Game On Behind Bars: IGACOS City Jail Serves Up Pickleball Craze for PDLs
IGACOS City — Inside the walls of the Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS) City Jail, the familiar echoes of bouncing basketballs are now joined by the sharp pop of…
IGACOS Eyes Generator Deployment as Talikud Island Endures Prolonged Power Crisis
The City Government of the Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS) is weighing the possible deployment of one of its standby generator sets to Talikud Island as residents continue to…
Retired Cop Dead After Gunfight, Grenade Explosion in Samal
Island Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte — A retired police officer was declared dead on arrival at a local hospital after a violent confrontation involving gunfire and a…
Active Police Officer Identified as Murder Suspect in Samal City Broad-Daylight Killing
DAVAO DEL NORTE — Authorities have identified an active police officer as the prime suspect in the fatal shooting of an electronic shop owner in Barangay Miranda, Babak District, Island…
IGACOS Suspends Classes in Several Schools Amid HFMD Cases
ISLAND GARDEN CITY OF SAMAL (September 15, 2025) — The local government of the Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS) has ordered the suspension of classes and work in selected…
Viral Vlog in Samal Highlights Concerns on Tourism Image Amid Declining Arrivals
DAVAO DEL NORTE – The Island Garden City of Samal (IGaCoS) is at the center of controversy after a viral vlog showed a foreign tourist’s unsettling experience with a local…
Negligence Blamed in Samal Electrocution Tragedy; Parents Demand Justice for 14-Year-Old Student
Island Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte — What should have been an ordinary school day turned into a nightmare on August 19, 2025, when 14-year-old Janah Gere Paster,…
15 Rescued After Motorbanca Capsizes Off Samal Island Waters
Samal Island, Davao del Norte – June 9, 2025 — Fifteen individuals, including eight minors, were successfully rescued after a motorbanca capsized off the waters of Barangay Limao, Samal District,…
Editorial | A Bridge Too Costly: We Must Rethink Development on Samal Island
In a world that is rapidly urbanizing, the promise of progress often comes dressed in concrete and steel. Such is the case of the Samal Island-Davao City Connector (SIDC) Project,…