14-Year-Old Boy Found Dead in Matina Pangi River Identified
DAVAO CITY — The decomposing body recovered from the Matina Pangi River in Barangay Matina Pangi, Km. 9, was positively identified on Sunday as Dember Pillanon, a 14-year-old resident of…
Davao Broadcaster Convicted of Gender-Based Online Sexual Harassment; Arrest Warrant Issued
DAVAO CITY — A local court has found Davao broadcaster Jun Digamon guilty of gender-based online sexual harassment under Republic Act No. 11313, or the Safe Spaces Act, paving the…
DCPO Seizes Over ₱305,000 in Smuggled Cigarettes in 2-Day Anti-Smuggling Crackdown
DAVAO CITY — The Davao City Police Office (DCPO) scored a major victory against the illegal cigarette trade after confiscating more than ₱305,000 worth of smuggled and illicit tobacco products…
Davao City Races to Open New Sanitary Landfill as Korean Investors Eye Biogas Power Project
DAVAO CITY — With its existing landfill nearing capacity and set for closure by October, the Davao City government is fast-tracking the completion of a new sanitary landfill in Barangay…
Poolside Fury: Condo Dispute Over Children Erupts in Gunfire in Davao City
DAVAO CITY — A heated argument between two families over their children ended in gunfire late Thursday night, January 15, after a condominium unit owner allegedly shot a fellow resident…
DCPO Destroys Hundreds of Illegal Mufflers, Improvised Firecracker Devices in Major Crackdown
DAVAO CITY — The Davao City Police Office (DCPO) on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, publicly destroyed hundreds of confiscated illegal mufflers and improvised firecracker devices as part of its intensified…
Top 5 Drug Suspect, Local Painter Nabbed in Davao Drug-Bust; Shabu, Revolver Seized
DAVAO CITY — A 32-year-old local painter listed as one of the Top 5 city-level High Value Individuals (HVI) in the illegal drug trade was arrested in a pre-dawn operation…
Pakistani Businessman Shot by Riding-in-Tandem Suspects in Davao City Subdivision
DAVAO CITY — A 29-year-old Pakistani national was wounded after being shot by two still unidentified men riding a motorcycle in a daring attack inside a residential subdivision in Barangay…
₱5-M Worth of Marijuana Seized in Courier Warehouse Raid in Davao City
DAVAO CITY — Authorities seized six boxes of parcels containing suspected high-grade marijuana and cannabis-infused products during a joint operation at a courier company warehouse in Bunawan, Davao City, on…
₱10-M Worth of Smuggled Cigarettes Seized at Davao Checkpoint; 3 Men Arrested
DAVAO CITY — Authorities seized an estimated ₱10 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and arrested three men after intercepting a wing van at a checkpoint in Purok 27, Malagamot, Panacan,…