DAVAO CITY, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte admitted “I have dismissed Licuanan today.” Duterte was referring to Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairperson Patricia Licuanan who earlier today claimed Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea called he Sunday night and asked her to reign. (ched-chair-licuanan-asked-to-resign/) In a speech during the turn over of the multi-million Philippine National […]
Archives for January 2018
CHED chair Licuanan asked to resign
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chair Patricia Licuanan resigned from his post Morning morning, January 15, 2018. Licuanan announced her resignation during theMonday flag ceremony. Licuanan, who has been in hot water for various issues from petition among CHED regional directors to travels abroad without the approval of the President, said […]
Sto. Niño Shrine Hills marks 50th anniversary today
DAVAO CITY, Philipines — Thousands of Catholic faithfuls and devotees of Sto. Niño are expected to visit the Shrine of the Holy Infant Jesus of Prague at the Shine Hills Matina as it celebrates it’s golden anniversary today. Devotees from all over Mindanao region are expected to visit the place for have their images blessed, […]
Philippines fastest growing economy in ASEAN-WB
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The World bank cites Philippines as the fastest growing economy in among all Association of Southeast Asian (ASEAN) countries. The WB is its latest forecast said the economy i the country is fast growing. Such developed is welcomes by Malacañang. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr. earlier announced the WB’s Global Economic […]
Duterte to launch state of the art crime laboratory for Davao region
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte will launch today the multi-million state-of-the-art Philippine National Police (PNP) Crime Laboratory in Ecoland, this city. On the same occasion, Duterte will also turn over 26 Montero police patrol cars for Police regional Office (PRO) XI. The government spent millions to rehabilitate the PNP’s Davao Crime Lab houses […]
Four killed in Tacloban Landslide
TACLOBAN CITY — Four people were killed after a wall collapsed and mudslides cascaded to the nearby residences Saturday night. The Philippine News Agency reported one died, but Rappler.com reported four were killed. The Rappler.com report said of the 4 casualties has been identified as Delia Carson, 64, whose body was retrieved at about 2:am Sunday, […]
Kidapawan honors 4 centenarians
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Four centenarians of Kidapawan City were given honors in a simple ceremony led by the The Office of Senior Citizen Affairs (OSCA). City Mayor Joseph Evangelista honored the centenarians and other senior citizens on October 2, 2017. The honorees were given P1000,000 each as prescribed by law. On September 2016 President Rodrigo […]
Sandiganbayan suspends Tuguegarao City councilor
DAVAO CITY, Philippines —The Sandiganbayan ordered the 90-day preventive suspension of Tuguegarao City Councilor Danilo Baccay who is standing trial for of the anti-graft law after he failed to liquidate the cash advance of P400,000.00 granted to him on 16 April 2009 when he was still the city vice-mayor. In a three-page Resolution, the anti-graft court ordered […]
Kalinga attempts for largest gong group in Guinness
TABUK CITY, Philippines — The provincial government here will attempt for a Guinness world record for the most number of gongs gathered and being played at one time at the 2018 “Aweng chi Gangza” ( The Call of a Thousand Gongs) Bodong Festival during the 23rd foundation of the province on February 14. Kalinga Governor Jocel Baac in […]
2 Abu Sayyaf members arrested in Zamboanga mall
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) arrested two suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) at a shopping mall in this city, a top police official said Saturday. Chief Supt. Billy Beltran, Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) director, identified the arrested suspects as Emran Ismael, who carries the aliases of Bantong Basintin […]
Palace welcomes higher PH ranking in world’s most powerful passports
MANILA, Philippines — Palace welcomes higher PH ranking in world’s Malacañang on Saturday welcomed the country’s climb in the latest Henley and Partners Passport Index, which ranks all of the world’s passports according to the number of countries their holders can travel to visa-free. The Philippines rose three notches higher to 72nd place in 2018 […]
6 ka empleyado sa Clark Airport gipasakahan ug kasong pagpangawat
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW, MINDANAO-— Unom ka empleyado sa Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) gikasuhan ug pagpangawat tungod sa pagkawala sa mga epektos sa usa ka Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW). Gipasaka na sa Prosecutor’s Office ang kasong kriminal batok sa unom ka trabahador Miascor. Ang Miascor, mao ang kumpanya nga nagadawat sa mga bagahe nga motugpa […]
NHA 2018 and beyond : Building comfortable and liveable homes, rebuilding trust
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The failure of the National Housing Authority (NHA) in the last decades to build an “acceptable homes” for its beneficiaries is now the strength of the agency. General Manager Marcelino Escalada Jr. admitted “I am a witness to those failures and my heart bleeds because I am leading the agency which […]