DAVAO CITY, Philippines —The Office of the Ombudsman ordered the 90-day suspension of Talalora, Samar Mayor Leonilo Costelo of Talalora for the unliquidated cash advances totaling to P388,150.00. The Ombudsman found Costelo guilty of Simple Neglect of Duty and ordered suspended from office for three months. Investigation conducted by the Field Investigation Office of the […]
Archives for January 2018
Ombudsman suspends CDO councilor over slapping incident
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman ordered a six months suspension without pay against Cagayan de Oro City Councilor Zaldy Ocon who was found guilty of Conduct Prejudicial to the Best Interest of the Service. The Ombudsman also found probable cause against Ocon for violation of Article 359 (Slander by Deed) of […]
New DoT XI director appeals for a “honeymoon”
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The new tourism regional director here appeals to tourism stakeholders to give him a “honeymoon”. The atmosphere inside the meeting room at the SEDA hotel was lukewarm when Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo introduced the new director Antonio Fernando Blanco who used to be the director of DoT in Zamboanga Peninsula. Blanco […]
Diño recommends security of tenure for barangay tanods
MANILA, Philippines — Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Martin Diño said on Tuesday he has recommended to DILG Officer-in-Charge Undersecretary Eduardo Año that all members of the Barangay Security Development Office (BSDO) nationwide have a “security of tenure.” In an interview, Diño said that as a former barangay captain in Quezon […]
Duterte to review unfinished projects
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Will Davao del Sur road be among the list of “unfinished projects to be investigated? This question is raised by motorists from Davao region to Cotabato Province and Saranggani and other areas in Southern Mindanao passing the stretch, as President Rodrigo Duterte Tuesday afternoon, January 16 announced that he would initiate […]
OFWs, kin warned vs. OWWA benefits scam
MANILA, Philippines— The Overseas Workers Welfare (OWWA) Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac issued the warning after receiving reports of unscrupulous individuals offering services to unsuspecting victims and that they could help them process OWWA benefits quickly. “We must avoid scammers and fixers, who are falsely claiming that they can process OWWA benefits for OFWs,” he said […]
Media entity full of trash-Duterte
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — An irritated President Rodrigo Duterte described some media agency of the country as “full of trash” as he denied accusations that he had a hand in the revocation of the Certificate of Incorporation of Rappler.com. Duterte who granted a media interview Tuesday afternoon, January 16 at the Philippine Air Traffic Center said […]
Four bodies retrieved in Tacloban landslide
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Rescuers from Tacloban City Disaster Risk and Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) retrieved the bodies of the four victims buried during the Sunday landslide in Barangay 43-B along Congressman Mate Avenue, Tacloban City. The incident happened in the city-owned quarry claimed the lives of Alejandro Mayolargo, his common-law wife Sherry Jane Amancio, […]
Duterte nothing to do with SEC decision-Roque
DAVAO City, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte did not peddle influence on the decision of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to revoke the Articles of Incorporation of news agency Rappler.com. In a press briefing Tuesday, January 16, Presidential Spokesperson harry Roque said Maria Ressa, the president of Rappler should have known the the provision […]
Immigration deports 1,508 illegal aliens in 2017
MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has deported 1,508 foreigners in 2017 for violating Philippine immigration laws. This figure is much higher than the 400 foreigners expelled from the country in 2016, according to Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente. He said the foreigners were deported based on summary deportation orders issued against them by […]
Conflicting Interests
The thing is, Rappler Inc. and Rappler Holdings Corp. is an online news website managed and operated with an investment from a foreign company. Does this justify the need to arbitrarily close it down, even when it is not only accused of being critical of the government but also of violating the provision of the […]
Duterte receives 26 Montero police cars from Japan
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte thanked the Japanese government for donating 26 new patrol vehicles to the Davao City Police. Duterte who received 26 Mitsubishi Montero Sports for the police in the region Monday, January 15. The support of the Japanese government to the peace and order program of the city will greatly help […]
SEC revokes license of Rappler.com
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revoked the certificate of incorporation of a news agency Rappler.com for allegedly violating provision sin the Constitution when it received $1 million from a foreign investor. The SEC cited it’s rule in revoking the license of Rappler.com. The 29-page decision, the SECsited that Rappler was […]