MANILA, Pilipinas — Nasakamit sa mga personahe sa Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency niadtong Lunas, Nobembre 6, 2017 ang shabu nga mobalor P15-milyones sa inahan nga napriso sa Correctional Institute for Woman sa Mandaluyong ug sa iyang anak nga nagpuyo sa condominium duola sa Solano gate sa Malakanyang. Ang suspetsado nga usa ka sintensyado ug anaa […]
Archives for November 2017
2018 budget alang sa dakbayan sa Dabaw mokabat sa P7.8 bilyon
DAKBYAN SA DABAW, PILIPINAS — Tukion sa Martes, Nobembre 7, 2017 sa konseho ning dakbayanang P7.8- bilyon nga budget proposal sa lokal nga panggamhanan alang sa umaabot nga tuig 2018. Matud pa ni Konsehal Danilo Dayanghirang ang chairman sa committee on Finance, Ways and Means , andam na siyang mo-presenta sa konseho atol sa plenaryo […]
Church group bucks local peace talks with Reds
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines — A church-based peace advocacy group has expressed opposition to the localized peace talk initiative now being pushed by the government. While they support the continuation of peace talks between the goverment and the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), the Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform (PEPP) said the talks must […]
Maa Diversion road Abri na ug adlaw
DAVAO CITY, Mindanao— Gi-abrihan na sa trapiko ang dalan sa Carlos P. Garcia highway o Matina Pangi paingon sa Shrine Hills, diversion road. Ang lokal nga panggamhanan sa Dakbayan nag anunsyo nga ila nang abrihan ang gisirado nga dalan apan kini sugod alas-singko (5am) sa buntag hangtud sa alas-nuebe (9Pm) sa gabii lang. Ang trabaho […]
Port of Maluso Basilan expands
BASILAN CITY, Philippines — The port in the town of Maluso, Basilan would now be able to accommodate more vessels and boats after ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman formally turned over the port expansion project in the said area on November 4. The P20-million project was funded by the ARMM’s Public Works and Highways through its […]
Turista midagsa sa Bongao, Tawi-tawi
Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Mindanao — Midagsang ang turista nga mibisita dinhi sa Bongao bisan pa man sa deklarasyon sa Martial law ug sa kagubot sa Marawi. Matud pa ni probinsyal turism opiser Mobin Gambal, mas midaghan ang turista nga mibisita sa Tawi-Tawi karon tuig 2017 kumpara sa natala niadtong miaging 2016. Midaghan nga lokal og langyaw […]
Ombudsman slaps 90-day preventive suspension to Panglao, Bohol local execs
MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman slapped a 90-day preventive suspension to five local executives of Panglao, Bohol. The Ombudsman imposed the preventive suspension to Panglao, Bohol Municipal Budget Officer Catalino Sumaylo, Municipal Engineer Rogelio Bonao, Municipal Treasurer Rena Guivencan, Administrative Assistant Dionisia Estopito and Administrative Aide Rene Lustre it sustained the motion […]
Camarines Sur mayor faces 90-day suspension
MANILA, Philippines — For dismissing an employee without due cause, Camarines Sur mayor faces 90-day suspension pending investigation. This after the Sandiganbayan sustained the motion of the Office of the Ombudsman to slap 90-suspension for Pili, Camarines Sir Mayor Tomas Bongalonta, Jr. In a resolution released November 6, 2017, the Seventh Division of the Sandiganbayan […]
‘Maranao-speaking’ psychologists needed in Marawi
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Healing the wounds after the five-month Marawi siege takes time and it needs special skills to communicate with the returning Internally Displaces Persons (IDPs) as they are mostly Maranao-speaking. Language, according to Department of Social Welfare and Development Undersecretary Luzviminda Ilagan, is one of the challenges they are facing and the […]
Smoking ban implementation remains a challenge: DOH
MANILA , Philippines— The implementation of the smoking ban in the country remains a challenge, says Health Secretary Francisco Doque III. “It is easy to have an Executive Order (EO) issued but the success of implementation is another story,” Doque noted. On May 16, 2017 or five months ago, President Rodrigo Duterte signed EO No. 26 […]
Duterte creates eight new barangays in Davao region
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte signed new law creating three barangays here and another five in Tagum City. The Republic Act 10953 creates three new barangays namely: Barrio Pampanga, Alfonso Angliongso Sr. and Vicente Hizon Sr. Ralph Abella, Barangay Captain of Vicente Hizon Sr. was happy upon learning that finally, his village is […]
Major Davao road still close
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (UPDATED) — Erratic soil movement causing landslides forced the highways department here to close one of the major roads Saturday noon, November 4, 2017. The section of the Old Dumpsite along Carlos P. Garcia Highway also known as Philippine-Japan Friendship highway along Matina Pangi-Maa Diversion boundaries was rendered CLOSED to all vehicle […]
Technology paves new way towards correct Filipino
MANILA – Is it ‘imahe’ or ‘imahen?’ ‘Dyaryo’ or ‘diyaryo?’ Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) is developing a software that aims to help address misspelling of words in Filipino, the country’s national language. Targeted for launching in 2018, KWF’s first spellchecker software will operate much like Microsoft Word’s own by alerting people about wrong spelling […]