MANILA – The lady, who was shown in a viral video dancing the “Kiki Challenge” along Epifanio delos Santos Ave. (EDSA), apologized to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Friday. The lady, identified as Micha Anne Gabuten, met with MMDA spokesperson Celine Pialago to extend her apology. “The girl on the viral video had […]
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Go wants to expand Malasakit Center in Visayas, Mindanao
DAVAO CITY (September 1) — Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence ‘Bong’ Go expressed the need to strengthen and expand the Malasakit Center program in Visayas and Mindanao for people to have access to quality medical care. The Malasakit Center is the one-stop shop program of President Rodrigo Duterte to hasten the delivery of […]
Palace: DOJ declares Nayong Pilipino’s contract ‘flawed and unlawful’
DAVAO CITY (September 1) — The Department of Justice (DOJ) affirmed that the contract between the Nayong Pilipino Foundation, Inc (NPFI) and Landing Resorts Philippines Development Corp. (LRPDC) is flawed and unlawful, Malacañang stated on Friday, August 31. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr. in a Palace press briefing announced that the DOJ has formally submitted […]
400,000 undocumented Filipinos in Malaysia face immigration crackdown
DAVAO CITY (August 31)— An estimated 400,000 undocumented Filipinos in Malaysia are facing crackdown as the two-year Voluntary deportation Program ended yesterday August 30. The Departmenf of Foreign Affairs in Malaysia sounded off Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano that only 5,844 Filipinos availed of amnesty since it was launched in January 2016 – a figure representing […]
P9-bilyones nga tulay sa Davao-Samal padayong gi-istudyohan
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW (Agosto 31) —- Padayon gihapong gi-istudyuhan sa mga eksperto ang dugay ng gipangandoy nga tulay nga mo-konektar sa syudad sa Davao ug Samal, nga gibana-banang mokabat sa P9-bilyones ka pesos. Sumala ni Gaudencio “Dean” Ortiz, tigpamaba sa Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) XI, anaa pa sa ‘Feasibility Study’ stage’ ang […]
Duterte castigates Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña
DAVAO CITY (August 31) — President Rodrigo Duterte castigated Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña for reportedly spreading lies about him and manifesting that he is a protector of the illegal drugs trade. In the middle of his speech during the 49th Mandaue City Charter Day Celebration on Thursday, Duterte said “I came here because i […]
House okays ₱6.7-B budget for Office of the President, P447-M for VP
DAVAO CITY (August 31) — The House of Representative on Thursday approved the ₱6.7 billion budget for the Office of the President (OP) and ₱447.68 million for the Office of the Vice President. Albay Congressman Edcel Lagman moved for the swift approval of the budget for the Office of the President. The OP’s budget was […]
Duterte stands by his claim: Naga City, a ‘shabu hotbed’
DAVAO CITY (August 30) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday stood firm on his earlier claim that Naga City, the hometown of Vice President Leni Robredo is a ‘shabu hotbed’. “I stand by my word that Naga is the hotbed of shabu. Yung brother-in-law niya yung nagdala ng drugs doon sa Bicol. Totoo ‘yan, Of […]
Balaud nga magbutang og Timbangan ng Bayan aprobado na sa Kongreso
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW (Agosto 30) — Gi-aprobahan na sa Kongreso sa ikatulong pagbasa ang balaud nga nagmandu sa pagbutang ug Timbangan ng Bayan sa tanang palengke sa tibouk kapupud-an aron malikayan ang tikas sa mga merkado. Sa boto nga 199-0, gi-aprobahan sa Kongreso ang House Bill 7857, nga gipasaka ni House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, magmugna […]
Death toll rises to 3 in Isulan bomb explosion
DAVAO CITY (August 30) — Another victim of the August 28 bombing in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat expired Wednesday at about 8:55 in the evening while confined at the General Santos Doctors Hospital. The third fatality was identified as Welmark John Lapidez, 25, a criminology student of Sultan Kudarat State University and resident of Bagumbayan, Sultan […]
Malacanang: Importation to cushion impact of inflation
DAVAO CITY (August 30)– Malacanang has announced that measures proposed by several economic managers to cushion the impact of inflation in the country would be put in place. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr. said that “lowering tariff would not solve the spiking prices of goods.” Instead, economic managers are proposing the […]
Family of murdered agrarian reform leader in Tacurong awaits justice
TACURONG CITY (August 30) — Eleazar Gallardo sits quietly in a chair, staring blankly on the area where his younger sister was gunned down by unidentified gunmen several days ago. Their family is asking for justice . On August 22, Annaliza Dinopol Gallardo Capinpin, a 34-year old mother of four was shot dead at around […]
Armed men robs priest in Basilan
ISABELA CITY, BASILAN (August 30) — Armed men robbed a priest in Isabela City, Basilan, Wednesday night, August 28. The victim was identified as Fr. Euclid Balosbalos, vicar of Sta. Isabel Cathedral Church here. Balosbalos reported to the Isabela Police that he was on his way to the church in barangay Cabunbata aboard his single […]