BEFORE SUPERMOON. This photo was taken on January 30, 2018, a day before Filipinos will witness the rise of the “super blue blood moon.” (Medel Hernani / davaotoday.com) DAVAO CITY, Philippines – As millions of moon gazers all over the world took delight watching the rare lunar eclipse Wednesday night, January 31, Dabawenyos here were…
Second district councilor Al Ryan Alejandre (File photo/davaotoday.com) DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Councilor Al Ryan Aljandre proposed on Tuesday, January 30, to regulate the use of home-sharing services in Davao City. Alejandre aims to do that through a local legislation which would ensure those spaces that are registered to home-sharing apps like Airbnb comply with…
CALIBRATION. A personnel from the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board Region 11 repairs a broken taxi meter before it is calibrated with the new taxi fare rate, Friday, January 26, at the old airport in Sasa, Davao City. LTFRB is eyeing to recalibrate around 5,500 taxis in the city by February 2018. (Robby Joy…
‘SAVE OUR JEEPNEYS’. The transport group Transmission Piston holds a protest on Wednesday, January 24, in front of the Land Transportation Office-11 (LTO) to oppose the public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization program and Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law. (Robby Joy D. Salveron / davaotoday.com)
Councilor Joselle Villafuerte says a data from the Department of Health in Davao Region showed that there have been 224 suspected cases, 16 of which were confirmed during the City Council session on Tuesday, January 23. (Robby Joy D. Salveron / davaotoday.com) DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Health officials here urged parents to submit their children…
TWO JESUSES. Davao City Council’s new majority floor leader, Councilor Jesus Melchor Quitain Jr., and new chairperson on Committee on Ethics and Good government, Jesus Joseph Zozobrado III take oath during the regular session on Tuesday, January 16. (Robby Joy Salveron / davaotoday.com)
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – In a bid to combat child pornography in the country, Globe Telecom blocked 2,471 domains or sites found to have lewd and child pornography-related content. “As a purpose-led organization, we have a responsibility to ensure that our products and services will not be used for illegal activities. Globe Telecom is strongly…
PROTEST. Lumad students and parents protest against militarization in schools in remote villages in Mindanao. Gathering in front of Kapitan Tomas Monteverde Sr. Central Elementary School in Davao City on January 10, 2017, they were expecting to meet Education Secretary Leonor Briones. The Secretary was supposed to visit the school on the same day. (Robby…