Investors flock to Samal Island

DAVAO CITY - Samal Island is Mindanao’s hidden gem - a beautiful island garden with lush foliage and amazing views of the sea, it has traditionally been known as a destination for tourists.

Construction of Samal-Davao bridge to start soon

SAMAL ISLAND– The P23-billion bridge connecting Davao del Norte’s the Island Garden City of Samal to Davao City is set to begin, according to Philippine government officials.

Police hold man accused as Sayyaf negotiator

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police arrested a 30-year old man who allegedly stood as an Abu Sayyaf ransom negotiator for three kidnapped foreigners, two of them were eventually beheaded by the terrorist group in southern Philippines.

Sayyaf man in kidnap-slay of Canadian miner captured in Manila

MANILA – Police captured early Thursday two notorious members of the pro-ISIS group Abu Sayyaf, one of them is involved in the 2015 kidnapping of three foreigners – one beheaded in captivity - and a Filipina on a posh holiday resort in the South.