(Eagle News) — Davao City mayor Sara Duterte placed armored tanks and heavy equipment in major roads in the city to warn those violating the lockdown protocols of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) there. The mayor had earlier warned that she would place armored tanks or armored personnel carriers (APCs) to guard the streets to block private vehicles violating ECQ guidelines in the city. The ECQ was put in place on April 4 and is […]
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In photos: Ecoland 4000 in Davao City heavily damaged after 6.5 magnitude quake in Mindanao
(Eagle News) — In these photos taken by Eagle News Service correspondent Angelo Frando in Davao City, the Ecoland 4000 apartment buildings are seen heavily damaged, with huge cracks, after Thursday morning’s (Oct. 31, 2019) 6.5 magnitude quake to that hit Mindanao anew. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said that this tremor was not an aftershock of the magnitude 6.6 quate that hit Tulunan, Cotabato two days ago, on Oct. 29, […]
Ipo-ipo, namataan sa Davao City
DAVAO CITY (Eagle News) – Tinamaan ng ipo-ipo ang coastal areas ng Brgy. Lapu-lapu at Brgy. Centro Agdao, sa Davao City pasado 8:00 ng gabi nitong Lunes, Hulyo 23. Nabigla at natakot ang ilang Davawenyo na naka saksi sa ipo-ipo o “whirlwind.” Dahil sa insidente, agad nagsagawa ng preemptive evacuation ang Davao City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office sa mga naapektuhang lugar. Matapos nito, napag-alaman na dalawang katao ang nasaktan ngunit hindi naman […]
Apat na miyembro ng NPA sa Paquibato, Davao City sumuko sa militar; IEDs, war materials isinuko rin
DAVAO CITY (Eagle News) – Boluntaryong sumuko sa 16th Infantry (Maglilingkod) Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division ng Philippine Army ang apat na miyembro ng Militia ng Bayan (MB) ng terrorist group na New People’s Army (NPA) na nag-o-operate sa hinterlands ng Paquibato District, Davao City. Base sa report, kanila ring isinuko ang 30 piraso na anti-personnel Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), apat na cal .38 revolver na may live ammunition, at 17 na assorted two-way commercial radio transceivers. […]
Paulit-ulit na pag-landing ng Chinese military aircraft sa Davao City, pinaiimbestigahan sa Senado
(Eagle News) — Pinaiimbestigahan na rin ng oposisyon sa Senado ang paulit-ulit na pag-landing ng Chinese Military Aircraft sa Davao City. Naghain na ng Senate Resolution 779 ang oposisyon para imbestigahan kung labag sa constitutional prohibition para sa presensya ng mga foreign troops ang umano’y technical stops sa Davao. Tinukoy sa resolusyon ng limang senador na taga-oposisyon ang Article 18, Section 25 ng saligang batas kung saan ipinagbabawal ang foreign military bases, tropa o pasilidad […]
Authorities investigate “candy drugs” being sold in Davao City
(Eagle News) — The Police Regional Office (PRO) in Davao is now investigating so-called “candy drugs” being sold in front of schools in Davao City. These “candy drugs,” also known as “strawberry quick,” were being sold to students outside school premises, based on a social media post that became viral online. Based on reports, they have different fruit flavors and different colors which unwittingly attract and deceive students. “It also smells like strawberry and it […]
Davao Mayor Sara Duterte casts vote in Davao
(Eagle News) – Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte cast her vote in her precinct inside the Daniel R. Aguinaldo High School in Barangay Matina in Davao on Monday, May 14. Mayor Sara arrived in the area past 9:40 accompanied only by her security. She cast her ballot at 9:45 a.m. President Rodrigo Duterte is also expected to cast his vote today at the same school.
Davao City announces rerouting scheme for INC’s Worldwide Walk
Motorists in Davao have been advised to take alternate routes with the road closure to be implemented during the Iglesia Ni Cristo’s Worldwide Walk on Sunday, May 6. According to the Davao government, there will be a closure from C.M. Recto Avenue to Bonifacio Street up to Victoria Plaza, J.P. Laurel Avenue particularly fronting Penong’s Grill and Restaurant. “The southbound lane of J.P. Laurel Avenue will be open and used for two-way traffic while the event […]
Man in Davao City sets fire to 3-year-old daughter
(Eagle News)–A man was arrested after he allegedly set fire to his own 3-year-old daughter in Davao City. Police said it was a relative of the suspect–identified only as Roger—who went to the police station to report the incident that took place on Sunday night in Malagamot, Panacan. According to the authorities, the relative had woken up to screams from the child and shouts from the suspect past 10 p.m. The suspect, who had become […]
Kabayan Party-List proposes transfer of “seat of government” to Davao City
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Kabayan Party-List proposed in the House of Representatives the transfer of the seat of government from Manila to Davao, to ensure that progress is equally distributed in other parts of the country. In the proposal, a National Government Center will be built in Davao City and will contain the Presidential and the Vice-Presidential Palaces, the Senate, the House of Representatives, the Supreme Court as well as the Constitutional […]
Pagpapa-demolish sa NCCC Mall sa Davao City inirekomenda na ng BFP
(Eagle News) – Inirekomenda na ni Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Director, Senior Supt. Wilberto Rico Kwan Tiu. ang pagpapa-demolish sa NCCC mall sa Davao City. Ayon kay Tiu, posibleng gumuho ang mall dahil sa paghina ng istruktura nito matapos lamunin ng apoy na tumagal ng 24 na oras bago naapula. Nagkaroon aniya ng matinding pinsala (totally damaged) ang gusali maliban sa ground floor. Samantala, patuloy na inaalam ng BFP ang halaga ng pinsalang iniwan […]
Labi ng mga nasawi sa sunog sa NCCC mall, isasailalim sa DNA testing
(Eagle News) — Isasailalim sa DNA testing ang mga labi ng mahigit 30 na biktima ng sunog sa New City Commercial Corporation (NCCC) mall sa Davao City. Ito ay para matukoy ang pagkakakilanlan ng mga bangkay. Noong Lunes, ay nakuha ang mga biktima sa ikaapat na palapag ng mall kung saan matatagpuan ang SSI call center. Karamihan sa mga nasawi ay empleyado ng SSI. Hindi pa rin tiyak ang sanhi ng sunog. Sinabi ni Fire […]





