DAVAO CITY — The former town mayor of Caraga in Davao Oriental surrendered to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on March 13, following the warrant of arrest issued by the Sandiganbayan who convicted him for graft and sentenced the former mayor for 10 years in jail. Atty. Archie Albao, director of the NBI XI […]
4 soldiers killed in Maguindanao del Sur Ambush
DAVAO CITY — Four soldiers were killed on Sunday in an ambush staged by suspected members of the Dawlah Islamiya in Datu Hoffer town in Maguindanao del Sur.. The incident happened at 9 a.m. in the village of Tuayan 1, a residential village while the soldiers were on their way back to the headquarters after […]
Town records 10-year- girl youngest among pregnant women
DAVAO CITY — Seven of the 140 cases of teenage pregnancy in Agusan del Sur are still ten years old to fourteen years old, the Rural Health Unit of Trento town in Agusan del Sur reported. In January this year, twelve cases of teenage pregnancy were reported in Trento town. Trento is a first class […]
2 of 3 suspects in Jumalon’s murder arrested
DAVAO CITY — Two of the three suspects in the murder of Juan T. Jumalon aka “Johnny Walker” were simultaneously arrested on March 15 in barangay Poblacion, Sapang Dalaga town Misamis Occidental. Paul Gutierez, executive director of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) citing the report from Misamis Occidental Provincial Police identified the […]
“One Family, One Professional” program in Misamis Occidental a is big leap for the family
The “One Family, One Professional” as a personal educational program of Misamis Occidental Governor Henry Oaminal is now reaping fruits as hundreds of young Misamisnons will soon graduate in the fields they have chosen. The program has 3,200 scholars to date while others are still freshmen enrolled at the different colleges and schools in said […]
Four Yamashita treasure hunters die in Bukidnon
DAVAO CITY — Four Yamashita treasure hunters died inside the cave they were exploring in Sitio Tinago, Barangay Cabadiangan in the town of Kadingilan in the province of Bukidnon last Sunday. The area is about 20 kilometers away from the town center without electricity or internet signal. However, the victims brought a generator to explore […]
Bangsamoro government invites investors to explore its natural energy
DAVAO CITY — With the vast resources that the Bangsamoro Region has, the government launched its first Conventional Energy Bid by unveiling four significant Pre-Determined Areas for investment, exploration, development, and production of coal and petroleum resources within the region. The government proposed that the venture be done in Kapai and Tagoloan, Lanao Del Sur, […]
Jubahib thanks US for helping Davao del Norte flood victims
DAVAO CITY — Governor Edwin Jubahib thanked the government of the United States (U.S.) for helping the communities in Davao del Norte who suffered due to the series of flooding and landslides past two months. The governor who welcomed the officials and representatives from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), said the support is […]
Misamis Occident gears up for a multi-billion-peso ‘ridge to reef’ tourism development
DAVAO CITY –— The province of Misamis Occidental is gearing up for a multi-billion-peso tourism development to premiere the tourism landscape of Northern Mindanao. Governor Henry Oaminal said the provincial government has pipelined several projects “We have identified our tourism sites and a multi-billion-peso fund is in the offing in collaboration with national government agencies.” […]
132 distressed OFW’s from Middle East return home
DAVAO CITY — The Department of Foreign Affairs over the weekend reported the arrival of 132 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who were repatriated from the Middle East. The OFW’s have safely arrived as a group aboard Gulf Air Flight GF154 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 from Bahrain on Saturday. They were […]
Marcos condoles to families of 2 Filipino seafarers killed in Houthi attack
DAVAO CITY — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Sunday extended his deepest sympathies to the families of the two Filipino seafarers who died in the recent attack by Houthi rebels on merchant vessel navigating the Red Sea and the Gulf of Eden, assuring their families that all efforts are exerted to bring their remains […]
Court acquits one of the suspects in broadcaster’s murder
DAVAO CITY — The Regional Trial Court Branch 16 here acquitted one of the three suspects in the murder of Kidapawan City Broadcaster Eduardo Dizon due to the failure of the prosecution to substantiate the suspect’s involvement in the case. Judge Emmanuel Carpio on March 8, acquitted Sotero “Jun” Jacolbe as the prosecution failed to […]
50 families who lost their house due to war were gifted a new home in time for the Ramadān
DAVAO CITY –— Fifty families who lost their house due to war were given new homes in the village of Simsiman in the town of Pigcawayan where they celebrate Ramadān as the Bangsamoro Government officially turned over 50 newly built housing units to the deserving beneficiaries. The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) government […]