Samal Island – Maniolas

Samal-Davao bridge could take 4 more years to start

Economy

Nov 052015

DAVAO CITY — The planned bridge connecting Samal Island to the Mindanao mainland has been marked as necessary, but construction for the project first proposed in the 1990s is not likely to get under way until 2019, an official of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said.

Samal Island resort owners sue to keep jetties

Economy

Apr 102014

DAVAO CITY — Resort owners in the Island Garden City of Samal are challenging a new policy by the city government, specifically a provision in the Revised Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, regarding construction and maintenance of beach jetties on the island’s waterfront.