DAVAO CITY — President Rodrigo Duterte again called on the Filipinos to persevere and be patient as the government is working hard to prevent the spread of the coronavirus-19 pandemic while the world awaits the vaccine. On Tuesday, July 21, Duterte talks to the people after holding a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on […]
Korte Suprema: Mga bag-ong dinakpan ibalhug sa istasyon sa pulisan og dili sa prisohan
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW — Gimanduan karon sa Korte Supreme ang administrator sa korte nga ingnan ang mga Huwes nga ang mga bag-ong dinakpan sa kaulohan ibalhug sa istasyon sa kapulisan ug dili sa prisohan . Ang kamanduan i-implementar sukad Hulyo 21 hangtud sa Agosto 31, ning kasamtangang tuig. Matud ni Court Administrator Maida Marquez, ang […]
PH Consular Office in Manado repatriates 51 distressed Filipino Fishermen
DAVAO CITY — The Philippine government repatriated 51 distressed fishermen from Manado on 17 July 2020. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in a statement said, everyone underwent COVID-19 testing in Manado and also in General Santos City; providing protective gear to the repatriates, including transportation to the airport; and, facilitating immigration and quarantine process. […]
DMB released P3.78-trillion of the 2020 national budget
DAVAO CITY — The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released in June the P3.78-trillion or 92.3 percent of the P4.10-trillion program of appropriations for 2020. The Department of Budget and Management in a statement said “This is a marked improvement when compared to the 85.5 percent of allotments released from January to June […]
DepEd sticks to August 24 class opening, but RA 11480 allows Duterte to set any date
DAVAO CITY — Education Secretary Leonor Briones stuck to the August 24 date as the official opening for School Year 2020-2021 will start on August 24 despite the new law allowing the President to set the date beyond schedule. In a briefing on Tuesday with President Rodrigo Duterte, Briones said all the department’s preparations were […]
NBI arrests PSC employee over P14.4-M fraud
DAVAO CITY — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) last Tuesday arrested an employee of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) for falsifying the payroll register of the athletes and coaches and credited their allowances into his own bank account. NBI Officer-In-Charge Eric B. Distor identified the subject PSC employee as Paul Michael Padua Ignacio. The […]
NBI files crime complaints vs. cops involved in Jolo shooting of soldiers
DAVAO CITY — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Tuesday filed criminal complaints against members of the Philippine National Police assigned in Sulu, suspected to be involved in the June 29 shooting that killed four Philippine Army soldiers in Jolo. The NBI personnel led Western Mindanao Regional Director Moises Tamayo as they filed complaints […]
PH Consulate General in Jeddah repatriates another batch of stranded OFWs
DAVAO CITY — The Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah repatriated another batch of Filipinos based in Jeddah and other parts of the Western Region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on 17 July 2020. The newly repatriated were brought home via a Philippine Airlines (PAL) chartered flight. The chartered flight landed in Manila on 18 […]
P5-million refrigerated centrifuge inaugurated in Kidapawan City
DAVAO CITY — The city government of Kidapawan on Monday inaugurated its P5-million worth of refrigerated centrifuge and temporary blood center. This, despite the ongoing debate over the Supplemental Budget No. 8 at the City Council. Mayor Joseph Evangelista on Monday led the Blessing and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, the facility will serve as the blood […]
Remains of 88 OFWs from Saudi Arabia arrive in PH
DAVAO CITY –— Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr. honored the 88 deceased Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) whose remains have returned home from Saudi Arabia at the heroes’ welcome held at the Villamor Airbase on Sunday. Locsin offered his sincerest condolences to the families of the deceased OFWs and recalled their immeasurable sacrifice for […]
NTF approves increase in inbound international passenger capacity
DAVAO CITY — The National Task Force (NTF) for coronavirus-19 has approved the request of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) to release notice to airmen (NOTAMs) for increase of inbound international passenger capacity at three int’l airports. In a statement, the Department of transportation said the approval was contained in a letter […]
313 ka personahe sa Coast Guard nagpositibo sa Covid-19
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW —Mokabat na sa 313 ka opisyal ug personahe nga frontliners sa Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ang nagpositibo sa coronavirus-19 (Covid-19) , kini ang gibutyag ni Commodore Armando Balilo, ang tigpamaba sa maong ahensya, atol sa interbyu nga gihimo sa DZBB niadtong Sabado, Julyo 18. Sumala niya, sa ilang rekord miabot na sa […]
DFA brings home 312 distressed OFWs from Qatar
DAVAO CITY — Some 312 overseas Filipino workers from Qatar arrived in the country as part of the continuing repatriation program of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). On Friday, the DFA through the Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs (OUMWA) brought home the distressed OFWs from Qatar. The latest batch of repatriates […]