DAVAO CITY –— President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday morning, July 18, signed into law Republic Act 11954 or the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF), the Philippines’ first-ever sovereign wealth fund. The signing ceremony was held at the Kalayaan Hall of Malacañan Palace in Manila with the senators, congressmen behind the bill standing as witnesses. The […]
Marcos claims ‘significant progress in his first year as president
DAVAO CITY — After assuming presidency for a year, Presidente Ferdinand Marcos Jr. claimed he sees ‘significant progress” in the country. “That’s what I want to explain to people that we have made significant progress,” Marcos told reporters on Monday when he was asked about his preparation for his second State of the Nation Address […]
LTO to release 5K driver’s license cards before SONA
DAVAO CITY — In an effort to appease motorist who are up against the use of paper driver’s license, the Land Transportation Office vowed to release at least 5,000 driver’s license cards before President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. delivers his second State of the Nation Address next week. On Monday, LTO officer-in-charge Assistant Secretary Hector […]
IP students in Last Mile School shine in white graduation clothes provided by Newsline
DAVAO CITY — The day glows when seventeen (17) Ata-Manobo students from Sambulongan Elementary School in the hinterlands of Davao del Norte marched on their graduation day on Tuesday, July 11, wearing white graduation clothes. “I was teary-eyed when I watched the students garb in white, I cannot believe the white graduation clothes give them […]
PBBM wants Overseas Employment Certificates free for OFWs
DAVAO CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has directed the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to explore the possibility of making the application for Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) free of charge. In a statement on Sunday, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said the President issued the directive during a meeting with the DMW, Bureau […]
Davao de Oro military and police officials collaborate to sustain Insurgency-Free Province
MACO, Davao de Oro – Sustaining the gains of being an insurgency-free province is a challenge, the government instrumentalities and the people need to continue the momentum and it entails a lot of endeavors and services, because of these, a collaboration was forged among stakeholders through a pact on July 6, 2023, at the Provincial […]
DPWH constructs inter-island bridge in Zamboanga Sibugay
DAVAO CITY — The struggle among residents of Zamboanga Sibugay in crossing the other island is almost over, as the 1.21 kilometer inter-island bridge is now forty three percent (43%) completed. The bridge will link Barangay Guicam, Alicia to Barangay Hula-Hula, Mabuhay crossing the Canaliso Strait will serve as transport and economic connector between the […]
ADB grants $1B loan for Davao Public Transport Modernization Project
DAVAO CITY — The Department of Finance and the Asian Development Bank have signed a USD1-billion financing package to fund the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) Davao Public Transport Modernization Project (DPTMP) on July 1. No less than President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Z. Duterte witnessed the signing of the landmark USD1-billion […]
Governor Oaminal’s performance in Misamis Occidental ‘Almost Perfect’
OROQUIETA CITY, MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL – Governor Henry Sevilla Oaminal’s performance in leading the province of Misamis Occidental has garnered widespread acclaim, with many hailing it as nearly flawless, despite his relatively short time in office. This resounding sentiment was echoed by Vice Governor Rowena Gutierez during the State of the Provincial Address held at the […]
64 PH provinces may experience El Niño-PAGASA
DAVAO CITY — Some 46 of the 81 provinces in the country may experience long dryg spell as El Niño looms, says Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) in a press briefing on Tuesday. The weather specialist during the same briefing said based on the analysis of the weather forcasters, 36 provinces from […]
Bragas Rape-Slay Case Far from Over?
DAVAO CITY –— The Special Investigation Task Group Bragas filed rape with homicide cases on June 5 against four persons who allegedly raped and choked to death the 28-year-old architect Vlance Marie Laruan Bragas on May 17. Davao City Police Office (DCPO) director Colonel Alberto Lupaz in a press conference night of June 5, identified […]
Bangsamoro parliamentarian wants to create another town
DAVAO CITY — A Parliamentarian in the Bangsamoro Autonomuos Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) wants to create another town out of the existing Municipality of Kabacan in Cotabato Province. Parliament member Engr. Aida Silongan, who chairs the committee on local government pf the Bangsamoro Transiton Authority, said the enactment of this bill should have already […]
2.26 million Pinoy Jobless in April : PSA
DAVAO CITY —-The number of jobless Filipinos hit 2.26 million in April, this was the figure given by the Philippine Statistics Authority on Friday June 9. In a press conference, National Statistician and PSA chief Claire Dennis Mapa reported that the number of unemployed persons aged 15 years old and above declined to 2.26 million […]