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Santa Cruz, officially the Municipality of Santa Cruz, is a 1st class municipality in the province of Davao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 101,125 people.
The Pan-Philippine Highway, also known as the Maharlika Highway, is a network of roads, expressways, bridges, and ferry services that connect the islands of Luzon, Samar, Leyte, and Mindanao in the Philippines, serving as the country's principal transport backbone. Measuring 3,379.73 kilometers (2,100.07 mi) long excluding sea routes, it is the longest highway in the Philippines that forms the country's north–south backbone component of National Route 1 (N1) of the Philippine highway network. The entire highway is designated as Asian Highway 26 (AH26) of the Asian Highway Network.
Metro Davao, officially called Metropolitan Davao, is a metropolitan area in the Mindanao island group, Philippines. It includes the cities of Davao City, Digos, Mati, Panabo, Samal and Tagum and spanned parts of all five provinces of Davao Region. Metro Davao is one of three metropolitan areas in the Philippines. It is administered by Metropolitan Davao Development Authority. It is the largest metropolitan region by land area and the second most populous in the Philippines.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Digos is a diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. Erected in 1979, the diocese was created from territory in the Archdiocese of Davao. The diocese has experienced no jurisdictional changes, and is currently a suffragan of the archdiocese.
DXDS is a radio station owned and operated by UM Broadcasting Network. The station's studio and transmitter are located in Digos.
Digos City National High School (DiCNHS), formerly known as Davao del Sur National High School, is situated at Rizal Avenue, Zone II, Digos, is one of the biggest school in Davao Region, under the jurisdiction of the DepEd Division of Digos. Digos City National High School is also once the second largest secondary school in the country in terms of student population, second only to Rizal National High School in Pasig. Founded in August 1946 with the name of Digos Junior High school.
DXKO, on-air as 103.1 Gold FM, is a radio station owned and operated by Kalayaan Broadcasting System. The station's studio is located along Vinzon St., Digos.
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Mindanao Star Bus Transport, Incorporated(formerly Weena Express, People's Transport Corporation) is a bus line under the umbrella of Yanson Group of Bus Companies (YGBC). It operates bus transport services from Davao City, to Soccsksargen Region and the Island Garden City of Samal, and has their own base in Ma-a, Davao City. Mindanao Star was once a part of Bachelor Express, but was later formed as an independent subsidiary of Yanson Group.
The University of Mindanao Broadcasting Network (UMBN) is a Philippine radio network majority-owned and controlled by the Torres family. It serves as the media arm of the University of Mindanao. Its headquarters are located at the UMBN Media Center, C. Bangoy St. cor. Palma Gil St., Poblacion, Davao City, while its national marketing offices are located in Makati. UMBN and its subsidiary Mt. Apo Broadcasting System run AM and FM stations in Mindanao, while its other subsidiary Ditan Communications runs the Visayas FM stations. It has three radio network brands, namely UMBN News & Public Affairs, Wild FM and Retro.
Jesus "Jess" Gestuveo Dureza is a Filipino lawyer, consultant, journalist and politician from Davao City, Philippines. He was the adviser on the peace process to President Rodrigo Duterte from 2016 to 2018 and is the Founding Chairman of Advocacy MindaNow Foundation, a group advocating for peace in Mindanao. He has held various appointive positions in past administrations including the chairmanship of the Mindanao Development Authority, the chairmanship of the Government Peace Negotiating Panel for Talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, and Presidential Assistant for Mindanao. He is also a former Representative of the 1st District of Davao City in the Philippine House of Representatives.
99.1 Max FM is an FM station owned by Rizal Memorial Colleges Broadcasting Corporation and operated by Christian Media Management, a subsidiary of Laforteza Group of Companies. Its studios and transmitter are located along Ramon Magsaysay St., Digos.
DXSV, broadcasting as 96.7 Muews Radio, is a radio station owned and operated by Sagay Broadcasting Corporation. It serves as the flagship station of Muews Radio network. The station's studio is located at 2/F, La Castill Bldg., Magsaysay St., Brgy. Zone 1, Digos, and its transmitter is located at Brgy. Soong, Digos.
Sagay Broadcasting Corporation is a Philippine radio network. Its main headquarters are located at 2/F, La Castill Bldg., Magsaysay St., Brgy. Zone 1, Digos. SBC operates a number of stations across the country under the Muews Radio brand.
DXDA, broadcasting as 94.3 Charm Radio, is a radio station owned and operated by the Polytechnic Foundation of Cotabato and Asia. The station's studio is located at the 3rd Floor, Cagas Bldg., Rizal Ave., Digos.
The Davao People Mover is a proposed 16-station 13 km (8.1 mi) monorail line to be built in Davao City, Philippines. Once completed, it will be the city's first rapid transit line and the first monorail system in the Philippines.
The Mindanao Railway, previously known as the Trans-Mindanao High Speed Railway, is a proposed inter-city rail system in Mindanao, the southernmost major island of the Philippines. Originally proposed in 1936 as part of Manuel L. Quezon's efforts to strengthen the presence of Commonwealth government in Mindanao against the rising influence of Imperial Japan before World War II, the line was shelved. Other proposals and studies were made in the 1950s, 1990s, and the 2000s, but never materialized. The current line began development in 2018, with construction set to begin in late 2021. It will be initially built as a single-track standard gauge system to be operated by diesel-powered rolling stock, but will have provisions for upgrading to double-track and electrification through overhead lines.
Vimcontu Broadcasting Corporation is a Philippine radio network of the Visayas-Mindanao Confederation of Trade Unions, a trade union organization under the Associated Labor Unions (ALU) through the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines. Its corporate office is located at the 2nd Floor, JSU-PSU Mariners' Court-Cebu, ALU-VIMCONTU Welfare Center, Pier 1, Cebu City.
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