DAVAO CITY — Six persons were killed while 13 others were injured when a passenger van, a pick-up truck and a tricycle collided along the national highway of Datu Odin Sinsuat in Maguindanao del Norte, particularly in barangay Kurintem at around 4:30 a.m yesterday, March 5. In a report published by Philippine News Agency, Sgt. […]
Samal passenger vessel accidentally collides with a Japanese warship at Davao port
DAVAO CITY — A passenger ship from Samal Island accidentally collided with the docked Japanese warship at Sasa port around 2:00 in the afternon on Thursday, March 2, 2023. Passengers narrated, the vessel owned by Mae Wess was about to dock at their private port in Barangay Sasa, but the gustiness of the winds and […]
Ata-Manobo learners attend classes under the school building
DAVAO CITY — Learners of Sambolungan Elementary School in Talaingod town, Davao del Norte, endure attending classes under the wooden floor of the school building due to lack of classrooms. The Sambolungan Elementary School was constructed under the Last Mile School program of the Department of Education but the fund provided was not enough to […]
Police tags minor as suspect behind the killing of Dole Philippines exec
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — It was late Saturday night of February 25, when Newsline Philippines personally brought a 15-year-old boy to General Santos City Police Precint No. 4 to turn-over the lost mobile phone of slain Dole Philippines Human Resource senior manager Christopher Cordova. Cordova, 44, was killed inside his house in Block 8, Lot […]
DavOr strengthens peace program with the military
DAVAO CITY — The provincial government of Davao Oriental wanbts to sustain the gains after they were declared free from insurgents by strengthening the programs which will benefit the people especially those in the hinterlands. Governor Corazon Malanyaon in a meeting with Maj. Gen. Eriel Niembra, the division commander of the 10th Infantry Division of […]
NCCA honors Lamitan City’s visually impaired Yakan artist
LAMITAN CITY, BASILAN— Often we say, the eyes is the window of one’s soul. But how can a visually impaired person express his soul? how can he express his inner self when hs is visually impaired? For Uwang Ahadas, the Yakan master musician from this city, the problem with his vision was never a hindrance, […]
Talaingod town tourism thrives when terrorism ends
DAVAO CITY — Just months after the Philippine government cleared the municipality of Talaingod, Davao del Norte as insurgency-free, tourism now thrives in the area. The greenish and natural highland beauty of Talaingod and the support of the provincial government has converted the town from a dreaded place to a well visited destinations. Talaingod is […]
Malanyaon wants power group to explore Davao Oriental’s renewable energy potential
DAVAO CITY — Davao Oriental Governor Corazon Malanyaon and the SN Aboitiz Power (SNAP) have agreed on February 6, 2023, that the later will explore the renewable energy potential of the province in an effort to provide alternate power sources for the people. As it is now, only Davao Oriental Electric Cooperative (DORECO) supplies […]
Panabo City showcases P82.9M modern sanitary landfill facility
PANABO CITY —- At the entrance one must think it is a posh subdivision with a sturdy guard house and the gate resembles tight security protocol but it is the entrance of the P82.9-million Panabo City Sanitary Landfill Facility. EVen from a distance, the facility does not smell and no maggots insight. The facility sits […]
OCD reports P21-m damage in Davao de Oro quake but PDRRMO reports P10-M
DAVAO CITY — The magnitude 6 earthquake that hit Davao de Oro on Wednesday caused P21,463,000 in infrastructure damage, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Sunday. But the figure posted on Sunday, February 5, in the official Facebook account of the provincial information office, it stated the the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office […]
Davao del Norte debuts amphibious flooding machine
DAVAO CITY — The provincial government of Davao del Norte debuts its Watermaster, a mobile amphibious multipurpose dredger intended primarily for the Libuganon River in Tagum City, the water basin of said province. The Watermaster is for dredging, piling, raking and and more. It can dig From dry ground to 6 meters depth. The multi-million […]
Over 71,000 kilos of smuggled onions buried in Zamboanga City
DAVAO CITY — The Department of Agriculture in Zamboanga City destroyed some 71,551 kilos of smuggled onions on Saturday following complaints by residents who smelled the foul odor coming from the compound where it was stored while others experienced headache. The Agriculture regional office announced that the confiscated red onions were buried within the compound […]
BARMM wraps electoral code consultation in Lanao Norte
DAVAO CITY ― The Bangsamoro Parliament’s Rules Committee concluded the last public consultations for the proposed electoral code on January 31, gaining the support of Lanao del Sur stakeholders. During the conference several groups threw support to the peoposal and the passage of the Parliament Bill No. 29, which will be known as the Bangsamoro […]