MANILA – The National Press Club of the Philippines has passed a special resolution calling on the incoming Marcos administration to continue supporting the operation of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS). “As one of the national media organizations actively engaged as media-partner and stakeholder of the task force since its creation by President […]
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Davao City placed under heightened alert after Koronadal bombing
DAVAO CITY — Hours after the Koronadal City bus bombing on Thursday, Task Force Davao and the City Police placed the city under heightened alert and instituted measures to prevent lawless elements from entering the city. Colonel Darren E. Comia, commander of TF-Davao told Newsline “We heightened the alter status and placed many security personnel […]
Davao City earns P1-M in 30 days from Roxas Night market
DAVAO CITY — The re-opening of Roxas Night Market here benefitted not only the venders but also the city coffers. The record from the City Economic Enterprise of the city shows that since the night market opened in Late March it earned over one million (P1,000,000) until April. The city government decided to open the […]
AboitizPower awards EPC contracts for second solar project in Pangasinan
DAVAO CITY — The Aboitiz Power Corporation (AboitizPower), through PV Sinag Power, Inc., a special purpose vehicle of its subsidiary, Aboitiz Renewables, Inc. (ARI), recently entered into Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) agreements for its 159-MWp Laoag and Laoag 2 solar power project in Barangay Laoag, Aguilar, Pangasinan. The EPC contracts were awarded to SUMEC […]
COMELEC proclaims Party-list winners
DAVAO CITY — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday proclaimed the winners from the fifty-four (54) the party-list winners in the May, 2022 national and local elections. Topping the list of winners from Party-list group include the Anti-Crime and Terrorism Community Involvement and Support Partylist or ACT-CIS which secured the top spot having three […]
As long as there is crisis, there’ll be no new normal-Duterte
DAVAO CITY — President Rodrigo Duterte looks helpless as he narrated his observation on how the world economy looms as the world sees no immediate solution fo the Russia-Ukraine crisis. On Monday his televised address to the nation Monday night, Duterte shared his thought and views as a leader of the nation. Here is the […]
AP and SOCOTECO II partner with Malungon for disaster resilience
AboitizPower Vice President for Wholesale Sales Catherine Pasilaban with the Mindanao Sales team, joined by representatives of partner organizations – Aboitiz Foundation’s Welfredo Dalumpines, Malungon LGU’s Meralyn Fernando, and SOCOTECO II’s Geronimo D. Desesto. In an effort to help build resilient communities, AboitizPower together with Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. (AFI), collaborated with the South Cotabato Electric […]
DTI 11 urges consumers to assert rights, help in monitoring new SRPs
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) 11 has urged consumers to assert their rights, especially when it comes to accessing goods at correct prices. To recall, the agency’s newly issued bulletin on suggested retail prices (SRPs) took effect on May 11. Hence, DTI 11 has intensified its monitoring activities in the […]
Davao Cops tracking down non-paying face mask violators
DAVAO CITY –— Members of the city police are now tracking down individuals who failed to pay their fines after caught violating the city’s face mask ordinance. In a statement released by the City Information Office (CIO) its stated that the city police are now coordinating with the barangays to track down arrested violators of […]
Marcos’ chief of staff nominated as executive secretary
MANILA – Veteran law practitioner Victor D. Rodriguez, the long-time chief of staff and spokesperson of presumptive President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. was nominated for the position of executive secretary for the next administration. Rodriguez’ nomination was officially announced by Marcos as the former formally relinquished his post as his spokesperson to prepare for his new […]
Lifeless sperm whale found in Davao Occidental shores
DAVAO CITY — A lifeless Sperm Whale was found Saturday morning along the shores of Davao Occidental. According to the statement of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources XI (DENR) XI, the sperm whale with bore multiple wounds was found by a fisherman Sitio Sakalig, Brgy. Sugal, in the municipal waters of Jose Abad […]
Soldiers found arms cache in Bukidnon outskirts
DAVAO CITY –— Personnel from the 72nd Infantry Battalion of the 10th Infantry “Agila” Division unearthed an arms cache on Thursday, May 19 at Brgy Sinaysayan in the municipality of Kitaotao, Bukidnon province. Barangay SInaysayan is located at the borders of the provinces of North Cotabato and Bukidnon, it is a secluded village and most […]
15 BIFF combatants surrender
DAVAO CITY — A total of 15 members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, local terrorist groups operating in Central Mindanao laid down their arms and returned to the folds of the law in a separate place under the jurisdiction of 602nd Infantry (Liberator) Brigade on May 20, 2022. Major General Juvymax Uy, outgoing Commander […]