DAKBAYAN SA DAVAO— Gi-aprobahan na sa Kongreso sa ikatulong ug katapusang pagbasa ang House Bill 10554 kaganina. Unod sa maong balaud ang pagpalapad sa franchise area sa Davao Light and Power Company Inc. Sa boto nga 210-11-0, gihatagan sa Kongreso og pagtugot ang Davao Light nga magmugna, mag-operate og magmintinar sa supply sa kuryente sa […]
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Alleged mastermind in doctor’s killing surrenders to the police
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The suspected mastermind in the killing of Dr. Raul Winston Andutan surrendered to the police om Monday, January 24. Major Evan Viñas, the spokesperson of the City Police identified the alleged mastermind as Richard Gepte, 51, and a resident of Balingoan town in Misamis Oriental. Gepte is an incumbent councilor […]
DA to import 60MT of fish due to ‘Odette’ shortage
MANILA – Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar said there is a need to import 60,000 metric tons (MT) of small pelagic fish to meet the demand for the first quarter of 2022 due to the damage incurred by the fishery sector from Typhoon Odette in December last year. Dar also announced on Tuesday the […]
CSC amends guidelines on excused absences for Covid-19
DAVAO CITY — The Civil Service Commission (CSC) amended the interim guidelines on the use of leave credits for absences due COVID-19 quarantine and/or treatment. In CSC Resolution No. 2101122 dated 31 December 2021, circularized through CSC Memorandum Circular No. 2, s. 2022 dated 18 January 2022, absence from work for every instance of the […]
Customs confiscates P16m worth of smuggled cigarettes
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Bureau of Custom on Friday confiscated loads of smuggled cigarettes from China. The Customs uncovered that the container earlier declared as used furniture turned out to be smuggled cigattes. The Customs is a statement said the shipment, estimated to be worth P8 million, was intercepted at the Mindanao Container […]
DavOr Gov wants permanent closure of mining in Banaybanay town
DAVAO CITY —Governor Nelson Dayanghirang has requested the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to cancel the permit of the mining company RCMI/ANRI that reportedly caused the massive siltation in Mapagba and Pintatagan Rivers in Banaybanay, Davao Oriental. In his letter addressed to DENR Chief Secretary Roy Cimatu, Governor Dayanghirang requested the agency to […]
Civil Defense spends P139-million for Odette relief operations
The government has provided a total of P139 million worth of food and non-food relief goods to the survivors of Typhoon Odette as of January 17, an official of the country’s civil defense agency reported on Monday. In his report to President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Assistant Secretary Hernando Caraig Jr. […]
Grieving families sue driver over fatal road accident
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Grieving families of victims of Balingasag, Misamis Oriental road accident on Wednesday filed charges against the driver whose vehicle killed nine persons in a tragic road crash on January 12, 2022. Senior Master Sgt. Rogel Pabatao, investigator at the Balingasag municipal police office, in a phone interview said that so […]
NHCP delivers mandate despite the pandemic
DAVAO CITY –— Despite the threat of the pandemic, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) continues to do its mandate despite the current coronavirus pandemic, restoring historical structures and landmarks, and serving as lead organizer in putting up various historical events significant to the nation’s identity. Reporting the accomplishments of the NHCP to […]
Davao dad lauds Senate for passing the bill creating Metro Davao Development Authority
DAVAO CITY — Senators on Monday unanimously approved on third reading House Bill 8930 which mandates the creation of the Metropolitan Davao Development Authority or MDDA, it is the brainchild of Davao City Third District Representative and House Deputy Speaker Isidro Ungab. Ungab thanked the Senate’s approval of House Bill No. 8930, establishing the Metropolitan […]
Defend Banaybanay’s environment and natural resources
I KNEW my home province had put in place the necessary safeguards to protect Davao Oriental’s environment and natural resources from irresponsible degradation. In recent years, the provincial government has also established a plan called the Foreshore Development and Management Plan of Davao Oriental in partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). […]
DENR issues CDOs to mining companies in Davao Oriental
DAVAO CITY — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) XI on Monday, January 17, served a cease and desist orders and notice of violations to a mining company operating in the town of Banaybanay, Davao Oriental. Environment XI Regional Executive Director Bagani Fidel Evasco in a press conference Monday cited three violations committed […]
DENR to issue CDOs to mining companies in Davao Oriental
DAVAO CITY — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) XI will serve a cease and desist orders and notice of violations on Monday, January 17, to a mining company operating in the town of Banaybanay, Davao Oriental. In a media advisory, the DENR XI said they will serve the CDOs and the NOVs […]