DAVAO CITY — Thirteen survivors of the ill-fated C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft which crashed on July 4, in the village of Bangkal, Patikul in Sulu Province, are going home after spending almost a month inside the Western Mindanao Command Hospital in Zamboanga City. Private First Class Al-Sharif Atuilla in an intervi ewiwht Newsline said they …
DAVAO CITY — The Davao Light and Power Company distances itself from the Davao del Norte political leaders’ feud with the Northern Davao Electric Cooperative, a cooperative power distributor (Nordeco). “It is unfortunate that we are dragged into the issue besetting Daneco (Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative) (Daneco, the old name of Nordeco), in many …
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DAVAO CITY —Claiming he was bothered by his conscience a self-confessed suspect in the rape-slay of Christine Sunga Corpuz on March 1, 2021, surrendered before the authorities on July 19, but the police only announced on Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Davao City Police Director Col. Kirby John Kraft in an interview with reporters said the …
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DAVAO CITY — The regional office of the Department of Health in the Davao region detected two new cases of Covid-19 delta Variant in the Davao Region but the patients are now fully recovered. Based on the document obtained by Newsline, the new cases are detected from two females ages 22 and 28, one from …
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DAVAO CITY — On Saturday, July 17, over 300 fully grown trees in a container were distributed throughout the city in an effort to create a green city, thanks to a collaboration between the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and PEP Philippines Inc. Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office General Manager Royina …
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DAVAO CITY — Sleepless but determined, this how rescuers described their 16-hour work to rescue a miner who was trapped inside a tunnel in Purok 12, barangay Mainit, Nabunturan town in Davao de Oro. The miner was identified as Alvin, 28 years old and a resident of said village, he was trapped in about 7 …
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DAVAO CITY – The Army’s Task Force Davao has a new commander in the person of Col. Darren Comia. Comia used to be the chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ Civil Relations Service. After Col. Consolito Yecla was promoted to a new position at his new assignment, this transpired. Col. Yecla …
Fifty years, could have been a magnificent golden celebration for every member and user of the Northern Davao Electric Cooperative or Nordeco, the then Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative. If consumer complaints are to be considered, seven out of ten consumers complain about the inadequate service that the electric cooperative owes them, while some argue …
DAVAO CITY –Frustrated and Angry! That best describe Governor Edwin I. Jubahid’s and Mayor Al David T. Uy’s feelings on the services of the former Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative, now the Northern Davao Electric Cooperative, in Davao del Norte (Nordeco). Residents of Samal are united in their opposition to Nordeco, whereas those on the …
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DAVAO CITY —Frustrated Davao del Norte residents want Northern Davao Electric Cooperative (Nordeco) to stop distributing power in their province, citing poor and intermittent power for nearly 50 years as a reason for signing an omnibus petition against their power distributor. The residents found an ally in Governor Edwin Jubahib who admitted to Newsline “I …
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