DAVAO CITY, Philippines– New Year’s Day 2017 will be a regular working day for President Rodrigo Duterte. Though, January 2 has been declared a non-working holiday the Chief Executive will be at work. Speaking before the Christmas party of the barangay captains here, Duterte “Sa New year tarbaho gihapon ko(during the New year I will […]
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PICTURES: President Rody plays Santa Claus with cancer patients
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte visits cancer-stricken patients at the Southern Philippines Medical Center’s Children’s Cancer and Blood Diseases Unit in Davao City on December 24, 2016. (Presidential Photographers Division)
PH P3.35-trillion 2017 budget signed into law
MANILA, Philippines— (UPDATED) – President Rodrigo Duterte Thursday signed into law Thursday December 22, the P3.35 trillion 2017 budget as reflected in Republic Act 10924 or the 2017 General Appropriations Act (GAA). Next year’s budget is 11.6 percent higher than the 2016 budget. The biggest part of the budget goes to the department of Education […]
Pasko Fiesta: Free ride
Signing of 2017 budget
Christmas at the People’s Palace
PAL’s big plan in 2017
MANILA, Philippines-The country’s flag carrier will expand more route to carry bother domestic and international flights starting 2017. The Philippine Airlines (PAL) expansion plan includes expansion of China operations with direct flights to Boracay and Cebu. Chengdu will be added again to the China network. PAL added seven new aircraft to the fleet in 2016 […]
Jollibee in Canada
Jollibee executives and special guests gather around a giant bucket of fried chicken for the Jolly Crispy Chicken toast. Seen here are JFC Group President for North America and Foreign Franchise Brands Jose Miñana, VP and General Manager of Jollibee North America Maribeth dela Cruz, Honorary Consul Ronald Opina, Member of the Legislative Assembly for […]
Pinoys satisfied with drug war
Manila (PNA) –A great majority of Filipinos remains satisfied with the performance of the Duterte administration in its campaign against illegal drugs, according to the fourth quarter survey of the Social Weather Station (SWS). Conducted from December 3 to 6 the survey showed a satisfaction rating of 85 percent, a notch higher than the 84 […]
P 3.2-M program for Badjaous streetkids
Davao City–In an effort to help and develop the condition of the Sama-Badjaou communities here, the city government allocated P3.213 million. The Sama-badjaou (sea gypsies) are settled near the coastal areas of the city and many of its children remain the streets as many of them either lack interest to education or does not have […]
Jollibee opens 1st store in Canada
EDMONTON — Hundreds of Filipinos braved the cold, cold winter in the City of Winnipeg, Manitoba Province to line-up for the opening of Jollibee, the first to open in Canada, last week, on Thursday. TV footages taken by CBC and other TV Networks showed excited Pinoys bundled up and waited in subzero temperatures, -27 degrees […]
Dead whale
A backhoe pulls the dead Sperm whale to the shore in Samal Island, Davao del Norte on Saturday, December 17. Photo courtesy of Dean Ortiz
Trash kills 38-foot Sperm whale
DAVAO CITY, Philippines–Biodegradable waste and other toxic materials wantonly thrown by human beings to the sea caused the death of the 38-feet juvenile sperm whale. The dead whale was found dead in the coastline of Miranda , Babak, Island garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte, Saturday, December 17, 2017. Initial necropsy of the young […]