DAVAO CITY –— The Bureau of Immigration (BI) urged the officials of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to investigate the possible involvement of airline personnel in facilitating the departure of victims of human trafficking and illegal recruitment. In a statement, Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said he issued the appeal after BI officers at the […]
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BARMM grants stipend to Madrasah learners
DAVAO CITY — Sum 8,318 Bangsamoro learners under the Standard Madrasah Curriculum (SMC) on Monday, April 3, received a one-time scholarship fund worth Php3,000.00 each from the Bangsamoro Government’s education ministry. The Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education (MBHTE) said these ‘qualified and needy’ beneficiaries were determined by school heads based on the selection criteria, […]
Matanog wants to be eco-tourism hub in Maguindanao del Norte
COATABATO CITY –— The local government unit of Matanog, Maguindanao del Norte is pushing to position their town for tourism development, a move to put their town in the tourism circuit. From a town that saw so much conflict, the move aims to erase the painful realities of the past to a brighter tourism-driven future […]
Former rebels get P1.26-M grant under E-CLIP
DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur –— Twenty-one former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) received P1.26 million in cash assistance on Monday, March 20, under the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) in a ceremony led by Davao Del Sur’s Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (PTF-ELCAC). The ceremonial turn-over was […]
PhP 1.2M handed over to Former Rebels
DAVAO CITY –— Twenty one Former Rebels (21) received a total amount of PhP1,265,000.00 from Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (ECLIP) as facilitated by the Davao Del Sur’s Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (PTF-ELCAC) during the Provincial Local Government Unit’s convocation on March 20, 2023 held at Provincial Coliseum, Digos City, […]
Gensan pushes 2nd phase of walkable center project
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — City Mayor Lorelie Geronimo Pacquiao on Wednesday led the groundbreaking ceremony for Phase 2 of the Walkable Center Project at the City Oval Plaza grounds. The project aims to transform the entire government center complex from the Oval Stage to the Plaza Heneral to make it even more attractive to the […]
Zambo anti-drug chief busted inside city police office
ZAMBOANGA CITY —A police officer who has been on top of the city’s anti-illegal drugs operation was caught hiding with illegal drugs inside his sling bag and inside his socks Thursday, March 9, inside the city police office but presented to the media on Firday, March 10. Police Master Sergeant Marlon Dimaisip, served as the […]
Ata-Manobo learners attend classes under the school building
DAVAO CITY — Learners of Sambolungan Elementary School in Talaingod town, Davao del Norte, endure attending classes under the wooden floor of the school building due to lack of classrooms. The Sambolungan Elementary School was constructed under the Last Mile School program of the Department of Education but the fund provided was not enough to […]
Police tags minor as suspect behind the killing of Dole Philippines exec
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — It was late Saturday night of February 25, when Newsline Philippines personally brought a 15-year-old boy to General Santos City Police Precint No. 4 to turn-over the lost mobile phone of slain Dole Philippines Human Resource senior manager Christopher Cordova. Cordova, 44, was killed inside his house in Block 8, Lot […]
19 PDLs see new life after graduation inside reformation center
DAVAO CITY –— Going back to their communities after staying inside the cell is a challenge, stigma awaits in the outside world. But for Mae, one of the 19 persons deprived of liberty (PDL) who availed the basic education through Alternate Learning System by the Department of Education and Culture and the Technical Education Skills […]
Construction starts for P325-M medical center on Siargao Island
DAPA, Siargao Island – Construction has begun for the PHP325 million modern medical center on this island in Surigao del Norte province, an official said Friday. “Our impossible dream is now a reality. I thought that the legislative measure to convert the Siargao District Hospital (SDH) to Siargao Island Medical Center (SIMC) will not push through because […]
Marcos names new Customs commisioner
DAVAO CITY — President Ferdinand Marcos has appointed Bienvenido RUbio as new Bureau of Customs (BoC) Commissioner. On Friday Malacañang announced the appointment of Bienvenido Rubio as its new commissioner replacing Yogi Filemon Ruiz who was the agency’s acting head. Marcos picks Yogi Filemon Ruiz as acting Customs chief. On Monday, the BOC poisted photos […]
Cop confiscates P1.6-M smuggled cigarette in Lanao and Zambo
DAVAO CITY – In two separate raids, elements from Area Command Post-Western Mindanao confiscated smuggled cigarettes amounting to more than PHP1.6 million. Though no one was arrested, Col. Richard Verceles, operations chief of the Area Police Command – Western Mindanao, revealed that their anti-smuggling drives in Lanao del Sur and Zamboanga Sibugay, successfully confiscated the contrabands […]