DAVAO CITY — Former President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday night press conference was smiling when he told reporters that the much-talked Mindanao Independence from the Philippine republic was a tickler. On January 30, Duterte in a press conference said “What is at stake now is our future, so we’ll just separate,” He then appointed former […]
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Keeping Indigenous People’s culture, tradition and customary laws under one roof
DAVAO CITY — Educating the new generation of indigenous people about the culture and traditions of their tribe while growing up was among the reasons why the Bangsamoro Government constructed a P1.5 million Indigenous People’s building at Barangay Kitulaan in Carmen town in Cotabato province, an area considered as Special Geographic Area (SGA) of the […]
P1.1 billion Pampansang Pabahay to rise in Misamis Occidental
DAVAO CITY — The national government in collaboration with the provincial government of Misamis Occidental will construct a P1.1 billion l–A new low-cost housing project in Calamba, Misamis Occidental. It is part of the national government’s Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program. The Green Hills Village project will comprise five (5) six-storey condominium building […]
Senators welcome House resolution to amend economic provision of the Constitution
DAVAO CITY –— Senators welcomed Wednesday the filing of the Resolution of Both Houses No. 7 (RBH 7) in the House of Representatives, saying the move results in faster and smoother proceedings on the proposed amendments to the three economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution. Senator Ramon Revilla Jr. said “the sooner we conclude this, […]
Marcos wants 4Ps cash grants adjusted for poor families to cope with the impact of inflation
DAVAO CITY —President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday directed the National Economic and Development Authority, the Philippine Statistics Authority and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to lead a study to find ways for government aid, particularly the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), to be more responsive to the effects of inflation […]
Panguil Bay Bridge project 89% complete
DAVAO CITY — The 3.17-kilometer Panguil Bay Bridge project in Tangub City, Northern Mindanao is now 89 percent complete, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reported on Saturday. The bridge project requires 54 bored piles for the 32 piers, two (2) abutments at Tangub City, Misamis Occidental and Tubod, Lanao Del Norte, and […]
PRO XI distributes mobile patrol cars, ordnance to local police units
DAVAO CITY — The Police Regional Office XI on Monday distributed 36 brand new units of Patrol Jeep Toyota Hilux Single Cab 4×2 to the different units in the region. A blessing was held prior to the turn over. Police Regional Office XI Director BGen. Alden B. Delvo in his message during the turnover ceremony […]
Gatchalian present in Davao Oriental relief ops
Davao Oriental, February 4, 2024 — Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian attended the relief distribution in Davao Oriental on Sunday. Gatchalian and Undersecretary for Disaster Response Management Group Diana Rose S. Cajipe arrived at the Mati City Airport yesterday for the simultaneous relief operations for the affected families of the […]
NTF-ELCAC chief rejects call to scrap ‘relevant’ task force
MANILA – The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) remains relevant in the ongoing peace efforts of the Philippine government, its executive director Undersecretary Ernesto Torres Jr. said Saturday. Torres was responding to United Nations Special Rapporteur (UNSR) on Freedom of Expression Irene Khan’s call for the abolition of NTF-ELCAC, which she […]
Año: Gov’t to use ‘resolute’ force to quell attempts to divide PH
MANILA – National Security Adviser Eduardo Año emphasized on Sunday that the government will do everything to prevent any attempt to dismember the country. “Any attempt to secede any part of the Philippines will be met by the government with resolute force,” Año said in a statement as he rejected the idea to separate Mindanao […]
Four BARMM governors against call for Mindanao secession
DAVAO CITY — Four of the six provincial governors under the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on Friday declared their opposition against the proposal of former president Rodrigo Duterte calling for a Mindanao Independence Movement. In a statement issued on Friday, Governors Yshmael I. Sali of Tawi-Tawi, Hadjiman S. Hataman-Salliman of Basilan, Mamintal […]
Brawner lauds Army’s 10th Infantry Division
DAVAO CITY — Armed Forces Chief of Staff Brig. Gen Romeo Brawner lauded the efforts of the men and women of the 10th Infantry (Agila) Division for its extraordinary mission accomplishments, including its Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR) Operations in Southeastern Mindanao. During his visit to Camp General Manuel T. Yan Sr. in Mawab, […]
PBBM says there’s no rift with VP Sara Duterte;’Uniteam’ is still intact
DAVAO CITY — President Ferdinand Marcos on Tuesday said Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte continues to enjoy his trust and confidence despite the criticisms that the President is getting from her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte. In an interview with the Malacañang Press Corps on the sidelines of his state […]