Davao de Oro Celebrates 19th Bulawan Festival, Honors ‘Golden People’

The government-run Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) in Davao City has marked a major milestone in Philippine healthcare after successfully performing the country’s first adaptive sensing-enabled Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) procedure. Read more »

From the southern tip of Mindanao to the Southeast Asian spotlight, Palacio del Sur has once again put Zamboanga City on the tourism map as the sole Mindanao recipient at the ASEAN Tourism Standards Awards 2026 in Cebu City. Read more »

Region 12, also known as Soccsksargen, has become the first in Mindanao to roll out the SMART Automated Response and Tracking for Emergency Reporting (SMARTER) system. Read more »

Mindanao security efforts are being reinforced as intelligence operations against terrorism take center stage following renewed concerns over extremist activity in parts of the region. Read more »

Camiguin recorded a sharp rebound in tourism activity in 2025, posting a 37.86% increase in visitor arrivals despite operating without its Smart Tourism data system for much of the year. Read more »