DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Pope Francis has appointed Dipolog Bishop Severo Caermare as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Iligan. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) announced the appointment of Msgr. Caermare, a day after the death of Bishop Elenito Galido who served teh Diocese for 11years. Caermare, 48, will serve as overseer […]
Archives for December 2017
DOH creates Task Force Dengvaxia
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Friday, December 8, announced that the Department of Health (DOH) has created a task force to closely monitor and attend to the health of Dengvaxia recipients. “We, at the Department of Health, have created a task force for the management of concerns related to the […]
Revolutionary Government?
What is there to be afraid of RevGov? “I’d go to RevGov only if the ship of state is about to sink…maybe I’d be forced. That is a very extreme measure,” President Rodrigo Duterte said. Putting up a revolutionary government at this time was like looking for a headache, he added. Malacanang, on Monday, […]
Duterte welcomes OFWs with gifts
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte personally welcomed 60 returning Overseas Filipino Workers at the Clark Airport in Pampanga Thursday. Duterte met the OFWs who worked for seven years in Qatar. The event highlighted the annual “Pamaskong Salubong para sa OFWs” of the Department of Labor and Employment and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration. […]
DOE gears for smart grid tech
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The Department of Energy (DOE) is gearing for smart grid market technology on power sector in the country to empower electricity consumers using the information communication technology gadgets. Smart grid refers to a class of technology people are using to bring utility electricity delivery systems into the 21st century, using computer-based […]
Ombudsman dismissed Negros Oriental Governor
MANILA, Philippines — Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales has ordered the dismissal from the service of Governor Roel Degamo of Negros Oriental after he was found guilty of Grave Misconduct for the anomalous utilization of the province’s 2013 budget. The dismissal order carries the accessory penalties of perpetual disqualification from holding public office, cancellation of eligibility, […]
NHA closely monitoring house construction for displaced Marawi residents
MARAWI CITY, Philippines — Contractors of the various housing projects here are working double time to catch up the December 21 deadline as the government plans to turn over 600 fully complected homes to the displaced Marawi residents this Crhistmas. National Housing Authority General Manager Marcelino P. Escalada Jr. told Newsline.ph “We are closely monitoring […]
Duterte orders ‘mass arrest’ of NDF consultants out on bail
MANILA, Philippines –— President Rodrigo Duterte says he will order the “mass arrest” of National Democratic Front (NDF) consultants, who were released temporarily, following the collapse of the peace talks with the communist rebels. “For those who are out temporarily, you just maybe zero in now, because any day, I will order for their mass […]
Customs intel head returns to PDEA
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapena ordered the return of his intelligence investigation service head to Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). Col. Wilkins Villanueva joined Lapena at the BoC on September when the later assumed office but on Wednesday, the former CIIS head was returned to his mother unit at the PDEA. Villanueva […]
Presidential Hug
Pablo year 5: housing and Aquino’s unfulfilled promise
MATI CITY, Philippines— It’s been five years, when Super Typhoon Pablo (International name Bhopa) hit the Davao Oriental, but until now, the survivors struggle to stay a normal life in a house built from a broken promise. Pablo made landfall in Mindanao and was considered one of the worst typhoons to hit the island. The […]
Philippine government declares CPP-NPA a terrorist group
DAVAO CITY— Fed up and frustrated over series of violations while the peace talks was on going, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared the Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed component the New Peoples Army (CPP-NPA) a terrorist organization. The declaration stemmed from the series of violations committed by the armed group wile the […]
Pablo, Five Years After
Karla, 8 years old and resident of Barangay Andap, Compostela Valley recalls the early dawn of December 4 when their family and neighbours have to run away from rushing waters and rocks. “Gigukod gyud mi sa tubig ug bato pero nisalig mi nga tabangan sa Ginoo mao nga niabot mi diri,” she said. “Gunit-gunit gyud mi […]