Archives for November 2017
Filipinos proud of Rachel Peters reaching top 10 of Miss U
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The country remains proud of Miss Philippines Rachel Peters as she made it to the top 10 Miss Universe held at the Axis Theater in Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada on Monday. Peters was among the last names to be called for the top 10 slot of the pageant. Presidential […]
477 aspiring lawyers fail to take the bar exams
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Close to 500 aspiring lawyers failed to show up and take the bar examinations during the country’s 116th bar examination, the Supreme Court said Sunday, November 26, 2017. The Office of the Bar Confidant (OBC) records showed out of the 7,227 candidates, which is higher compared to last year’s 6,831, only […]
P142-M seized cigarettes destroyed in Davao
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Truckloads of of confiscated cigarettes were destroyed at the incinerator of Holcim Philippines Geocycle compound in Ilang, Bunawan district here early today November 26, 2017. The government confiscated some 20 truckloads of cigarette packs with fake tax stamps allegedly produced by Mighty Corporation (MC). The illegally distributed cigarettes were confiscated by […]
BASECO officials charged for missing P102M Funds
MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the filing of 13 counts of Anti-Graft and Corrupt cases against Proceso Maligalig and Agustiniana Avelino, members of the Board of Directors of the Bataan Shipyard and Engineering Corporation, Inc. (BASECO). Maligalig and Avelino were charged during their incumbency as BASECO board members, they made […]
PDEA personnel trained on tracing drug money trail
MANILA, Philippines — Some 35 Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) personnel underwent a workshop in a bid to strengthen their financial investigation capability to uncover drug money trail and prevent drug lords from using their money and influence to evade punishment. PDEA Director General Aaron N Aquino said the workshop is timely because “the purpose […]
ISIS balik sa pang recruit
SYUDAD SA MARAWI, Pilipinas— Nagsige na usab ug pang aghat ang mga teroristang ISIS sa mga katawhan sa nagkadaiyang lugar sa Mindanao aron mosalmot sa ilang grupo. Ang pag-recruit na monitor na sa kasundaluhan bisan pa man wala pa nakauli ang mga bakwit sa ilang panimalay human gi-deklara nga gawasnon na ang Marawi sa hulga […]
ASEAN, China ink media cooperation pact
SUZHOU, China — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) signed an agreement seeking to further enhance and create platforms for media exchanges and cooperation with its dialogue partner, China. The representatives of major news media and information agencies from China and six ASEAN member states Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and the Philippines drafted a […]
64 soldiers, 70 civilians, killed while 127 wounded in various rebel attacks in 12 months
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is ready to fight with the New Peoples Army (NPA) rebels threatening and harassing peaceful communities especially in the countryside. Though they are ready to fight, the AFP is also opening its doors to the rebels who want to go back to the mainstream […]
DOST sets-up nontoxic processing plant
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The Department of Science and Technology (DOST)- Region XI has set up a non-cyanide, non-mercury processing plant for the extraction of gold and copper in Compostela Valley Province. DOST 11 Regional Director Dr. Anthony Sales bared the P50-million worth project called ‘Bettermine’ aims to encourage the small- scale miners not to […]
BMB seeks witnesses to alleged ‘musang’ killing
The Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) is searching for witnesses who can corroborate an alleged online post on the supposed capture and killing of a civet cat or “musang” by reporting what they know about the incident and the identities of the perpetrators. “We’re urging people with the information to contact us,” the bureau’s Wildlife Resources […]
Marcos grandson marries granddaughter of “political rival”
PAOAY, Ilocos Norte — The wedding was a political healing of sort, this how many political observers view the union of Michael Ferdinand Marcos-Manotoc and Carina Angela Gamboa Manglapus here on Saturday at the majestic Paoay Church. The couple got married in a private ceremony in Makati but was followed by the traditional ‘bales” in […]
Duterte to launch pro-poor program in Davao
Cebu City, Philippines —President Rodrigo Duterte will launch the “Biyaya ng Pagbabago” poverty alleviation program at the Freedom Park in Davao City on Dec. 9. This was announced Saturday by Undersecretary Joselito “Penpen” Libres of the Office of Participatory Governance (OPG), which is initiating the pro-poor program. Libres said “Biyaya ng Pagbabago,” short for “Biyaya […]