DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman ordered the one-month suspension of Cateel, Davao Oriental Mayor Erlinda Nuñez after she was found administratively liable for Simple Misconduct. Ombudsman investigators found that in July 2016, Nuñez appointed a certain Joan Grace Cadalzoas Kagawad of Barangay Poblacion to replace the 7th kagawad post. The Barangay […]
Archives for January 2018
Pa, daughter die as rebels ignore church plea to release abducted cop
DAVAO CITY , Philippines — The leadership of the New Peoples Army in Southern Mindanao denied the appeal of the church to free abducted police officer Menardo Cui to attend the burial of his wife. Worse, another family member died while the wake was on going. The rebels abducted Inspector Cui, the deputy commander of […]
Retiradong sundalo sa Istados Unidos gipusil patay sa Baclayon
LUNGSOD SA BACLAYON, Pilipinas —Patay retiradong sundalo nga membro sa Istados Unidos human pusila sa wa pa mailhing suspetsado samtang nag-jogging sa kadalanan didto sa Upper barangay Laya,sa sayong buntag niadtong milabayng Dominggo. Ang biktima nailhan nga mao si Lonnie Simon Weig, 63 anyos, minyo, lumad sa Mirth Dakota, USA ug lumulupyo Taladua Street, Puelrok […]
Basilan Mayor in drug list Arrested by NBI at NAIA
LAMITAN CITY, Philippines — A municipal mayor from the province of Basilan was arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 Monday morning. Hadji Mutahmad Municipal Mayor Jamar Abdulah Mansul was arrested by the operatives of the National Bureau on Investigation Monday while boarding a plane bound to Malaysia. Mansul is among those listed […]
Duterte to military, police: “Shoot me if I overstay even for a day”
COMPOSTELA VALLEY, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte told the military and the police to shoot him is he extends his term even for a day in 2022. In his speech before the military and their families Monday, January 22, Duterte said “Ako sinasabi ko sa inyo ngayon, pag ako sumobra sa aking termino, isang araw […]
Ombudsman indicts Ex-Lanao del Sur mayor for non-filing of SALN
DAVAO CITY, Philippines-— The Office of the Ombudsman charged former Saguiaran Municipal Mayor Rasmia Macabago for failure to file her Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth from 2007 to 2010. Macabago, whose name was included in President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug list, is facing three counts of violation of Section 8 of Republic Act No. […]
Increase in Gasoline, diesel, kerosene prices tomorrow
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Motorists are rushing to fill up their tanks as oil companies implement price hike tomorrow, January 23. The oil players cited the increase in the international petroleum market prompted them to implement an increase. Gasoline pump prices will go up by 35 centavos per liter, while diesel and kerosene will be […]
Three NPA rebels and one CAFGU killed in North Cotabato fight
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (UPDATED) — Three suspected members of the New Peoples Army and a member of CAFGU Active Auxiliary were killed in the hinterlands of Makilala town late Sunday night, January 21, 2018.. Rudy Caoagdan, Makilala Municipal mayor said still undetermined number of rebels stormed the detachment of sitio Garing, Barangay Luayon. Luayon is […]
Sinulog 2018 draws 1.4-M crowd
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Over 1.4-million local and foreign tourists joined the Cebuano’s in this years Sinulog festival grand parade Sunday, January 2018. The grand parade highlighted Cebu’s weeklong festival in honor of the Holy Child Santo Niño. Devotees carrying different sizes of the Holy Child’s image danced and chanted on the streets, many of […]
Palace junks MIASCOR’s appeal
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Malacañang junked MIASCOR’s appeal for reconsideration on the cancellation of their contract with the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA). Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque in a statement Sunday said “there is nothing to appeal” saying the “government has no existing contract with MIASCOR Ground handling Corporation.” On Friday, January 19, MIAA General […]
Experts map Davao Oriental fault lines
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Geologists from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) placed markers in several fault lines in Davao Oriental. There are fault lines found in Mati City and in the municipality of Lupon. The fault lines cut across portions of barangays Marayag, Calapagan, and Don Marcelino in Lupon and in the […]
Off the record
Journalists launched a Black Friday Protest to protect press freedom in the country. But behind the much talked, much publicized, press freedom issue, members of the working press continue to suffer and agonize a much bigger problem– from unfair labor practice to harassment in the workplace down to security problems which many media industry disregarded […]
Journalists up in arms to protect press freedom
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Journalists launched a Black Friday Protest to protect press freedom in the country. Last Friday, January 19, 2018 journalists,bloggers and media workers mostly based in Metro Manila gathered together on Tomas Morato Quezon City to denounce the recent decision of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC revoked the corporate […]