DAVAO CITY APPROVES P3BILLION AYALA MEGAMALL PROJECT

The Davao City Council is set to give tomorrow the thumbs up for the P3 billion Ayala Center Davao business park and mall project, the biggest single investment in decades in this premier city of Southern Mindanao.
A joint project of Ayala Land, Inc. and Anflocor Investment and Development Company, Inc. and [...]

Hedcor, DWCD battle over Tamugan River continues

Davao City councilors to take look-see of hydropower site
By ROGER M. BALANZA

The Davao City Council would conduct an ocular inspection on Wednesday of the site in Tamugan, Marilog district where Hedcor plans to build mini-hydro power dams.
The inspection by three council committees comes as Hedcor seeks an endorsement from the city [...]

Aftermatch of Princess of the Stars sinking: Mindanao factories may close down for lack of shipping vessels

Vessel lack slowing down plant production
By ROGER M. BALANZA

For lack of enough ships to ferry their products to Cebu or Manila, about ten Davao City factories are slowing down production to avoid a large inventory that could not be shipped out.
Shippers and traders in Davao City and the rest of [...]

Aftermath of Princess of the Stars sinking: Sulpicio Lines suspension crippling Mindanao economy

Sulpicio suspension
crippling economy

Mindanao products rotting for lack of cargo vessels

By ROGER M. BALANZA

Mindanao is facing a serious economic crisis in wake of the tragedy of the Princess of the Stars sinking, as tons and tons of its products for shipment to key Philippine cities rot in warehouses for lack of vessels to [...]