MANILA — Trade and industry Secretary Ramon Lopez said government may begin requiring manufacturers or traders to put warning labels on high sugar content beverages as early as August this year. On the sidelines of Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) workshop for small and medium enterprises Wednesday, Lopez told reporters that his office and […]
Davao City projects visitor arrival to hit 2.3 million
DAVAO CITY–The City Tourism Office was optimistic it would hit the tourist arrivals this year at 2.3 million, or seven percent higher last year. City Tourism Office Chief Generose Tecson disclosed this during the Bizforum at SM City Davao on Tuesday. “I am happy to report that for the first five months this year our […]
AirAsia to suspend KL-Davao flight effective August
DAVAO CITY – After six months of flying four times a week from Kuala Lumpur to Davao City, AirAsia announced on Tuesday the suspension of the direct flights effective on August 21. “AirAsia is suspending its four (4) times weekly direct flights connecting Kuala Lumpur and Davao effective 21 August 2018 due to commercial reasons,” […]
Mayor Sara urges village execs to pursue peace, progress
DAVAO CITY – Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio has called on village leaders to pursue peace and progress through sustainable development during the mass oath-taking of over 1,400 barangay captains and councilmen from the city’s 182 villages on Monday. Duterte-Carpio, who officiated the mass oath-taking, also asked barangay officials to be a “team of champions” and pave […]
DepEd-10 chief says bidding for P2K razor ‘above board’
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY–The head of the Department of Education’s (DepEd) office in Northern Mindanao denied any hand in the purchase of school materials for senior high school classes, even as he dispelled any irregularity in the bidding of razor blades that cost nearly PHP2,000 each. DepEd-10 (Northern Mindanao) Director Allan Farnazo said his office […]
55 barangay election winners from Baguio City face disqualification
BAGUIO CITY — Fifty-five winning candidates in the May 13 barangay elections in Baguio City are facing disqualification for failure to file their Statements of Contributions and Expenses (SOCE), the city’s Commission on Elections (Comelec) officer said on Friday. Lawyer John Paul Martin, Comelec-Baguio election officer, said the fate of the winning candidates is now […]
PNP-12 launches ‘Pulis Natin’ service caravan
GENERAL SANTOS CITY–Hundreds of residents availed of various services from the Police Regional Office (PRO)-12 during the regional launching of the “Pulis Natin” caravan at a shopping mall here on Wednesday afternoon. Residents lined up at the various service desks opened by the PRO-12 and its support units at the KCC Veranza Mall’s atrium for […]
Sarangani inmates get hygiene kit from Senator Pacquiao
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (June 22) —Around 600 inmates of the Sarangani provincial jail received hygiene kit and other personal supplies during a surprise visit at the facility by Senator Emmanuel Pacquiao and other provincial officials on Wednesday afternoon. Pacquiao, accompanied by Sarangani Gov. Steve Chiongbian Solon, took a break from training for his upcoming fight […]
246 priests, religious leaders seek permit to own, carry firearms
MANILA — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday said it has so far received 246 requests for firearms licenses from religious leaders. In a press briefing in Camp Crame, PNP chief Director General Oscar Albayalde noted that the number is composed of 188 applications from Catholic priests while the rest were filed by pastors and […]
13 former OFWs hired as public school teachers in Region 12
GENERAL SANTOS CITY–Thirteen former Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who are licensed teachers have been hired by the Department of Education (DepEd) in Region 12 under a special program facilitated by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Jeanette Escaño, coordinator for Region 12 of DOLE’s National Reintegration Center for OFWs (NRCO), said Monday the newly-hired […]
Davao City records 562 dengue cases
DAVAO CITY–The Davao City Health Office (CHO) has now recorded 562 confirmed dengue cases from January up to the second week of June this year. The figure remains lower compared to the same period in the past two years, based on CHO records, as the city posted 977 cases in 2017 and 1,890 cases in […]
Palace open to dialogue with CBCP
MANILA — Despite his tirades against the Catholic Church, President Rodrigo R. Duterte is open to hold a dialogue with the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), his spokesman said on Thursday. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque made this remark a day after Duterte hit Catholic priests anew, claiming that some of them had affairs with […]
Juvenile mynahs, blue-naped parrots seized in Palawan
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan — Environment enforcers in Palawan have recovered 47 hatchling and juvenile mynahs and blue-naped parrots from suspected illegal wildlife trading operation in the southern Palawan municipality of Quezon. Jovic Fabello, spokesperson of the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff, said in an interview on Tuesday afternoon that the birds were seizedon […]