COTABATO CITY — Health officials in Maguindanao have referred the case of the recent birth of conjoined twins to modern hospitals in Davao City and Manila. As twin quakes also occurred in Mindanao this week, Dr. Elizabeth Samama, Maguindanao health chief, confirmed Friday the birth via a cesarean section of conjoined twins, the first-ever of such […]
Camiguin celebrates Lanzones fest
MAMBAJAO, CAMIGUIN — This year’s annual Lanzones Festival has become more festive as the island-province is also celebrating its win in the national award for local government units with best practices. The 40th Lanzones Festival is one of the island’s major attractions and was established to celebrate the bounty of the lanzones fruit, considered as […]
Grenade blast rocks GenSan gas station owned by Kapa founder
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — A grenade exploded on Sunday evening at a gas station here owned by a founder of an alleged investment scam while another grenade was recovered near the office of a cooperative that was involved in a similar dubious activity. Col. Aden Lagradante, city police director, said Monday no one was reported hurt […]
BARMM MP wants office for Muslims outside region
COTABATO CITY — A lawyer-member of parliament of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has filed a bill seeking to create a regional office that will address the needs of Bangsamoro communities outside the territory. Member of Parliament Maisara Dandamun-Latiph filed the bill before the Bangsamoro Transition Authority on Thursday. “The assistance to the […]
PH soldiers bag silver medal in UK Cambrian Patrol
MANILA — Eight Philippine Army (PA) Scout Rangers, who participated in the United Kingdom’s Exercise Cambrian Patrol 2019 (Ex CP 2019) held in Wales, were awarded the Silver Medal for their feat Wednesday. This was bared by PA spokesperson Lt. Col. Ramon Zagala in a statement Thursday. “For 51 sleepless hours, the Army’s eight-man team successfully […]
Army condemns NPA ‘terror act’ in Surigao Norte
BUTUAN CITY – Top officials of the Philippine Army in the Caraga Region have denounced the “terroristic act” of the New People’s Army (NPA), following the attack on a construction site on Monday. In a statement on Thursday (October 17), the Army’s 30th Infantry Battalion said the communist guerillas “manifested a gross disregard of the safety […]
3 Soccsksargen hospitals lose PhilHealth accreditation
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has suspended and withdrawn the accreditation of three major private healthcare providers in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) due to alleged fraud. Dr. Antoniette Ladio, acting regional vice president of PhilHealth-12, said on Saturday they issued a writ of execution of suspension to the General Santos Doctors Hospital […]
DepEd-ComVal is 1st ISO holder in Davao Region
TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte — The Department of Education (DepEd) – Compostela Valley Province Division became the first ISO (International Organization for Standardization) certified division office in the Davao Region. Phoebe Gay Refamonte, officer-in-charge assistant division superintendent, said the certification assured that services given to their clients are based on high standards. “It is really […]
Indian president to visit PH next week
MANILA — The Department of Foreign Affairs on Friday confirmed that Indian President Ram Nath Kovind is slated to undertake a state visit to the Philippines from October 17 to 21 at the invitation of President Rodrigo Duterte. “The state visit marks an important milestone in the Philippine-India bilateral relations as both countries commemorate the 70th […]
Bukidnon dads seek ban on 4Ps recipients who pawn cash cards
MALAYBALAY CITY – The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Bukidnon on Wednesday enacted an ordinance prohibiting the pawning of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) cash cards by beneficiaries in the province. Introduced by Provincial Board member Minerva Casinabe, the “4Ps Cash Loan Prohibition” ordinance will be forwarded to the office of Gov. Jose Ma. R. Zubiri Jr. for […]
Duterte’s net satisfaction rating down, but still ‘very good’: SWS
MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte’s net satisfaction rating dropped slightly but remained “very good”, the third quarter Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey for 2019 showed. The SWS survey, conducted from Sept. 27 to 30, showed that 78 percent were satisfied by Duterte’s performance, 13 percent were dissatisfied, and 9 percent were undecided. Compared to June 2019, […]
Heavy rain, strong winds damage NoCot upland school
COTABATO CITY – Strong winds amid a heavy downpour in North Cotabato on Thursday afternoon destroyed a public high school made of light materials in Arakan town, a disaster official said. Rowena Gafati, head of Arakan’s municipal disaster risk reduction and management office (MDRRMO), said the strong winds came while the upland village of Mantangkil was […]
Davao-Manado tourism B2B rakes in over P1-M sales
DAVAO CITY — The joint tourism and business matching meeting organized to help boost the viability of Garuda Indonesia’s foray into Mindanao raked in over PHP1 million in negotiated sales, the Department of Tourism in Region 11 (DOT-11) said Tuesday. “This sale is accumulated out of Davao-General Santos tours and hotel accommodation bookings in Davao during […]