DAKBAYAN SA OZAMIZ, Mindanao— Gi-aresto ang security guard sa usa ka kolehiyong tulunghaan, human sila naaktuhan nga naglubong og klase-klaseng kalibre sa armas, kaniadtong Domingo sa gabii, Mayo 6, 2018. Ang security guard giila ni Police chief inspector Jovie Espenido, hepe sa Ozamiz City PNP, nga si Cristopher Alviar, 37, minyo, security guard, ug nagpuyo […]
Archives for 2018
Wanda Teo: Fired or Resigned?
MANILA, Philippines (May 8) — President Rodrigo Duterte reportedly fired Tourism Secretary Wan Tulfo Teo late Monday night just after the Cabinet meeting and asked her to submit resignation amidst a controversial deal of P60M paid ad on the show of her brother, Ben Tulfo aired at the Philippine Television Network Inc. But a DoT […]
NHA suspends 5 officials, terminates 20 projects
MANILA, Philippines (May 7) —- Five top officials of the National Housing Authority (NHA) may face suspension while the agency issued show cause order to 53 contractors with notice of termination involving 33 projects, involving eight contractors in various areas in the Visayas and Mindanao. “After we conducted series of project inspection and validated […]
Probe ordered on ambush-slay of ARMM nurse
Maguindanao, Philippines (May 7) — The Police Regional Office of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PRO-ARMM) has ordered a full dress investigation into the ambush-slay of a government nurse Saturday night in Barangay Tenorio, Datu Odin Sinsuat here. Betsy Yap, a nurse of the ARMM’s Humanitarian Emergency Assistance and Response Team (HEART), was killed in […]
INC breaks world record for largest human sentence
MANILA, Philippines – — The Iglesia ni Cristo (INC or Church of Christ) claimed it has broken the record for the largest human sentence with 23,235 participants forming the sentence “Proud to be a member of Iglesia Ni Cristo” held at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila Sunday morning. “We broke the record for the largest […]
DOT: PH records ‘milestone’ 2M tourist arrivals in Q1
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Tourism (DOT) on Sunday reported a “milestone” after the Philippines breached its 2-million mark for tourist arrivals in the first quarter of 2018. Latest statistics released by the DOT showed 2,049,094 international visitors for the first quarter of the year, which is 14.80 percent higher compared to 1,784,882 for […]
Nurse killed, 2 others hurt in Maguindanao ambush
Maguindanao, Philippines— A registered nurse, a humanitarian worker of Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, was killed while others were injured in an ambush in Barangay Tenorio, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Saturday afternoon. The fatality was identified as Betsy Yap, staff of ARMM Humanitarian Emergency Action Response Team (HEART) of Governor Mujiv Hataman, was declared dead on arrival […]
Duterte: I am not a strongman
DAVAO CITY — “I am not really a strongman.” This was the response of President Rodrigo R. Duterte on the latest issue of Time Magazine, which featured him alongside world leaders Russian President Vladimir Putin, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the cover photo with the title, “Rise of the […]
MILF member, wife nabbed in Maguindanao anti-drug ops
DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Maguindanao – Anti-narcotics agents, backed by the Army’s 90th Infantry Battalion and police, arrested a member of Moro rebel group and his wife during anti-drug operation in Barangay Poblacion Dalican here Friday. Armed with search warrant issued by the 12th Regional Trial Court Branch 13 Judge Bansawan Ibrahim, agents of Philippine Drug […]
Sandiganbayan suspends Pampanga Mayor
DAVAO CITY, Philippines –— The Sandiganbayan suspended Guagua, Pampanga Mayor Dante Torres for 90 days over misuse of P2.7-million fund. The anti-graft body ordered Torres, to cease and desist from performing the duties and privileges of his position, or any other public office he may be now holding for 90 days. Torres is facing charges […]
What is Press freedom?
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Press freedom is defined in many ways and its appreciation by the public has changed. According to merriam-webster.com, it is “the right of newspapers, magazines, etc., to report news without being controlled by the government.” The legal definition also stated that it is “the right to publish and disseminate information, thoughts, […]
PNP: Military airstrikes in Basilan score 9 dead Abus
CAMP SK PENDATUN, Maguindanao, Philippines –– Police authorities in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, revealed nine Abu Sayaff terrorist were killed and several others critically wounded during air and ground assaults of government forces Wednesday in Barangay Mahatalang, Sumisip, Basilan. Chief Supt. Graciano Mijares, police director for ARMM based in Parang, Maguindanao, said Philippine […]
BALAI Filipino, the new face of NHA housing
Davao City, Philippines— The National Housing Authority (NHA) rebranded its housing projects to BALAI Filipino, dubbed as Building Adequate Liveable Affordable Inclusive for Filipino communities since the Duterte administration. NHA General Manager Marcelino Escalada Jr. in the recently concluded signing of the Memorandum of Agreement for the housing of Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) […]