DAVAO CITY – Bangsamoro Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim has appointed Lawyer Sha Elijah B. Dumama-Alba to replace resigned minister Naguib SInarimbo as the minister for the Ministry of Interior and Local Government. This after Sinarimbo submitted his irrevocable resignation on Wednesday December 6, after Ahod asked all his cabinet ministers to submit their courtesy resignation […]
MNLG Chair Sema retains post
DAVAO CITY — Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) chairman Muslimin Sema retains his seat as the Bangsamoro labor minister after Bangsamoro Government chief minister Ahod Ebrahim denied his courtesy resignation, Earlier on, Ebrahim ordered all ministers of his cabinet to tender their courtsey resignation due tp the impending cabinet revamp. On Tuesday however, reporters received […]
Davao Muslim and IP Leaders tighten grip on the city after Marawi Blast
On Saturday morning, December 9, 2023, six Davao deputy mayors representing tribes and five Indigenous Peoples deputy mayors from various tribes met Task Force Davao Commander Col. Darren E. Comia inside a hotel along Ecoland Drive. “What is unique in Davao City, is the fact that our effort to maintain peace transcends beyond race and […]
Davao City developers told Ensure Building Integrity
DAVAO CITY — The City Building Office has urged building owners to ensure the integrity of their structures amid recent earthquakes that hit Davao City and many parts of Mindanao. This, was after the city was among the areas affected by the Magnitude 7.4 earthquake which traced its epicenter in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur. Architect […]
S. Kudarat guv offers P1-M bounty on MSU-Marawi bombers
DAVAO CITY – In an effort to unmask the perpetrators behind the Mindanao State University gymnasium bombing in Marawi City on Sunday, Sultan Kudarat Governor Datu Pax Ali Mangudadatu has offered a PHP1 million reward for any information that will lead to the arrest of the suspects. In a statement released on Monday, “We condemn […]
Authorities Eye Involvement of foreign terrorist in Marawi blast
DAVAO CITY — Government authorities suspect that foreign terrorists were involved in a bomb attack in Marawi City on Sunday morning, December 3. Although investigators are still collecting pieces of evidence and conducting post-blast investigations to piece together clues from the crime scene. After the National Security Council meeting on Sunday, Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro […]
Marawi bombing fatalities rise to 4, 35 wounded
DAVAO CITY — Only four were killed while at least 35 were wounded when a still undetermined explosive went off at about 7:15 Sunday morning December 3, inside Dimaporo Gymnasium, MSU -Marawi City while a Catholic Mass was ongoing. On Sunday, December 3, Major General Gabriel Viray III of the First Infantry Division in Marawi […]
Lanao del Sur Guv condemns Marawi bombing
DAVAO CITY — Lanao del Sur Governor Mamintal Adiong Jr. condemned the “violent bombing incident” in Marawi City which claimed the lives of three people while wounding seven (7) others. The Governor in a statement released Sunday morning said “To the families of those whose lives were lost in this senseless act of violence and […]
Three killed, 7 wounded in MSU-Marawi City Blast, MSU Condemns the act
DAVAO CITY — Three persons were killed while seven (7) others were wounded when a still undetermined explosive went off at about 7:15 Sunday morning December 3, inside Dimaporo Gymnasium, MSU -Marawi City while a Catholic Mass was ongoing. The Marawi Police report said, the investigation is still ongoing while the wounded victims were rushed […]
BARMM connects two towns with a new bridge
COTABATO CITY — The bridge will connect to communities and spur development, this is how Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim described when he laid the capsule of the 150-meter-long bridge connecting the towns of Pahamudin in Special Geographic Area (SGA) and Kabuntalan in Maguindanao del Norte last week. […]
Rubber farmers of Basilan now armed with knowledge to fight Pestalotiopsis
DAVAO CITY — After a long struggle to keep their rubber plantations away from dying due to Pestalotiopsis Leaf Fall Disease, the rubber farmers of Akbar town in Basilan province are now knowledgeable to fight against it. This, after the personnel from Philippine Rubber Research Institute (PRRI) in partnership with the Local Government of Akbar […]
People of Basilan stand in solidarity with Palestine
DAVAO CITY — Hundreds of residents from different areas in Basilan province trooped to Rizal Plaza in Isabela City yesterday afternoon to stand in solidarity with the Palestinians and call to stop the chaos between the Gaza Strip, the center of Palestine which has become bloody due to the war between the Israelis and the […]
Wedding food downs 154 in Bukidnon province
DAVAO CITY — Some 154 individuals were rushed to the different hospitals and clinics in Bukidnon province after eating the food served during a wedding in Sitio Calapat, Barangay Tagbak in the municipality of Talakag in Bukidnon yesterday, around 3:00 in the afternoon November 18, 2023. Those who attended the ceremony and ate the food […]