WATER PRESSURE Seventy-nine out of 100 customers experience adequate water pressure with Toril WSS having the highest proportion at 99%. WATER SUPPLY Eighty-eight out of 100 customers enjoy 24-hour availability of DCWD water especially those served by Binugao Water Supply System (WSS) and Toril WSS. WATER QUALITY Majority of customers...
(Excerpt from the Homily of Most Rev. Romlo G. Valles, D.D., during the 42nd Parochial Fiesta of San Roque, Malabog, Davao City last August 16, 2026.) Mga igsuon malipayong pista kanatong tanan! Viva! San Roque, Viva! Ang atong fiesta karon natunong sa Dominggo, ika-20 (baynte) nga...
Hero comes from a Greek word meaning a person of great courage and known for his exploits. The last 100 years have produced fewer heroes known for their sacrifices and their principles. Yet there are more heroes today who are not known and will never...
A PHONE can connect us to a friend across the world within seconds, yet it can also make someone sitting beside us feel completely ignored. Social media is neither simply good nor bad. It is a powerful tool whose value depends greatly on how wisely...
IT just doesn’t make sense at first glance. Why would Christ tell us to deny ourselves and pick up a cross just to follow Him. (cfr. Mt 16,24) What’s so appealing about suffering that He’d ask us to embrace it? What hidden treasure is there...
THE parable of the ten virgins (cfr. Mt 25,1-13) reminds us of our need to develop an effective way of being always vigilant. This, of course, is only possible if we develop a deep, active union with God. Without his grace, we are would be...
THIS is the lesson hidden in Christ’s command to his disciples: “Watch therefore, because you do not know what hour your Lord will come.” (cf. Mt 24:42-51) It is one of those simple sayings that become more mysterious the longer one reflects upon them. We...
THERE are few things more ghostly than a man who is alive only on the outside. Our Lord’s image of the scribes and Pharisees as “whitewashed tombs” remains unforgettable because it is more than an insult—it is a diagnosis. A tomb may gleam in the...
THE Christian life demands a disciplined vision. We are called neither to lose ourselves in trivialities nor to become so captivated by grand objectives that we neglect the ordinary duties leading to them. Wisdom lies in holding together the end we seek and the means...
THE calling of St. Bartholomew—identified in John's Gospel as Nathanael—offers a lesson that reaches far beyond his first meeting with Christ (cf. Jn 1:45-51). Though brief, the account reveals how faith begins, grows, and ultimately transforms the way we see both God and the world. Nathanael...