DAVAO CITY (November 5)– Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones has reiterated the Department’s commitment in continuing the implementation of the IPEd Program, which is anchored on the recognition of the right of IPs to basic education that is responsive to their context, respects their identities, and promotes their indigenous knowledge, competencies, and […]
Archives for 2018
Lalaki sa ‘watchlist’ gipusil patay sa Kidapawan City
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW (Nobembre 5) —Usa ka lalaki nga naapil sa ‘watchlist’ sa kapulisan, gipusil, patay, alas 6:20 kagabii didto sa Kidapawan City. Sa report sa Kidapawan City Police, nailhan ang biktima nga usa ka Juharto Ipong Paglala, 30 anyos, minyo, walay trabaho ug residente sa Barangay Kayaga, Kabacan, North Cotabato. Sumala sa taho, gimaniho […]
DOH cautions parents on use of e-cigarettes, vapes among minors
DAVAO CITY (November 5) — The Department of Health (DOH) has cautioned parents and guardians against the use of e-cigarettes and vapes especially among minors. On its advisory, the Health department stressed, “These devices are not toys and they contain concomitant health and safety hazards which may lure teenagers to pick up the habit of smoking.” […]
Philvolcs records magnitude 6 earthquake in Lanao del Sur
DAVAO CITY (November 4) – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Philvolcs) has recorded a magnitude 6 earthquake in Lanao del Sur on Sunday afternoon, 3:55 pm at the town of Balindong According to Phivolcs, the quake struck at around 3:55 p.m. Its epicenter was located a kilometer northwest of the town of Balindong. […]
5 nabbed in Davao City drug buy-bust ops
DAVAO CITY (November 4) — Some five suspected drug pushers were arrested, and a loose firearm was confiscated in four buy-bust operations in Davao City on Saturday, police said. In the buy-bust operation conducted at around 2:30 p.m. in Purok 10, Tibungco, this city, operatives of the Sasa Police Station arrested James Castro, 29, and Mar […]
26 MisOcc former rebels undergo holistic reintegration intervention program, receive E-CLIP financial assistance
Oroquieta City, Misamis Occidental (November 4)– The Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (ECLIP) Committee of the Province of Misamis Occidental has successfully conducted the Rapid Reintegration Program for 26 Former Rebels (FRs) enrolled under ECLIP on October 15-19, 2018. In a report provided by the Department of Interior and Local Government, at least 26 rebel […]
Panelo to Sis. Patricia Fox: “Follow the law, whether here or elsewhere.”
MANILA (November 4)– Australian missionary Sister Patricia Fox left the Philippines on November 3 for her native Australia due to an expired missionary visa. She was accompanied by religious and human rights groups, including supporters from indigenous people community. “We wish Sister Fox well in her travel and we thank her for whatever good deeds […]
House Committee approves substitute bill exempting National Museum from taxes, custom duties
MANILA (November 4)—The House Committee on Ways and Means has approved a substitute bill seeking to strengthen the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) by moving forward to exempt it from the payment of taxes, fees and other charges imposed by the national government. The committee led by Nueva Ecija first district Rep. Estrellita Suansing […]
3,400 Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries receives CLOA
Cagayan de Oro (November 4)– A total of 5,808.0712 hectares of agricultural land in region 10 were distributed to 3,400 Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) during the distribution of the Certificate of Land Ownership Award (CLOA). Misamis Occidental with 127.1022 hectares and with 116 CLOAs filed for 134 ARBs; Misamis Oriental with 296.6230 hectares with 267 CLOAs […]
DA intensifies 4K program for Mindanao IPs
DAVAO CITY (November 3)– The B’laan tribe of Davao del Sur will partner with the Department of Agriculture (DA) for the development of a model farm in the municipality of Matanao. The initiative, to be undertaken under the Kabuhayan at Kaunlaran ng Kababayang Katutubo (4Ks) program with funding from DA’s Special Area for Agricultural Development […]
Gov’t revives barter trade in Mindanao, East ASEAN Growth Area
DAVAO CITY (November 3) – President Rodrigo Duterte is bent on reviving the barter trade in Mindanao with neighbors in the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area. “Barter is an ancient commercial practice among our people in the southern Philippines, which continues to thrive and evolve as a living tradition until the present day,” Duterte […]
DILG reiterates ban of tricycles and pedicabs plying national highways
DAVAO CITY (November 3)– Public safety first, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) reminded local government executives to impose the ban of tricycles and pedicabs from plying national highways “utilized by four-wheel vehicles greater than four tons and where normal speed exceeds 40 kilometers per hour.” DILG officer-in-charge, Secretary Eduardo M. Año said […]
Sis. Patricia Fox leaves Ph today, November 3
DAVAO CITY (November 3) — Australian missionary Sister Patricia Fox is expected to leave the Philippines today, after the Bureau of Immigration denied her request for the extension of Temporary Visitor’s Visa (TVV). Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra confirmed that the Bureau of Immigration (BI) did not allow Fox to stay in the country any longer. The […]