Following the recent bombing at Mindanao State University-Marawi campus, the Police Regional Office-Davao Region and Davao City Police Office are still awaiting confirmation on whether students from Davao were affected. While the Police Provincial Office of Lanao del Sur has labeled the incident as a terrorist attack, no reports have been received thus far. Read more on SunStar Davao.
Learn about the succession process following the killing of a newly-elected barangay captain in Panabo City. Find out who will replace the deceased captain and the possibility of a special election. Read more here.
THE Department of Interior and Local Government in Davao Region (DILG-Davao) is looking at the possibility of holding a special election in Barangay Datu Abdul Dadia in Panabo City after the newly-elected Barangay Captain Engr. Paul Albert Saquian was shot dead on his turf on November 7, 2023.
An in-depth investigation is currently being conducted by the Panabo City Police on the shooting death of the newly-elected barangay captain in Brgy. Datu Abdul Dadia this city.
The Police Regional Office-Davao Region (PRO-Davao) said that the commemoration of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day in the region was without any disturbance. PRO-Davao reported that as of 4 p.m., there were around 38,909 people who visited cemeteries on All Souls' Day, November 2, 2023. This number is higher compared to the number of people who visited cemeteries during All Saints' Day, November 1 with 38,430.