DAVAO CITY — Police on Monday morning, arrested three young men who robbed a delivery crew of a fast food chain. Police Major Ruben Libera, Sasa precinct Commander, identified the suspects as: Eeron Puno Monton, 21; James Carl Soterol Andres, 18, and one alias Jomar, 17, all residents of Sto Niño Riverside, Km. 9, Sasa, […]
PAL holdings president Lucio Tan Jr. passes away
DAVAO CITY — Lucio “Bong” Tan Jr., The son and namesake of billionaire Lucio Tan, died on Monday , November 11, 2019 Tan Jr., 53, was the president of PAL Holdings Inc., his sister Vivienne Tan confirmed in a statement. Tan Jr. took the reins of PAL Holdings, the parent firm of Asia’s oldest carrier […]
Police probes ambush of Lanao del Sur Mayor
ILIGAN CITY —– The Special Investigation Task Group created to probe behind the ambush of Masiu, Lanao del Sur Mayor Nasser Pangandaman is now working to determine the motive behind the incident. The convoy of Pangandaman Jr. was ambushed by still unidentified armed men, around 10:00 am Sunday, November 10, in Barangay Gata, Buadipuso Buntong town. […]
Iranian beauty queen granted refugee status in PH
MANILA — An Iranian beauty queen seeking asylum in the Philippines has been granted refugee status and is now allowed to go out of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). Bahareh Zare Bahari, who represented Iran at the 2018 Miss Intercontinental pageant in Manila, and who has studied dentistry in the Philippines since 2014, has been […]
PWDs and calamity
MAKILALA, North Cotabato —During calamities, persons with disabilities (PWDs) ran for their lives as everyone does. Their safety is less given priority, it is always one’s survival. This how Teresita Suerte-Poria described her condition and the 106 others when the series of earthquake hit their town. Poria is the president of women with disability of […]
“Dios Ko, luwasa ko” singgit sa ginang human nalubong sa nagliki nga yuta atol sa linog
TULUNAN, North Cotabato — SANGKO sa langit ang pasalamat sa usa ka ginang nga gidungog sa Dios ang iyang pag-ampo sa dihang nalubong siya sa nagliki nga yuta atol sa 6.5 Magnitude nga linog sa sitio Palit, Barangay Daig. Sumala ni Gemma Gabling, 46, naligo siya sa dihang kallit nya nadungog ang nagbuto-buto nga bato […]
Selos mitsa sa kamatayon sa mag inahan
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW –— NAGSIPOK kuno ang iyang utok kay nakit-ang naay kauban nga lalaki ang iyang uyab, hinungdan nga iyang gitigbas ang mag inahan didto sa megcawayan, Calinan niadtong 11:20 sa gabii, Mierkules, Nobiembre 6, 2019. Gitigbas patay ni Renuel Jabillo Alyas Lotlot, ang iyang uyab nga si Evelyn Lapera 40 anyos ug anak […]
2 Reds yield amid relief ops for NoCot quake victims
KIDAPAWAN CITY — At the height of relief operations for quake victims in North Cotabato, two combatants of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) voluntarily surrendered to the Army’s 7th Infantry Battalion in Matalam town on Thursday morning. The two, whose identities were withheld for security reasons, told the Army they decided to yield to follow […]
P40.8-M shabu seized from Filipina passenger in NAIA
MANILA – Authorities on Friday seized PHP40.8 million worth of shabu from an arriving Filipina passenger at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). Beth Pableo, Arrival Operations Division officer in charge, identified the passenger as Marie Ruzol, who apparently claimed a friend just asked her to bring the package. “(Shabu) was (hidden) under the lining of […]
Breaking! Two Marawi rehab workers killed
ILIGAN CITY — Two construction workers died on the spot while one was wounded when they were shot by still unidentified suspects, at about 7:.am Thursday, November 7, at the national highway along Barangay Emmie Punud, Marawi City. Colonel Madzgani Mukaram, chief of Provincial Police Office in Lanao del Sur, identified the victims who succumbed […]
DavOr’s Dayanghirang is new RPOC chair
DAVAO CITY — Davao Oriental Governor Nelson Dayanghirang is now Davao Region’s new Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) Chairman. Governor Dayanghirang, along with other newly appointed government officials, took his oath during the oath-taking ceremony presided by President Rodrigo Duterte last week at the Malcañang Palace. As Governor Dayanghirang takes the challenge of being […]
Davao City gives more aid to quake-hit areas
DAVAO CITY — Mayor Sara Duterte approved on Tuesday the release of PHP4.2 million from the city’s Quick Response Fund (QRF) as additional cash assistance to earthquake-hit areas in Davao del Sur and North Cotabato provinces. The city earlier provided PHP1.5 million to five towns affected by the October 16 earthquake; Bansalan, Magsaysay and Matanao towns […]
BREAKING! Robredo accepts role as anti-drug czar
DAVAO CITY — Vice President Leni Robredo accepts her appointment as the drug czar of the country. In a brief Press conference Wednesday noon, November 6, Robredo admitted some people avised her not to accept the position becaus she might fail, but she said “Handa kong tiisin ang lahat na ito, kailangan ko itong subukan.” […]