SULU, Philippines –— Pata, Sulu municipal Mayor Anton Burahan and his barangay officials surrendered high powered firearms and live ammunition Friday, February 2, 2018. Burahan led the authorities to Pata Island to recover assorted firearms and crew served weapons. Burahan also turned over his unlicensed firearms. Brig. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, Joint Task Force Sulu commander, […]
Archives for February 2018
Kawatan ug motor sikop sa aktong pagbaliya sa iyang kinawat didto sa Loboc, Bohol
DAKBAYAN SA TAGBILARAN, Pilipinas — Usa ka suspetsadong kawatan ug motor nadakpan sa kapulisan sa Loboc, Bohol, niadtong Biernes, Pebrero 2, 2018. Ang suspetsdo giila sa kapulisan nga si James Cajes. 25 anyos ug mulupyo sa barangay Guinobatan sa lungsod sa Trinidad. Sumala sa report sa kapulisan, nangawat ug motor si Cajes didto sa lungsod […]
Fire hits South Cotabato public market, P10-M damage reported
South Cotabato, Mindanao — Fire of still unknown origin gutted the old public market building of Surallah, along Surallah-Marbel Highway, Saturday dawn, February 3, 2018. The fire which lasted for three hours razed to the ground stalls and goods which accounts to P10-million damage. Firefighters from nearby towns came to save the establishments nearby as […]
Crime rate hits record low in 2017: SWS
MANILA, Philippines — Common crimes have hit a record low of an average 5.6 percent last year, according to a report released by independent pollster Social Weather Stations (SWS) on Thursday. Based on its December 8-16 poll last year, the SWS found that 7.1 percent of families experienced common crimes, such as losing property to street […]
Duterte wants NHA to establish IP ancestral village
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte wants the National Housing Authority to establish a housing program for the indigenous peoples in Mindanao. Duterte gave the instruction to NHA General Manager Marcelino P. Escalada after his speech during the First IP Mindanao leaders summit inside the Eastern Mindanao Command headquarters in Panacan this city, Thursday, […]
Former TESDA exec, wife convicted for graft
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan convicted the former provincial director of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and his wife for graft. The anti-graft court convicted spouses Edwin Villanueva and Nida Villanueva of violating Section 3(d) of Republic Act No. 3019, or the “Anti-Graft and Corruption Practices Act.” The Villanueva spouses were sentenced […]
3 DOJ employees terminated over involvement in visa anomaly
DAVAO CITY, Philippines —- Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre fired three of his men for their involvement in the anomalous processing of visa at the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation (BID). The BID is an agency of the DOJ. Aguirre identified the erring employees as Cyrus Morata; Abvic Ryan Maghirang and, Shigred Erigbuagas. According to Aguirre, […]
Duha ka pulis nga namokbuk ug batan-on, gibalhog sa prisohan
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW, Mindanao-— Gibalhog na karon sa prisohan sulod sa Davao City Police Office ang duha ka membro sa Mobile Patrol Group human kini nakuhaan ug video nga namukbok ug duha ka bata-on didto sa barangay 19-B sa Bacaca Enero 21, 2018. Ang duha ka wala pa nganling pulis miadto sa Bacaca aron magresponde […]
Rise in Militia Groups Threatens Press Freedom
As militias around the world see a rise in power and influence, journalist safety has become a growing concern. In all corners of the globe, journalists must navigate armed groups, organized criminal gangs and terrorist organizations in order to report the truth. By Colette Davidson Editha Caduaya is used to checkpoints. In order to cross […]
ARMM district engineer’s house in Basilan bombed
ISABELA CITY, Philippines — A bomb exploded at the house of Engineer Soler Undug in San Rafael, Isabela City at about 9:30 in the evening Thursday, February 1, 2018. Soler is the district engineer of Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). One person was reportedly hurt during the explosion. Soler in an interview said, he […]
Mindanao tribal communities get P100-million support
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte will release P100 million to tribal communities in Mindanao for livelihood program and agricultural development. Speaking before the leaders of tribal communities in Davao City on Thursday, February 1, President Duterte vowed to facilitate the entry of investors and government assistance to tribal areas for them to develop […]
For buying supplies from her daughter’s store, Sandiganbayan convicts Palawan Mayor
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan convicted the municipal Mayor Narra, Palawan for buying P93,000 worth of office supplies from the store owned by her daughter. The Sandiganbayan convicted Narra, Palawan town Mayor Lucena Demaala over 14 counts of violations of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act. Demaala was sentenced to imprisonment of six to […]
Iloilo town vice mayor faces graft charges for favoring wife’s construction firm
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman filed four counts of graft charges against Dingle, Iloilo Vice Mayor Rufino Palabrica III, before the Sandiganbayan. This, after the Ombudsman investigators found that Palabrica awarded several government contracts to a construction firm owned by his wife Theresa. Records show that when Palabrica was the municipal […]