DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Amidst fear on where to get the much needed fund to implement the free education for students enrolled in the state colleges and universities come 2018, House Finance chair Karlo Alexie Nograles messaged President Rodrigo Duterte “Mr. President huwag kang mag-alala hahanapan namin ng paraan para mapondohan ang free education.” (Mr. President, don;t worry […]
Archives for August 2017
Mercedita, an OFW dies on the day she was coming home
DAVAO CITY, Philippines— When she left her village in Camada, Magpet, North Cotabato in 2009, Mercedita Villosido Castillano was full of hope she can send monthly remittance for the two children she left behind. The first employment in Hongkong was fine, the family was able to redeem the land they pawned for her placement and processing […]
ARMM to participate in Budayaw fest of culture and the arts
Cotabato City, Philippines — The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) will showcase its best in the upcoming International Budayaw Festival from September 20 to 24 in General Santos City. Dubbed ‘Budayaw: 2017 Brunei Indonesia Malaysia Philippines-East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) Festival of Culture and the Arts’, the event will showcase the diversity of creative […]
Police found human skeletons, handcuffs in Ozamiz “mass grave”
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Skeletons of at least four persons, handcuffs, tattered clothes, wallet and other personal stuff were among the items dug by authorities in a suspected mass graveyard reportedly established by the parojinog’s in Brgy. Capucao, Ozamiz City, Tuesday, August 8, 2017. The graveyard, according to police sources was established by the Parojinog’s […]
Ombudsman files charges vs. own investigator, kin over foiled P3M extortion
MANILA, Philippines— The Office of the Ombudsman has filed criminal charges against it’s own Associate Graft Investigation Officer III Leonardo Nicolas, Jr. and his cousin, Labor Arbiter Isagani Laurence Nicolas of the National Labor Relations Commission for direct bribery. Leonard and Isagani Nicolas were charged in Dagupan City Branch, for Direct Bribery and violation of […]
Mindanao poised to be PH’s Halal production hub
DAVAO CITY, Philippines— Mindanao is seen to take the lead in pushing the Halal development agenda on a national level following the signing of the Philippine Halal Export Development and Promotion Act last week. The Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) for Republic Act (RA) 10817, also known as the “Philippine Halal Export Development and Promotion […]
Printing of ballots for barangay, SK polls to start Wednesday
MANILA, Philippines –— The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will start printing the official ballots for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls on Wednesday. “We will start printing the ballots on Wednesday,” said Comelec Chairman Juan Andres Bautista on Monday. With this, Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez noted that the printing will not go full scale as […]
Duterte tried to mediate and to reconcile the Bautista couple
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte tried to mediate and reconcile couple Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chair Andres Bautista and wife Patricia Paz. Chairman Bautista in a press conference yesterday said “The president was very kind, he was like a.. not only a mediator but like a marriage counselor, he was relating to us […]
Issue vs Comelec chief casts doubt on 2016 poll results
MANILA, Philippines— The allegations of ill-gotten wealth against Commission on Elections (Comelec) chair Andres Bautista cast doubts on the credibility of the 2016 election results. Senator Grace Poe, who ran and lost in the presidential race said the recent issue hurled against Commission on Elections (COMELEC) chair Andres Bautista affects the elections results and makes […]
Wife of Comelec chair reveals millions of ill-gotten wealth
DAVAO CITY, Philippines— The wife of Commission on Elections (Comelec) chair met President Rodrigo Duterte and showed to him bank books with millions that she could not even explain where it came from. Duterte met Mrs. Patricia Paz Bautista the day after he delivered his Second State of the Nation Address (SONA). Mrs. Bautista, […]
Ozamiz City residents speak against illegal drugs and criminality in a rally
DAVAO CITY, Philippines— Peace-loving citizens of Ozamiz City held an interfaith rally to thanks authorities for the regained peace in the area. The rally held Sunday at the City Hall of Ozamiz was participated by religious leaders and socio-civic groups lauded the police authorities and president Rodrigo R. Duterte for solving the long drugs and […]
AFP to probe general linked to Parojinog drug ring
DAVAO CITY, Philippines -– Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Eduardo Año will look into reports about a general involved with the Parojinog drug ring, although there is no information whether the official is active or has retired from service. Año said he would call for an investigation into such reports and […]
ALU-TUCP urges Duterte to raise wages
MANILA, Philippine— The Moderate labor group urged President Rodrigo Duterte to declare a nationwide across-the-board wage hike to raise the salaries of workers amid falling purchasing power of daily pay and rising cost of living. The Associated Labor Unions-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (ALU-TUCP) made the appeal as the wage board is set to […]