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DOT WANTS TOURISM BOOST FOR DAVAO DEL SUR CAVES

Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco recently received a courtesy visit from Davao del Sur Rep. John Tracy Cagas at the Department of Tourism (DOT) Office in Makati City. Citing the pleasant climate in Davao del Sur as well as its abundance of natural sites including falls, rock formations, caves, the popular Passig Islet, and the […]

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DPWH OPENS MATANAO, DAVAO DEL SUR ROAD PROJECT

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed its P49-million road concreting project that now benefits Barangays Cabasagan and Bangkal in Matanao, Davao del Sur. In his report to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, DPWH Davao del Sur District Engineer Nicomedes Parilla, Jr. said that the newly-paved road stretching 2.78 kilometers provides smoother and […]

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PRC RESPONDS TO FLOOD VICTIMS IN DAVAO DEL SUR

Philippine Red Cross Chairman and CEO Dick Gordon directed staff and volunteers of the premier humanitarian organization in the country to provide the immediate needs of the families affected by the Low Pressure Area (LPA) and Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) in Mindanao. PRC volunteers and staff served hot meals to 1,691 internally displaced persons (IDPs) […]

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POWER RESTORATION CONTINUES IN QUAKE-HIT DAVAO DEL SUR – NEA

Efforts are ongoing to restore power in areas that are left without electricity following a magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck Davao del Sur on Sunday, December 15, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) said. Several parts in the provinces of South Cotabato and Davao del Sur experienced power interruptions due to the strong earthquake, based on […]

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QUAKE-HIT COOPS IN COTABATO, DAVAO DEL SUR, ASSURED OF ASSISTANCE — NEA

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has vowed to assist electric cooperatives in North Cotabato and Davao del Sur to fully recover from a series of strong earthquakes that jolted several areas in Mindanao last month.  NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong on Tuesday met with officials of the Cotabato Electric Cooperative, Inc. (COTELCO) and Davao del Sur […]

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Politics

FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN SHOULD BE DONE ALL YEAR-ROUND – DELA ROSA

The Bureau of Fire Protection in Region 11 (BFP-11) and former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Bato dela Rosa led the kickoff of this year’s Fire Prevention Month in Digos City, Davao del Sur. Dela Rosa said the selection of Davao del Sur as venue for the kick off Fire Prevention Month in the region […]