DAVAO CITY — The Department of Health (DOH) is supporting the proposal of Finance Secretary Ralph Recto to ban disposable vape products in the Philippines citing health risks to humans. In a statement, DOH said that all vape products in general result in significant health risks, including e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury (EVALI), […]
Facebook users relieve after global outage
DAVAO CITY — “Is my account hacked?” This was the common reaction of Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Messenger users when their accounts automatically logged off middle of the night on Tuesday when the Meta-owned platforms experienced a global outage. For almost two hours all Meta-owned platforms experienced technical issues which affected almost all users but […]
Senate panel cites Quiboloy for contempt
DAVAO CITY — The Senate on Tuesday cited Apollo Quiboloy for contempt for his continuous refusal to be appear at the investigation into the alleged human trafficking and sexual abuses involving his religious group. Senator Risa Hontiveros, the chairperson of the Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations, and Gender Equality, has cited Kingdom of Jesus […]
139 ka opisyal ug empleyado sa NFA gisuspenso human gibaligya ang pondo nga bugas
DAKBAYAN SA DAVAO –— Gisuspenso sa Department of Agriculture (DA) niadtong Lunes, Marso 4, ang 139 ka mga opisyal ug empleyado sa National Food Authority (NFA) tungod sa giingong kalambigitan nila sa kontrobersyal nga pagbaligya sa rice buffer stocks kon pondo nga bugas. Sa usa ka press conference, gisaysay ni Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, […]
Two airgun pellets hurt Eagle “Kalatungan”
DAVAO CITY — Two airgun pellets were removed from the body of “Kalatungan” the Philippine Eagle who was found trapped and weak at Barangay Nabaliwa, Municipality of Pangantucan, Bukidnon on February 24. The eagle was trapped inside a vine thicket and was unable to fly when Dodong Watang found the bird along Kiulayon ridge above […]
Court dismisses Cyberlibel case against Gov Jubahib
DAVAO CITY — The provincial Prosecutors Office of Davao del Norte court dismissed the cyberlibel case against Governor Edwin “Kuya Gov” Jubahib filed by Vice Governor De Carlo “Oyo” Uy due to a lack of evidence to merit the prosecution of the case. In a decision handed down by Provincial Prosecutor Norman Solis on January […]
Cadaver of the slain rebel leader is now home
DAVAO CITY —- They belong to the same region but used to stand on different ideological grounds but death broke the barrier, the soldiers whom her group once considered their enemy brought her cold cadaver to her family to be reunited. Aprecia Gonzales Alvarez, known as Bambam, served as head of the Western Mindanao Regional […]
Marcos Jr. urges Quiboloy to face the Senate inquiry “To tell his side of the story”
DAVAO CITY — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday urged Apollo Quiboloy to attend the Senate hearing about the alleged sexual offenses hurled against him by the former members of his church “To tell his side of the story”. Marcos said that Quiboloy, the founder of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) should use […]
Mindanao Independence Movement is a tickler- Duterte
DAVAO CITY — Former President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday night press conference was smiling when he told reporters that the much-talked Mindanao Independence from the Philippine republic was a tickler. On January 30, Duterte in a press conference said “What is at stake now is our future, so we’ll just separate,” He then appointed former […]
Marcos Jr. vows justice for 6 fallen soldiers in Munai encounter
DAVAO CITY –— President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Sunday vowed to give justice to the death of the six soldiers who were killed during the encounter with terrorists in Lanao del Norte last week. In his latest vlog, Marcos paid tribute to the soldiers who were killed in an encounter with members of the Dawlah […]
Keeping Indigenous People’s culture, tradition and customary laws under one roof
DAVAO CITY — Educating the new generation of indigenous people about the culture and traditions of their tribe while growing up was among the reasons why the Bangsamoro Government constructed a P1.5 million Indigenous People’s building at Barangay Kitulaan in Carmen town in Cotabato province, an area considered as Special Geographic Area (SGA) of the […]
Search and retrieval operations for Masara landslide victims terminated
DAVAO CITY —With eight more persons left missing, the local government of Maco, Davao de Oro on Thursday terminated the search and retrieval operations at Zone 1, Barangay Masara, the ground zero of the February 6 landslide. During 15-day search, rescue, and retrieval operations, 98 bodies were recovered while a 3-year-old child miraculously survived after […]
DOJ issues two Immigration alerts vs Teves
DAVAO CITY — The Department of Justice (DOJ), through the Bureau of Immigration (BI), has issued two Alertlist Orders against expelled Congressman Arnulfo A. Teves, Jr., the alleged mastermind in the killing of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo. Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla explained that the Alertlist Orders were issued to restrict Teves’ movement and […]