DAKBAYAN SA TAGUM –— PAGTINGOG sa sirena, niadtong Sabado, Pebrero 28, pormal nang gisugdan ug gipangunahan sa governador sa Davao del Norte ang usa ka hiniusang pagpanglimpyo sa probinsya. Sa usa ka Memorandum Order nga gipirmahan ni Gobernador Edwin I. Jubahib, gimandu niini ang dungan nga pagpanglimpyo sa tanang lugar sa probinsya matag kataposang Byernes […]
Mayor Sara’s quick response surprises Tagum folks
TAGUM CITY — Residents of Barangay Madaum here got a surprise of their lives after seeing it was Davao City mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio who quickly rescued a motorist who was figured in a road mishap with her motorcycle buddy on Sunday morning, they though she was just an ordinary rider. People flocked to the highway […]
BOC Collects P630.47-B in 2019
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) collected P630.47 billion revenue in 2019, achieving 95.4% of its target collection of P661.04 billion, based on the preliminary report of the BOC-Financial Service on Tuesday, February 11, 2020. The BOC’s collection of P630.47-billion in 2019 posted a 6.3% growth or an increase of P37-billion compared to its 2018 revenue […]
Wa kaagwanta, amahan gitigbas ang iyang anak
DAKBAYAN SA ILIGAN — Wala na kuno naka-agwanta ang usa ka amahan kay gisigihan ug kulata sa iyang anak, hinungdan nga iya kining gitigbas hangtud kini namatay. Nahitabo ang usa ka madugong kamatayon sa Purok 6, Marangay Mison, Baliangao, Misamis Occidental niadtong Domingo sa alas 7:00 sa gabii. Sumala ni Lieutenant Melven Denore, hepe sa […]
Samal-Davao bridge breaks ground in July
DAVAO CITY — The much-talked about and long-awaited Davao-Samal bridge project is set to break ground in July this year, this was announced by Davao del Norte Governor Edwin I. Jubahid on Saturday, February 29, 2020. Jubahib in an interview with Newsline said the final engineering design of the P23-billion project is now being worked out “It plans pushes […]
DavOr dispatches ‘Pulis sa Barangay’
DAVAO ORIENTAL – Twenty-seven members of the Philippine National Police have been deployed in various villages of the province as it led in the Revitalized Pulis sa barangay Program of the PNP XI. The first batch of police officers were formally deployed during a simple send-off ceremony on Monday, February 24, 2020, which is anchored on President Rodrigo […]
CebPac cancels PH-Korea flights from Mar 3- Apr 30
MANILA— Low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific (CEB) is canceling its flights between the Philippines and South Korea from March 3 to April 30. Since February 26, the Philippine government has been implementing travel restrictions for passengers from North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, including Daegu City and Cheongdo County, and also banned Filipino tourists from traveling to […]
No sacred cows in fight vs. illegal gambling: PNP chief
BUTUAN CITY – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Archie Francisco Gamboa, assured that no one will be spared in the continuing fight against all forms of illegal gambling. “I warn everybody even if you are my close friends, relatives and PNP officials close to my family, you are not exempted from police operations if you […]
Mag-uuma nga namaki nahulog sa waterfall
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW — Patay gilayon ang usa ka mag-uuma nga nanguha ug baki sa dihang nahulog kini sa mismong Kiminlao Waterfall didto sa Barangay Salapawan, Paquibato District, niadtong milabaynng gabii, Pebrero 27. Sumala sa taho sa Paquibato Police, mitawag kanila si IMPR Datu Rudy Adang ug nagpahibato nga dunay nahulog sa waterfall niadtong Huebes […]
1 killed, 1 hurt during magnitude 4.3 quake in NoCot
COTABATO CITY – A 65-year-old man died while an 18-year-old boy was hurt during the magnitude 4.3 quake that shook North Cotabato province at 9 a.m. on Thursday. Engineer Arnulfo Villaruz, provincial disaster risk reduction and management office (PDRRMO) operation chief, identified the fatality as Romualdo Vicente, 65, of Sultan Kudarat province. He was in M’lang, […]
Protest greets opening of Pagcor-run casino in GenSan
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — Catholic church leaders and members of various civic groups denounced the opening here on Tuesday of a casino operated by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor). More than 200 people led by priests and nuns from the Diocese of Marbel staged a prayer rally late Tuesday afternoon in front of the […]
GenSan hog farm workers losing jobs due to ASF scare
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Several hog farms here have reportedly laid off workers due to mounting losses as a result of the declining sales in the wake of the African swine fever (ASF) outbreak in Davao Region. Dr. Antonio Ephrem Marin, head of the City Veterinary Office (CVO), said Thursday local hog producers reported huge losses […]
CA confirms Wendel Avisado as DBM Secretary
DAVAO CITY — The powerful Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday unanimously confirmed the ad interim appointment of Budget Secretary Wendel E. Avisado. During the hearing of the CA Committee on Budget and Management, Avisado reiterated that over P80 billion in congressional realignments from the 2020 national budget had been withheld by the Department of […]