DAVAO CITY – China’s Xiamen Air has started its bi-weekly Quanzhou-Davao direct flights early this week. Xiamen’s maiden Flight MF8679 touched down at the Francisco Bangoy International Airport Tuesday and was welcomed with a water cannon ceremony upon arrival at 12:36 p.m. with 130 passengers on board. On its return flight to Quanzhou, the airline […]
Archives for 2018
Duterte meets 2018 Miss Universe Catriona Gray
DAVAO CITY (December 20)—President Rodrigo Duterte met the victorious Filipina Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray in a courtesy call at Villamor Airbase Thursday evening. In a series of photos taken by Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, Duterte was in a casual collared shirt, while Gray was in pantsuit, when the President handed a bouquet of orchids […]
Mindanao needs 300MW to meet growth requirements in 3 years
DAVAO CITY – Mindanao needs an additional 300 megawatts in the next three years if the island is to cope with its growing economy. This was according to Arturo Milan, president of the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (DCCCII) and currently adviser of the Mindanao of Aboitiz Equity Ventures (AEV), who projected […]
2 ka sundalo, 12 ka CAFGU gidagit sa mga rebelde
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW (Disyembre 20)—Padayong gigukod sa kasundaluhan og kapulisan ang mga rebeldeng New People’s Army nga midagit sa duha ka sundalo og 12 ka mga CAFGU didto sa Barangay New Tubigon, Sibagat, Agusan del Sur, kagahapon sa kaadlawon, Disyembre 19. Sa pahayag sa usa ka Sandara Amihan, tigpamaba sa mga NPA, iyang gibutyag nga ang […]
Suspected terrorist nabbed in GenSan
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — Police operatives arrested here on Wednesday night a suspected member of an Islamic State-inspired local terrorist cell and in effect, foiled an alleged bombing plot in the area. Chief Supt. Eliseo Tam Rasco, regional director of the Police Regional Office-12, said Thursday that suspect Jamio Sala, alias “Jamiung” and “Jum Jum”, […]
PRRD calls on village chiefs to resist CPP-NPA
DAVAO CITY – President Rodrigo Duterte is calling on barangay officials and tribal leaders to strongly resist the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) and cooperate with the government in ending the communist insurgency in the country. President Duterte made the call and voiced concerns over the continued harassment by the CPP-NPA in […]
Palace: War on drugs remains ‘unrelenting’
DAVAO CITY (December 20) —Malacañang on Wednesday, December 19, stressed that the Duterte government’s campaign against illegal drugs would continue to be unrelenting. Chief Presidential Legal Counsel and Presidential Spokesperson Salvador S. Panelo said this during a Palace press briefing in view of a government agency report that the official death toll has reached more […]
Revival of barter trade will improve peace in Mindanao-Duterte
DAVAO CITY (December 19) — President Rodrigo Duterte recently said reviving the barter trade in Mindanao would not only help the economy but also magnify regional peace and security. The President made such a remark when he attended Senator Manny Pacquiao’s 40th birthday celebration held at KCC Convention Center. “I have ordered also the reopening […]
Palace: No peace talks until NPA stops violence
DAVAO CITY (December 19) — President Rodrigo Duterte will not re-open the peace talks between the Philippine Government and the Communist Party of the Philippines/National Democratic Front (NDF) until the rebel groups stop attacking government forces, entities and civilians. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo during the press briefing Wednesday said, Duterte would only be willing to […]
Remains of tribal leader slain by NPA found in Davao Norte
TALAINGOD, Davao del Norte–A joint army and police team tasked to discover burial grounds of New People’s Army (NPA) victims scored their first find in a mass grave in this town. Dubbed “Oplan Lakbay-Hukay,” the team is composed of forensics specialists who travel to suspected burial grounds where the NPA is believed to have disposed […]
P350-M drug rehab center in Sarangani unveiled
GENERAL SANTOS CITY–The government of China and the Department of Health (DOH) unveiled on Monday the newly-completed P350 million Soccsksargen regional drug treatment and rehabilitation center in the Sarangani town of Alabel. Representatives from the Chinese Embassy in Manila formally turned over to DOH officials the three-hectare modern rehabilitation facility, which was completed nine months […]
160k drug personalities arrested in Duterte’s war on drugs
DAVAO CITY (December 19) —More than 160,000 drug personalities have been arrested since the start of President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s campaign against illegal drugs. The data from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) showed since July 2016 to November 30, 2018, 164,265 were arrested. PDEA spokesperson Derrick Carreon during the press conference of Real Numbers […]
War on drugs in Davao Region gains headway in 2018
DAVAO CITY – Law enforcement agencies led by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Region 11 (PDEA-11) continue to amass victories in 2018 in its fight against the illegal drug menace. PDEA-11 Director Antonio Rivera said the government’s holistic anti-drug campaign has driven the prices of illegal drugs–in particular “shabu”–down as the supply dwindles. To […]