Edge Davao

07/06/2026

WATCH:
A fire breaks out in a residential area in front of Ayala Malls Abreeza along J.P. Laurel Ave. in Davao City on Sunday night, June 7.

🎥Metro Davao United Fire and Rescue, Inc.

07/06/2026

It’s June and it’s the rainy season once more.

Soon those lurking in the closets, damp places, and pails, drums and basins full of water will strike. They are just waiting for the right time to become once again the “country’s public enemy number one.”

It’s June and it’s the rainy season once more. Soon those lurking in the closets, damp places, and pails, drums and basins full of water will strike. They are just waiting for the right time to become once again the “country’s public enemy number one.” Yes, I am referring to mosquitoes whi...

07/06/2026

Department of Tourism 11 (DOT 11) Regional Director Tanya Tabat-Tan joins representatives from The Royal Mandaya Hotel for a photo opportunity during the opening day of the 33rd Travel Tour Expo VisMin Edition and the 11th International Travel Trade Expo VisMin Edition at the SMX Convention Center Davao on Friday. Organized by the Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA), the event brings together tourism stakeholders, travel agencies, airlines, hotels, and destinations from across the Visayas and Mindanao to promote travel and tourism opportunities in the region. LEAN DAVAL JR

Department of Tourism 11 (DOT 11) Regional Director Tanya Tabat-Tan joins representatives from The Royal Mandaya Hotel for a photo opportunity during the opening day of the 33rd Travel Tour Expo VisMin Edition and the 11th International Travel Trade Expo VisMin Edition at the SMX Convention Center D...

07/06/2026

The Department of Education (DepEd) has introduced a new policy that gives school leaders greater flexibility in deciding when to suspend classes and how learning should continue during emergencies and disasters.

The Department of Education (DepEd) has introduced a new policy that gives school leaders greater flexibility in deciding when to suspend classes and how learning should continue during emergencies and disasters. Under DepEd Order No. 14, Series of 2026, school heads are now empowered to work closel...

07/06/2026

The Sandiganbayan has dismissed the remaining asset claims in the decades-old forfeiture case involving the Marcos family after the government said it would no longer pursue additional evidence for the unresolved properties.

The Sandiganbayan has dismissed the remaining asset claims in the decades-old forfeiture case involving the Marcos family after the government said it would no longer pursue additional evidence for the unresolved properties. In a resolution promulgated on June 2, the anti-graft court noted that the....

07/06/2026

The Registry of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has proposed a detailed set of operational guidelines aimed at managing public disclosures, digital evidence, and court records in the upcoming trial of former President Rodrigo Duterte.

The Registry of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has proposed a detailed set of operational guidelines aimed at managing public disclosures, digital evidence, and court records in the upcoming trial of former President Rodrigo Duterte. In a six-page document dated June 5, 2026, the Registry ou...

07/06/2026

Davao City boasts one of the most vibrant, alive, and passionate golfing communities in the country. With three beautiful courses providing distinct challenges, a tight-knit brotherhood of around 300 active local golfers, and an average of 16 highly anticipated tournaments a year, the local golf scene is a well-oiled machine, until the calendar breaks down.

Davao City boasts one of the most vibrant, alive, and passionate golfing communities in the country. With three beautiful courses providing distinct challenges, a tight-knit brotherhood of around 300 active local golfers, and an average of 16 highly anticipated tournaments a year, the local golf sce...

07/06/2026

Senator Erwin Tulfo’s recent pronouncements — threatening to physically remove, personally arrest, or cause the arrest of any senator conducting what he calls an illegitimate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing — are not merely unbecoming.

Senator Erwin Tulfo’s recent pronouncements — threatening to physically remove, personally arrest, or cause the arrest of any senator conducting what he calls an illegitimate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing — are not merely unbecoming. They are legally indefensible, constitutionally ignorant, an...

07/06/2026

The City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) reported that thousands of solo parents in Davao City have benefited from the city’s solo parent subsidy program, which was implemented in 2024 under a local ordinance.

The City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) reported that thousands of solo parents in Davao City have benefited from the city’s solo parent subsidy program, which was implemented in 2024 under a local ordinance. Karla Quintela, Solo Parent Focal Person of the CSWDO, said the subsidy pr...

07/06/2026

The city government of Davao, through the City Economic Enterprise Office (CEE), has announced the planned exhumation of remains from 152 niches and ossuaries with expired lease contracts at the Wireless Public Cemetery along A. Pichon Street in Barangay 8-A, Davao City.

The city government of Davao, through the City Economic Enterprise Office (CEE), has announced the planned exhumation of remains from 152 niches and ossuaries with expired lease contracts at the Wireless Public Cemetery along A. Pichon Street in Barangay 8-A, Davao City. In a public advisory, the ci...