Mati City — Mati’s first bishop, Bp. Emeritus Patricio Hacbang Alo died Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at the age of 81 according to his successor’s brief statement. Bishop Abel Apigo, DD in his official statement as the shepherd of the Diocese of Mati said, the Most Reverend Patricio H. Alo, DD, the Bishop Emeritus of …
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Our Christian teachings have taught us about the 40-day fasting and prayer time known as Lent. Early Christians, according to some theology mentors, fasted from food for theological purposes, as do the three Abrahamic faiths: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Refraining from eating is related to an increased emphasis on prayer and the tradition of helping …
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Davao City — The recent spate of terrorist bombings in Jolo last 24 August 2020 has brought heightened alert nationwide, as TF Davao implements additional security measures at all entry points in Davao City to deter or pre-empt any terrorist plan in the city. In a press statement released by Task Force Davao, it said …
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Davao City — Island Garden City of Samal has registered its new confirmed case of COVID 19 today, June 20, 2020. A 4-year-old male child from Barangay San Jose who had been stranded together with his family in Bohol since March 11, this year. The family has arrived IGACOS last June 10 from Cagayan de …
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Davao City — As the novel coronavirus outbreak placed millions under lockdowns and ravaged the country’s economy, a survey from the Social Weather Station (SWS) noted that the number of Filipino families who experienced hunger nearly doubled the first quarter of the current year. The survey of 4,010 working-age Filipinos showed that 16.7%, which translates …
DAVAO CITY — TIME Magazine’s 2018 Person of the Year awardee and a former researcher-writer Rey Santos, Jr. were handed the first verdict on the many court cases lodged against Rappler. Manila RTC Judge Rainelda Estacio Montesa convicted Maria Ressa and Santos, Jr. of cyber libel, and sentenced them to jail for 6 months and …
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Gadgets were all set when the first public announcement for community quarantine came due to Covid19. Short films were downloaded overtime to make sure that boredom won’t have the chance to settle when online classes are done. This is true enough among teens, but not for those aged four to seven. Kids from our neighborhood …
DAVAO CITY — The Davao City Police Office has issued today another memorandum correcting previous issuance regarding Number Coding in Food and Medicine (FM) pass. Such correction indicated the following.
