Construction boom in Davao Region

Housing Development, Govt Infras biggest contributor
High-end housing developers from Manila and government spending on infrastructures are expected to pour in billions of pesos in the Davao Region this year to perk up the construction industry into a frenzied activity.
An industry player gave this prediction of boom days in Davao City during the opening of [...]

Davao City cop in sex video

FOR GRAVE MISCONDUCT
The policeman from Davao City in Southern Philippines who gained fame as a porn star in a widely distributed sex video has been dismissed from the police service.
The Internal Affairs Service of the Philippine National Police said Chief Inspector Roland Vilela of the Davao City Police has been dismissed in connection with [...]

Agriculture not worried by banana farm expansions

RICE PRODUCTION NOT IN PERIL
By ROGER M. BALANZA
The Department of Agriculture is not alarmed by banana farm expansions gobbling up rice farms.
Undersecretary Jesus Emmanuel Paras said in Davao City last week the conversions of rice lands into banana plantations barely affected the overall rice production areas of 1.5 million irrigated rice lands.
Paras said during [...]

3 troopers killed, 7 wounded in NPA ambush in Davao City

All-out operations launched vs. NPA
By ROGER M. BALANZA

The military here have launched massive search-and-destroy operations against the New People’s Army in Toril, following the Saturday ambush by rebels that killed three troopers and wounded seven others.
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Duterte not ready to join GMA resign call

To wait for results of probes on NBN-ZTE

By ROGER M. BALANZA
 
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte yesterday hinted he might join calls for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, if results of investigation find her guilty of corruption.
“I am not yet ready to demand for her resignation,” said Duterte, a political ally of Arroyo, who is facing mounting calls [...]

Residents seek help vs. landslide, floods

Shouting match mars Shrine Hills hearing
By ROGER M. BALANZA
 
            Hot tempers on Friday led the usually cool Engr. Mario Luis Jacinto, Davao City planning and development coordinator, to nearly abort a technical conference on two proposed high-end housing projects in Shrine Hills in Matina.
            “You can disagree without being disagreeable. I could end this [...]

Pork prices in Davao City on the rise

Probe sought
            Taking the cudgels for meat vendors and consumers, Davao City councilor Edgar Ibuyan said he would ask the Davao City Council to conduct an investigation into the continuing increases in farm-gate prices of hogs.
            Ibuyan said meat vendors have sought his help as farm-gate cost of P78 per kilo in January [...]