DAVAO CITY –— To highlight its 40th Anniversary Year, the Operation Smile renewed its commitment to transform local health systems, address the most critical needs in Global Cleft Care. Operation Smile, a global nonprofit organization announced a 10-year commitment today to increase access to care for 1 million patients who need cleft care and other […]
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Let 2021 be a year of reckoning
As we wrap up the year, the question that we need to ask ourselves is how we want this story of violence and senseless killings to end The end of the year is shaping differently for Christmas-obsessed Filipinos, and this is not simply due to the absence of carolers on the streets and the dearth […]
Army deploys teams to boost internet connectivity in areas hard-hit by Odette
DAVAO CITY — The Philippine Army deploy teams from the Army Signal Regiment (ASR), Philippine Army utilizes its Humanitarian and Disaster Response (HADR) and Deployable Signal Team (DST) in Visayas Command and Western Command (WESCOM) to boost the disaster and relief assistance efforts spearheaded by the Government in terms of radio and internet connectivity. In […]
PCSO’s cash aid supports health, welfare and vulnerable communities
It’s difficult to live in the Philippines not hearing of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). The only people who are exempt are those who live off the grid and have never purchased a lottery ticket in their lives. To provide for permanent and continuing sources of income for its programs, the PCSO holds and […]
RPSB, policing through community service
To spread the best practices of the Revitalized-Pulis sa Barangay of Police Regional Office in region XI, Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo M. Año recently issued a directive to implement the same nationwide. Año’s directive came after PNP XI director PBGen Filmore B. Escobal presented the concept before the SILG and other senior officials […]
Immigration on high alert to stop entry of foreign terrorists to PH
DAVAO CITY —– The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said its personnel in the country’s ports remain on alert to thwart any attempt by international terrorists to enter the country. Bureau of Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente in a press statement Thursday said “Our personnel in all international airports and seaports nationwide are always on alert to […]
PNP, PDEA seek court clearance to destroy P5.5-B shabu
MANILA – Philippine National Police chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar on Sunday said the PNP and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) are seeking clearance from concerned courts for the immediate destruction of the more than PHP5.5 billion worth of shabu seized in the separate operations in three provinces last week. “In coordination with the PDEA which […]
Kabacan Massacre suspects scot-free despite warrants of arrest
DAVAO CITY — The Philippine National Police in North Cotabato have filed 9 counts of Murder against the suspects in the August 29, 2020, daylight massacre killing nine people in Kabacan town, the court has issued warrant of arrest but after one year, no one is arrested. In a press statement dated August 30, North […]
Scammers offer fake entry permits via social media-BI
DAVAO CITY — Scammer s are now using social media platforms to offer fake entry permits, this was uncovered by the Bureau of Immigration (BI). Given this, the BI cautions the public against scammers offering fake entry permits to foreigners on Facebook. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said that the alert followed after they received a […]
IP’s inside UCCP Haran to return home
DAVAO CITY ––The ‘bakwits’ of UCCP Haran Compound in Davao City began to return home after the government blocked all incoming funds and questioned the bank accounts of nongovernment organizations suspected of assisting left-leaning groups. The last batch arrived in Talaingod, Davao del Norte on August 9, 2021. The most recent batch consisted of 97 […]
Hunger pushes indigenous peoples of Haran to return home.
TALAINGOD, DAVAO DEL NORTE — On Monday, August 9, 2021, 95 individuals, mostly children from the Ata-Manobo indigenous peoples, left the UCCP Haran Compound in Davao City after spending six years there. Of the 95, 37 are adults and the huge number are children, says Davao del Norte Governor Edwin I. Jubahib. In 2014, over […]
POPCOM hails signing of law prioritizing measures to address teenage pregnancies
DAVAO CITY — The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) praised President Rodrigo Duterte for enacting Executive Order (EO) 141, which prioritizes the implementation of measures addressing adolescent pregnancies in the country and mobilizes government agencies for the said purpose. The Chief Executive signed EO 141 on June 25 and was published on June 29 […]
Dog cruelty issue triggers debate in Dipolog City
DIPOLOG CITY – Allegations of neglect and cruelty of dogs at the city’s pound has raised bitter debate on social media on who’s to blame of the plight of the growing number of stray and impounded dogs – the local government or the irresponsible pet owners. Early this week, netizens here claiming to be dog-lovers […]