathered recently at the Marco Polo Davao Hotel ballroom to witness the unveiling of the latest addition to Whirlpool’s product portfolio. Hosted by Ms. Donita Rose, the event allowed the audience to have a closer look at three brand new models as Whirlpool and Excellence Appliance Technologies, Inc. (Exatech) demonstrated...
