Police arrested 18 people onboard a convoy of motorcycles and a government-owned truck after they yielded firearms when flagged down at a poll checkpoint in Malita, Davao del Sur Monday.
The Commission on Elections said it was considering placing Davao del Sur under its control in light of mounting tensions brought about by intense rivalry among politicians who have been involved in previous incidents of election-related violence, a local Comelec official said.
Two inmates at the police’s detention cell here escaped during a scheduled power outage late Friday afternoon, the authorities reported Saturday.
Consider yourselves lucky. Residents of Davao del Sur were told to grin and bear three-hour daily outages because the situation could be worse.
Two members of the Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit under the 72nd Infantry Battalion were injured when four men fired on them in Kiblawan town, a report reaching the Davao del Sur police office said Saturday.
A 6.2 magnitude quake hit Davao del Sur Saturday noon with aftershocks expected.
DIGOS CITY—The creation of a new province out of Davao del Sur will ease tension between two political clans known for violent clashes but it may have to wait until the Commission on Elections (Comelec) receives funds and puts in place preparations for a plebiscite. The creation of Davao Occidental, signed into law by President [...]
A 4.5 magnitude quake struck Sarangani in Davao del Sur early Tuesday but with no damages recorded, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.
Authorities said Friday they have issued shoot-to-kill orders against nine inmates, led by a purported Moro Islamic Liberation Front commander, who bolted the Davao del Sur provincial jail here on Thursday.
At least 15 houses on the shoreline of a coastal village in Don Marcelino town, Davao del Sur were damaged Monday night after being battered by huge waves churned by Typhoon “Pablo,” the provincial disaster response office said Tuesday morning.
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) did it again. Just like its past practice of resolving election cases a few months into the next elections, the Comelec’s first division upheld the victory of Davao del Sur Gov. Douglas Cagas in the 2010 gubernatorial contest.
Three “moderate” earthquakes rocked Davao del Sur Monday morning but these were only slightly felt in the province, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.
The Office of the Ombudsman has filed graft charges against Gov. Benjamin Bautista and five other officials of Davao del Sur for allegedly conspiring to purchase five vehicles without public bidding.
