DAVAO CITY, Philippines—The father of the terrorist Maute brothers was arrested along with four people at about 10:am Tuesday at the Checkpoint of Task Force Davao in Sirawan, Toril with .45 caliber pistol and a hand grenade. Authorities also confiscated P363,000 cash from their possession. Cayamora Maute, father of Abdullah Romato and Omar Cayam Maute, […]
Archives for June 2017
BREAKING! Father of terrorist Maute brothers arrested while entering Davao City
DAVAO CITY, Philippines—The father of the terrorist Maute brothers was arrested at about 10:am Tuesday at the Checkpoint of task Force Davao in Sirawan, Toril here. Casamora Maute, the father of Maute brothers Abdullah and Omar was travelling with is second wife Farhana aboard a Toyota Grandia along with their daughter Norhana Balawag Maute and […]
Marawi home yields ₱52.2-M in cash, ₱27-M in checks
DAVAO CITY, Philippines— Members of the 37MC of the Philippine Marine battalion recovered P52.2-million cash and P23.7-million worth of stale checks inside a house serving as post for Maute group in barangay Saduc Proper, just near Mapandi bridge, Marawi City during the clearing operations. The total amount of the cash and the checks amounts to […]
PHL ties with Qatar stays-Bello
MANILA, Philippines– Amid tension brought about by the cutting of diplomatic ties by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain with Qatar, Philippines relationship with the later stands. Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre bello III said there is nothing to worry about recent diplomatic problem among Middle East countries. Bello […]
Philippine Eagle week celebration turns 19
DAVAO CITY, Philippines—The country’s celebration of Philippine Eagle Week is now on it’s 19th year. Presidential Proclamation No. 79 series of 1999 declares every June 4 to 9 as the Philippine Eagle Week. The proclamation is to make flesh on the government’s effort to save the endangered Philippine eagle from extinction. The Proclamation calls on […]
50 Lumads in Davao complete skills training
DAVAO CITY, Philippines–– A total of 50 members of the Matigsalug tribe in Marilog here will graduate on Thursday, June 8, from a series of skills training program sponsored by Therma South, Inc. (TSI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aboitiz Power Corporation (AboitizPower). Harvey Lanticse, Branding and Communications Officer of AboitizPower in Mindanao, said the series […]
Remaining Maute terrorists now on the verge of defeat — AFP
MANILA, Philippines — The remaining Maute Group terrorists, holed up in Marawi City, are now on the end on their rope and are on the verge of being defeated by containing military units. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesperson Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla who noted that the surviving lawless elements are now fragmented and […]
Public schools start classes today with 23M students
DAVAO CITY, Philippines—Philippines public schools open today with about 23 million students for school year 2017-2018. This as some school in Marawi City postponed the school opening due to the ongoing firefight between the government forces and the terror group Maute. The school year opened with an expected shortage of 66,000 classrooms but the education […]
Lone gunman in Resorts World was DoF tax specialist
MANILA, Philippines – The lone gunman responsible for the death of 37 innocent civilians the Resorts World Casino was a dismissed tax specialist of the Department of Finance (DOF). Jessie Javier Carlos, 42 of Sta. Cruz, Manila with three children, was an employee of the Department of Finance assigned at the One-Stop Shop Inter-agency Tax […]
Marawi residents seek refuge in Davao City
DAVAO CITY, Philippines—Around 40 residents from Marawi City, Lanao Del Sur sough refuge here due to the military offensives against Maute Terror Group. Maranaw tribe Deputy Mayor Randy Usman confirmed the arrival of the internal refugees here. The refugees are now living with their relatives in Barangay 23- C in Quezon Boulevard and Barangay Sasa. […]
Dengue is back!
DAVAO CITY, Philippines—Watch out, dengue fever is back! Yes, every Filipino must be very careful as death toll involving dengue cases is on the rise. June, is the National Dengue Awareness month. It was then President Fidel V. Ramos who signed Proclamation No. 1204 declaring every June Dengue Awareness Month. How dengue is acquired? Dengue […]
Cayetano to grace Canada consular office
ALBERTA, Canada—Philippine Consul-General Julius Torres wants newly appointed Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan peter Cayetano to grace the opening of their consular office. Torres said they invited Cayetano to to Calgary, Canada for the inauguration of the new office serving the Filipinos in Alberta and Saskatchewan Provinces. As of now, they await the visit of Cayetano. […]
Marawi crisis affect more than 100,000 people
DAVAO CITY, Philippines—The Marawi Crisis has affected 20,049 families or 100,530 individuals. Of the total number of residents affected, 10. 970 are considered Internally Displaced Persons but the number is increasing as efforts to rescue trapped residents are ongoing. Based on the 6:00am June 2, update from the Department of Social Services and Development (DSWD) […]