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There are dividends to be reaped from preserving, protecting Bukidnon’s sacred mountain

(Part 2) One of the greatest privations to many Filipinos that resulted from the long lockdowns during the pandemic was their inability to visit their favorite places of worship. Online Masses and other religious services were very poor substitutes to their physical prese

Davao coffee beginning to rise in coffee scene (Part 1)

Editorial: Respecting Mt. Apo

SunStar Video screenshot from DENR-Davao FB Page + May 30, 2021 THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Davao Region (DENR-Davao) warned trekkers from doing indecent behaviors at Mount Apo as this would result in them getting banned from trekking the mountain. In a Facebook post on Saturday, May 29, DENR-Davao posted a video of a certain trekker drinking wine or liquor at the mountains peak while making unnecessary noise and showing indecent behavior. DENR-Davao reminde...

Published May 27, 2021, 8:37 AM Operatives of the police’s Highway Patrol Group (HPG) killed two motorcycle-riding men in an encounter in Caloocan City late Wednesday night, May 26. HPG director Police Brig. Gen. Alexander Tagum said his men were manning checkpoints along Congressional Road Extension in North Caloocan at around 11:30 p.m. when the driver of a motorcycle suddenly sped it off when they were about to flag it down. This resulted in a brief chase which ended when the motorcycle c...

There are several activities in Davao that will give you an adrenaline rush and will make your heart race in excitement if you are up for an adventure.

Heres a look at actual photos of the P5000 Lapulapu commemorative banknote Published May 3, 2021 5:35pm The National Quincentennial Committee showed a closer look at the P5000 Lapulapu commemorative banknote. The NQC on Saturday posted several photos of the actual paper bill bearing the image of Philippine hero. "The quincentennial is an opportune time to promote appreciation of the world of our pre-colonial ancestors such as their way of life, worldview, and belief system based on histo...

THE Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) is recommending a yearly closure of Mount Apo. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Davao Regional Public Affairs Office (DENR-RPAO) Chief Jayvee Agas told SunStar Davao in a phone interview on Thursday, April 8, 2021, that this was one of the recommendations during a meeting on March 31. Agas said the board recommended that there will be a regular rehabilitation period of Mount Apo through a yearly three-month closure or “offset ...

SunStar + March 12, 2021 MANY seem to be confused about the change of the Araw ng Dabaw celebration from March 16 to March 1. Given there is still a pandemic, and there’s no more local ABS-CBN station to announce the changes, the events held online had a limited reach. But the city government can be credited for course correcting the Araw ng Dabaw to the original date of Davao’s cityhood. But it could not be said of the Davao City history they presented through the video that n...