DAVAO CITY — TO sustain the gains of the current administration in its fight to end insurgency in the country, President Rodrigo Duterte wants the next administration to continue implementing the campaign of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) to eventually put an end to communist rebellion in the country. […]
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Town constructs P15-M infirmary hospital between borders
DAVAO DEL NORTE — A P15-million infirmary hospital will soon rise in the town of Sto. Tomas here, this after the municipal government successfully collaborated with a party-list group to fund for the building, On Tuesday, no less the Governor Edwin I. Jubahib joined town Mayor Ernesto Evangelista in paying the capsule for the construction […]
Duterte says PH must end decades-old communist rebellion
DAVAO CITY — The country must put an end to the decades-long communist insurgency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte said on Thursday, as he made a renewed call to the rebels to return to the fold of the law while he is still in office. “Tell them I don’t want war. Tell them to come down […]
Davao Oriental showcases longest farm to market road
LUPON, DAVAO ORIENTAL – Close to eight thousand villagers mostly rural farmers, celebrated as they are benefit the newly paved road, connecting them to the neighboring villages and markets in the urban centers. No less than Davao Oriental Governor Nelson Dayanghirang described the road network as “The longest road network project in Davao Oriental” which […]
Duterte okays P200 monthly cash aid to low-income families
DAVAO CITY — President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the recommendations of the finance department to support poor households in response to the rising fuel prices, the Palace announced on Wednesday. The recommendations include the retention of the fuel excise taxes and the grant of P200-per-month cash aid to the bottom 50 percent of Filipino households, […]
“I delivered my promise to Filipinos”-Duterte
DAVAO CITY –— With few months left before stepping down from power, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte said he has fulfilled his campaign pledges to the people when he ran for the presidency in 2016, from attaining peace and order to fighting illegal drugs and building modern infrastructures. “I have delivered all that I promised to […]
DA to release fuel subsidy for farmers and fisherfolks
DAVAO CITY — The Department of Agriculture is set to release the fuel subsidy to the farmers and the fisherfolks in the last week of March or early April. Agriculture Assistant Secretary Noel Reyes, said about 162,000 corn farmers and fishers will benefit from the ₱500-million subsidy. Each beneficiary will receive ₱ 3,000 and it […]
Duterte says next president must resolve to fight illegal drugs
DAVAO CITY — Fearing the resurgence of illegal drugs in the country, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte hopes his successor will continue the fight against the proliferation of illicit narcotics, which he said continues to threaten the country especially the young generation of Filipinos. “Itong drugs, I hope that whoever would sit as president would continue […]
ELCAC North Cotabato responds to civil registry needs of residents at the Peace Zone
NORTH COTABATO – The provincial government has responded to the civil registry concerns of the residents at the peace zone who struggled in securing birth certificates and marriage licenses. On Saturday, February 26, Governor Nancy Catamco, the chairperson of the provincial task force on Ending Local Communist Armed Conflict (PTF-ELCAC) distributed the much awaited document—their […]
Authorities confiscate P926,075 worth of misdeclared items
DAVAO CITY —The Bureau of Customs Port of NAIA (BOC-NAIA) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) as part of the NAIA Drug Interdiction Task Group (NAIA-DITG) on February 24, 2022, seized ecstasy tablets and cannabis oils worth Php 926,075.00 on the Central Mail Exchange Center (CMEC), Pasay City. A total of four shipments were […]
Oro church leader warns of ‘bogus’ religious solicitors
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A local church leader here has warned priests and parishioners of a group calling itself as the Order of Apostolican Missionaries (OAM) whose members are going around the city soliciting money. Archbishop Jose Cabantan, head of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro, said his office got hold of a solicitation […]
BARM Solons want mandatory social preparation of development projects
COTABATO CITY — To address issues and concerns in implementing development projects in the Bangsamoro region, some members of the Parliament filed today, February 16, a measure mandating social preparation for development projects in the region. BTA Bill No. 169 or the Social Preparation Act of 2022, principally authored by Member of the Parliament Engr. […]
Zambo Norte Guv drives away ABS-CBN stringer
DIPOLOG CITY – ‘I was shooed like a dog,’ says ABS-CBN stringer Dynah Diestro after she was driven out of Zambo del Norte governor’s office Thursday morning. Local media practitioners here condemn Zamboanga del Norte Governor Roberto Y. Uy’s shooing away from the Office of the Governor of an ABS-CBN stringer, who was covering the visit […]