MANILA (December 31)- Private sector workers reporting for work on Tuesday, January 1, 2019, New Year’s Day, will receive at least double of their salary for the day, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III reminds employers to observe the proper payment of wages for employees for the […]
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Authorities declares “lockdown” in Cotabato; blast claims lives of two, wounded 27 others
DAVAO CITY (December 31)– Authorities have declared Cotabato City under “lockdown” when an improvised explosive device (IED) claimed the lives of two people and wounded 27 others in a Monday afternoon explosion in front of South Seas Mall in Cotabato City. Initial reports indicated that the IED exploded at 2:15 p.m in front of South […]
7.1 magnitude earthquake hits Davao Region; no casualties reported
DAVAO CITY (December 29)– A 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit the Davao region at 12:15 today with the epicenter at Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental. Other coastal municipalities of the province such Boston, Bangaga, Cateel, Manay, Taragona have been alerted. Ednar Dayanghirang, chief of staff of the provincial governor’s office and incident commander of Davao Oriental told […]
Duterte leads Christmas gift-giving to soldiers
DAVAO CITY (December 25) —President Rodrigo Duterte made the Christmas of soldiers belonging to the 10th Infantry Battalion memorable, when he led the the Christmas gift-giving last Sunday, December 22. Duterte went to Camp General Manuel Yan Sr., Barangay Tuburan in Mawab, to express his gratitude to the division for securing his hometown Davao City, […]
Duterte appoints former Air Force Chief to head PCA
DAVAO CITY (December 25) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, December 21, announced the appointment of retired Philippine Air Force Chief Lt. Gen. Galileo Gerard Kintanar Jr. to head the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), as Congress crafts law for the return of the multi-billion Coco Levy Fund to Filipino coconut farmers. In his speech during […]
Free legal services benefit Davao City female inmates
DAVAO CITY — Local volunteer-lawyers are giving female inmates new ray of hope by helping them apply for plea bargaining to secure their early release. On Sunday, volunteer-lawyers, accompanied by psychologists and medical practitioners, visited the Ray of Hope Village — a jail facility for female inmates inside the Davao City Jail — to offer […]
2 ka Batan-ong membro sa Maute misurender
DAKBAYAN SA COTABATO (Disyembre 24) — Duha ka menor de edad nga membro sa teroristang grupo sa Maute ang misurender kang Cotabato City Mayor Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi kagahapon, Disyembre 23. Gi-presente ni Sayadi ang duga ka minor de edad sa mga membro sa media sa City Hall, kuyog ang mga kadagkuan sa kapulisan ug kasundalohan, apan […]
Mayor Sara mulls measure restricting drone use
DAVAO CITY — Mayor Sara Duterte has asked the city council to come up with an ordinance that will set restrictions on the use of drones in the city. Mayor Sara said there is a need to restrict the use of drones following reports that these are being used as weapons in other localities. The […]
Ex-Bukidnon mayor gunned down in CDO
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — A former Bukidnon town mayor was shot dead by motorcycle-riding assailants just a few meters away from the Hall of Justice along Masterson Ave. in Upper Carmen here Saturday morning, police said. Police identified the victim as Joelito “Jukens” Talaid, former mayor of Kadingilan in Bukidnon. Talaid was a real […]
Ateneo kicks out student in viral bullying video
DAVAO CITY (December 23) — Days after the bullying video became viral, the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) today decided to kick out the junior high school student caught on video bullying another student in the comfort room. In a statement released on Sunday afternoon, ADMU president Jose Ramon Villarin, S.J. said the penalty forbids the […]
Qatar seeks to boost ties with PH
MANILA — The Qatari government is intent on increasing its bilateral cooperation with the Philippines as it looks into signing 10 more partnership agreements with the country. In its primer on the Qatar-Philippines relations, the Qatari Embassy in Manila recently listed the “agreement expected to be signed in the near future” in the fields of […]