LAMITAN CITY, Basilan — In an effort to protect their bays and shores, employes of the city government and other offices based here planted hundreds of mangrove trees in barangay Tandung Ahas on March 18. Mangroves act as a natural carbon sink and a buffer between land and sea, protecting shorelines by preventing coastal erosion […]
PAGASA to establish weather station in Lamitan City
LAMITAN CITY —The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) will establish a weather station here. On march 25, the City government represented by Mayor Roderick H. Furigay and City Administrator Maria Florencia Candelaria Bisal signed the memorandum of agreement (MOA) with PAGASA Administrator Vicente Malano and Chief Mindanao-PAGASA Anthony Joseph Lucero for the […]
Delvo is new PNP XI Regional Director
DAVAO CITY –Philippine National Police XI has new regional director in the name of Police Brig. Gen. Alden Bacarra Delvo, he replaced Brig. Gen Benjamin Silo. Silo formally relinquished his position to Delvo in a turn over ceremony Monday afternoon at Camp Sgt Quintin M Merecido. The two are among the eleven (11) ranking police […]
Soldiers plant 8,000 trees to celebrate Army’s 126th anniv
DAVAO CITY — As part of their celebration of the Philippine Army’s 126th Founding Anniversary, the members of the 4th Infantry Division across Northern Mindana and Caraga regions planted around 8,600 seedlings of fruit-bearing trees on March 9 to 10. The seedlings were planted by the troops of the 4ID during a simultaneous tree-planting activity […]
Google runs tests to block access to news for some Canadian users
DAVAO CITY –— Google is running a tests which intends to block access to news for some Canadian users, the move is in response to Canada’s bill that could compel large digital platforms like Google and Meta’s Facebook to negotiate deals with publishers to pay them for content they produced A Reuters report which was […]
5K joins rally vs power coop in Tagum City
TAGUM CITY — “Tama na! Palitan na! (Enough! Change it!” Those words were the by-words uttered by some 5,000 disgruntled protestors during the Awakening Rally against Northern Davao Electric Cooperative (NORDECO) on Monday at Rotary park here. The rally that was organized by the Tagum City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc., started with a […]
Basilan celebrates 49th founding anniversary with colorful culture
DAVAO CITY — The people of Basilan Province celebrated its 49th Founding Anniversary via face to face after three-year lull due to the pandemic. Residents from the whole province met during the celebration of its colorful history, arts and diverse culture during the Cultural Night last Sunday, March 5, at the gymnasium of the government […]
Tagum City business group, power consumers up against Nordeco
TAGUM CITY –— Disgruntled business sector and angry consumers are up in arms against the Northern Davao Electric Cooperative (Nordeco) are set to conduct an aawwakening rally on March 13, over poor power supply, expensive power rates and poor management rendered by the cooperative. “We had enough” laments Aerol Conde, president of Tagum City Chamber […]
Strong quakes disrupt two festivals in Davao region
DAVAO CITY — Two strong eathquakes which shook Davao region and various parts of Mindanao disrupted the 25th Araw ng Tagum in Davao del Norte and the 6th Al’law ng Kalumunan and Bulawan Festivals in the province of Davao de Oro. The quakes prompted the provincial government of Davao de Oro to susped their activities […]
6 killed, 13 injured in Maguindanao Norte road mishap
DAVAO CITY — Six persons were killed while 13 others were injured when a passenger van, a pick-up truck and a tricycle collided along the national highway of Datu Odin Sinsuat in Maguindanao del Norte, particularly in barangay Kurintem at around 4:30 a.m yesterday, March 5. In a report published by Philippine News Agency, Sgt. […]
Samal passenger vessel accidentally collides with a Japanese warship at Davao port
DAVAO CITY — A passenger ship from Samal Island accidentally collided with the docked Japanese warship at Sasa port around 2:00 in the afternon on Thursday, March 2, 2023. Passengers narrated, the vessel owned by Mae Wess was about to dock at their private port in Barangay Sasa, but the gustiness of the winds and […]
Ata-Manobo learners attend classes under the school building
DAVAO CITY — Learners of Sambolungan Elementary School in Talaingod town, Davao del Norte, endure attending classes under the wooden floor of the school building due to lack of classrooms. The Sambolungan Elementary School was constructed under the Last Mile School program of the Department of Education but the fund provided was not enough to […]
Police tags minor as suspect behind the killing of Dole Philippines exec
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — It was late Saturday night of February 25, when Newsline Philippines personally brought a 15-year-old boy to General Santos City Police Precint No. 4 to turn-over the lost mobile phone of slain Dole Philippines Human Resource senior manager Christopher Cordova. Cordova, 44, was killed inside his house in Block 8, Lot […]