DUBAI, UAE — Philippine President Rodrigo R. Duterte placed the Philippines in the global map for investors, says Shan Saeed, chief economist at Iqi Global here. During the forum of the “Global Economic Outlook Presentation” Wednesday, September 13, Saeed pointed out “Philippine President Duterte has put the Philippines in the global map for investors.” The […]
Archives for September 2017
Mother gives birth inside a seacraft
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — A mother gave birth to a beautiful baby boy while traversing the waters of Zamboanga Peninsula Sunday morning, September 17. Norsima Madain, 18, from the village of Bato, Lamitan City thought she was not due yet, a reason she traveled to Zamboanga City onboard MV Stephanie Marie. The crew of the […]
BREAKING! Fr. Chito, teacher rescued from Maute
CEBU CITY, Philippines Fr. Chito Suganob and a female teacher from Dansalan College were rescued by the government forces Saturday night. Fr. Teresito “Chito” Suganob, the vicar general of Marawi City, was one of the hostages taken by the Maute group when it attacked Marawi City on May 23. No less than Presidential Adviser on […]
Ex-Mayor gets 16 mos. jail-term for declaring wrong wife
MANILA, Philippines — For declaring the wrong wife. the Sandiganbayan has convicted Cabucgayan, Biliran ex-Mayor Arnelito Garing meter sixteen months of imprisonment for two counts of perjury. But if Armelito’s story is to be believed, his conviction is a sad love story as he claimed his wife left him a year after their marriage. However, […]
Ombudsman suspends Visayas local execs
MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the suspension Mayor Susan Yap-Ang of San Isidro, Leyte and Vice-Mayor Santiago Maravillas of Escalante City, Negros Occidental. The Ombudsman found found Ang and Maravillas guilty of Oppression and were ordered suspended without pay. In two separate Decisions, Yap-Ang was suspended without pay for six months […]
Davao crime rate down by 36%
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The crime volume of Jan-Aug 2016 has recorded to a total number of 7,653 compared to this year’s (Jan-Aug) registered crime volume of 5,634 with a variance of 2,019 or a decrease of 36% crime incidents. Davao City Police Office spokesperson Police Senior Inspector Ma Teresita Gaspan said these specifically refers […]
Ex-mayor fined for transferring midwife to beautify town
MANILA, Philippines — For reassigning a municipal widwife to the town’s beautification program of , ex-Titay, Zamboanga Sibugay Mayor Maria Esperanza Corazon Rillera was fined by the Ombudsman. The Ombudsman found Rillera guilty of violating the Magna Carta of Public Health Workers when she reassigned municipal midwife Consolacion Celeste to the Make Environment Clean, a […]
Police logbooks open to the press-PNP
CEBU CIITY, Philippines — Members of the press are free to access police reports, this is contrary to the earlier report claiming among others that Philippine National Police director Ronald dela Rosa issued a directive barring reporters to access the police logbook. A local paper, Cebu Daily News Tuesday published a report stating among others […]
Abu Sayyaf member surrenders
LAMITAN CITY, Philippines — A member of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) surrendered to the government troops in Basilan on Tuesday, September 12. Military authorities identified the surrenderee Adzmin N. Sabala aka Ogong. The Western Mindanao Command (WestMinCom) in a press statement said pressure due ongoing military operations in the area led to Sabala’s surrender. […]
Duterte visits Marawi Grand Mosque, Mapandi Bridge
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte visited Marawi City for the fourth time Monday afternoon, September 11. This time, Duterte visited two major areas used to be heavily controlled by the terrorist for about 100 days; the Marawi Grand Mosque and the Mapandi Bridge. The ongoing military fight against the Isis-inspired Maute group […]
Mandaya’ “Dagmay” weavers to showcase Mindanao textile in the US
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The traditional Mandaya hand woven “Dagmay” textile from abacca fibers will soon be showcased in the United States. This as the US-based PAWA organization through the Hinabi project collaborates with the provincial government of Davao Oriental and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) to bring the Mandaya […]
Bislig City mayor and key officials dismissed for grave misconduct
MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman has dismissed Bislig City, Surigao del Sur Mayor Librado Navarro for Grave Misconduct for the anomalous purchases of hydraulic excavator worth P14,750,000.00 in 2012. Aside from the dismissal, the Ombudsman has also ordered the cancellation of Navarro’s eligibility, forfeiture of retirement benefits and perpetual disqualification for reemployment in […]