DAVAO CITY —– After the sugar importation issue anomaly broke off, the department of Agriculture through Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles announced that the Department of Agriculture (DA) is now preparing the proposal to import 150,000 metric tons (MT) this time half of the proposed 300,000 metric tons as earleir proposed. The announcement of the Palace […]
Ombudsman suspends Davao Oriental Board member
DAVAO CITY — The Office of the Ombudsman slapped Davao Oriental Board Member Nelson Restor Dayanghirang Jr. with one year suspension without pay over a mauling incident which happened in 2018 while he was considered barangay Captain-elect of Zaragosa, Manay, Davao Oriental. In a 7-page decision rendered by Graft Investigation and Prosecution Officer Kathleen Sheelah […]
Defense chief lauds army’s 10th division for clearing communities vs insurgents
MAWAB, DAVAO DE ORO — The acting chief of the Department of National Defense (DND) lauded the officers and men of the military’s 10th Infantry Agila Division in their relentless efforts in totally cleansing their areas of responsibilities against the control and influence of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA). Senior Undersecretary […]
Sugar shortage causes insufficient softdrinks production
DAVAO CITY — The softdrinks companies pointed the shortage of premium grade sugar caused production shortage. The Newsline Philippines was furnished a copy of the one-page statement signed by a certain Rommin Diaz, leading softdrinks bottlers in the Philippines in a joint statement issued Tuesday afternoon stating “We confirm our industry is facing shortage of […]
Rotten food packs, spoiled rice prompt newbie mayor to put up suggestion box
DAVAO CITY –— A newbie town mayor in Davao Oriental established a suggestion box at the municipal hall for his constituents to raise issues, concerns and new ideas before him. This, after Caraga town Mayor Ronnie S. Osnan on July 23, 2022 discovered truck loads of rotten food packs and spoiled rice hidden inside an […]
What is the real state of Davao City water?
For decades, the Davao City Water has been categorized as the world’s second best water, that is a fact. But if you ask me, can Davao City Water District still provide enough water for every household connected to their pipelines now? I frown and I’m gonna tell you straight—No! Not Anymore, in many areas water […]
Mindanao area suffers connectivity problem
DAVAO CITY –— Thinking about and worrying internet and mobile connectivity now? You are now alone, almost everyone in Mindanao suffers connectivity problem as telecommunications companies reported slow-paced signals all over the island since last night. The Davao City Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) announced Davao residents struggle to get signal but the company […]
Hundreds displaced when dawn fire gutted their homes at a coastal area of Davao
DAVAO CITY — “I was so scared” says Soledad Gabutero, 74, a person with disability when she was awakened by a heat and smell the fumes of their burning village and her neighbors were shouting for help- their village was on fire. The Gabutero family, whose house was just above the sea was among the […]
6 dead, 7 hurt in General Santos City road mishap
DAVAO CITY — Six people were killed while seven others were wounded when a passenger van rammed on 16-wheeler truck wing van and another raptor pick-up truck along the national highway of General Santos City and Koronanal City road, particularly in Barangay Tinagacan at round 4:00 in the afternoon August 4, 2022. Initial investigation report […]
Davao authorities alarmed over harmful chemical spill which might affect Davao River
DAVAO CITY — Authorities here warned residents not to swim or go fishing activities along Davao River after a truck loaded with caustic soda, a hazardous chemical fell into a ravine at Sitio Lanitum, Barangay Suawan which is near the Suawan River, in Marilog District this city. Caustic soda or sodium hydroxide is a substance […]
Marcos vows to regain PH’s glorious time
DAVAO CITY –— The message was strong and the dream is big, as President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr, delivered his first State of the Nation Address before the Senate and the House on Monday July 25, 2022. Looking back at the glorious years, when Filipino people enjoyed so much resources and graduates being looked up […]
The TRAIL over the Mindanao RAILWAY
IF narratives about the Mindanao Railway is to be believed, the project was conceived 1936 by the late President Manuel Quezon. It blossomed in 2013 when Cagayan de Oro representative Rufus Rodriguez Aquino administration to include the project under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP). The feasibility study was funded to the tune of P30 million, It […]
Pagtukod sa Mindanao Railway kanselado
DAKBAYAN SA DAVAO — KANSELADO! Mao kini ang tinoud nga istado sa dugay nang gibaniug nga Mindanao Railway Project ubos sa Build! Build! Build! Project ni kanhi Presidente Rodrigo Duterte. Mibuto ang balita sa dihang gi-anunsyo ni Undersecretary of Railways Cesar Chavez sa Department of Transportation kon DOTR niadtong milabayng semana. Matud ni Chavez, padayon […]