Ex-Cateel mayor shot dead in Davao City

DAVAO CITY - Motorcycle gunmen shot dead a former town of mayor of Davao Oriental and wounded his driver in a daring broad daylight attack in the southern Filipino city of Davao.

1 dead, 9 missing after boat sinks off Southern Philippines

DAVAO CITY - Nine Filipino fishermen were missing and another died after their boat was battered by huge waves before dawn Thursday off the southern Philippine province of Davao Oriental, the Philippine Coast Guard reported.

Ombudsman warns Davao Oriental mayor after failing to clear roads

DAVAO CITY - The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) has found Caraga Mayor Alicia Mori in Davao Oriental province guilty of simple neglect of duty after the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) filed a case against her for failure to comply with President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive to clear roads in her town of illegal structures and constructions.

Philippines announces new species of plants, beetle

DAVAO CITY – The Philippines announced the discovery of new species of orchid, flowering plant, grass fern, and snout beetle in Mount Hamiguitan in Davao Oriental province in the South.

2 NPA rebels killed, 2 others captured in Davao fighting

DAVAO CITY – Two communist rebels were killed and 2 others captured in separate clashes in the restive southern Philippine region of Mindanao, officials said Monday. 

Rebels attack troops securing health workers in South

DAVAO CITY – Special Forces soldiers securing social workers clashed with communist rebels on Friday in the southern Philippine province of Agusan del Sur, officials said.