DAVAO CITY — In a snap, the House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday ended the deliberations on the Office of the Vice President’s proposed ₱2.3-billion budget for 2023 without blinking an eye. The deliberation on the three-fold budget increase over last year is set to be tackled in the plenary. Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio is asking […]
Maguindanao mayor arrested over murder raps
DAVAO CITY — The town mayor of Pandag in Maguindanao province who is facing two counts of murder was arrested inside a hotel here yesterday at around 4:15 in the afternoon. The elements of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) arrested Khaddafe “Toy” Mangudadatu who […]
Newsline walks the trail to bring school materials for Ata Manobo learners
DAVAO CITY — After an hour of breathtaking walk on a very still and dangerous trail in the outskirts of Sinalaban, a remote village of Talaingod town, Davao del Norte, we reached a very peaceful place where Ata Manobo learners attend their classes, the Sambulungan Elementary School., one of the last school miles of the […]
Gcash dili na mobutang og kumpletong pangalan sa sender sa kuarta
DAKBAYAN SA DAVAO — Gisugdan na sa Gcash ang pagwala sa ubang letra sa nagpadala og kuarta pinaagi sa ilang GCASH (G-Xchange Inc,). Ang Gcash, usa ka kompanya nga nagapasa og kuarta pinaagi sa mobile phone, naghimo og lakang aron wagtangon ang pagbutyag sa nagpadala og kuarta atol sa transaksyon taliwala sa isyu sa data […]
Hundreds of Davao construction workers want payment over claims
DAVAO CITY — Hundreds of laborers working for JV Angeles Construction Corporation here are up in arms against the company who made them sign a blank document which the management claim to be clearance but turned out to be a quit claim. The workers were advised by the JVACC management to “only sign the document” […]
PH to import 150,000 MT of sugar
DAVAO CITY —– After the sugar importation issue anomaly broke off, the department of Agriculture through Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles announced that the Department of Agriculture (DA) is now preparing the proposal to import 150,000 metric tons (MT) this time half of the proposed 300,000 metric tons as earleir proposed. The announcement of the Palace […]
Ombudsman suspends Davao Oriental Board member
DAVAO CITY — The Office of the Ombudsman slapped Davao Oriental Board Member Nelson Restor Dayanghirang Jr. with one year suspension without pay over a mauling incident which happened in 2018 while he was considered barangay Captain-elect of Zaragosa, Manay, Davao Oriental. In a 7-page decision rendered by Graft Investigation and Prosecution Officer Kathleen Sheelah […]
Defense chief lauds army’s 10th division for clearing communities vs insurgents
MAWAB, DAVAO DE ORO — The acting chief of the Department of National Defense (DND) lauded the officers and men of the military’s 10th Infantry Agila Division in their relentless efforts in totally cleansing their areas of responsibilities against the control and influence of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA). Senior Undersecretary […]
Sugar shortage causes insufficient softdrinks production
DAVAO CITY — The softdrinks companies pointed the shortage of premium grade sugar caused production shortage. The Newsline Philippines was furnished a copy of the one-page statement signed by a certain Rommin Diaz, leading softdrinks bottlers in the Philippines in a joint statement issued Tuesday afternoon stating “We confirm our industry is facing shortage of […]
Rotten food packs, spoiled rice prompt newbie mayor to put up suggestion box
DAVAO CITY –— A newbie town mayor in Davao Oriental established a suggestion box at the municipal hall for his constituents to raise issues, concerns and new ideas before him. This, after Caraga town Mayor Ronnie S. Osnan on July 23, 2022 discovered truck loads of rotten food packs and spoiled rice hidden inside an […]
What is the real state of Davao City water?
For decades, the Davao City Water has been categorized as the world’s second best water, that is a fact. But if you ask me, can Davao City Water District still provide enough water for every household connected to their pipelines now? I frown and I’m gonna tell you straight—No! Not Anymore, in many areas water […]
Mindanao area suffers connectivity problem
DAVAO CITY –— Thinking about and worrying internet and mobile connectivity now? You are now alone, almost everyone in Mindanao suffers connectivity problem as telecommunications companies reported slow-paced signals all over the island since last night. The Davao City Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) announced Davao residents struggle to get signal but the company […]
Hundreds displaced when dawn fire gutted their homes at a coastal area of Davao
DAVAO CITY — “I was so scared” says Soledad Gabutero, 74, a person with disability when she was awakened by a heat and smell the fumes of their burning village and her neighbors were shouting for help- their village was on fire. The Gabutero family, whose house was just above the sea was among the […]