DAVAO CITY — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday appointed top caliber Davao Lawyers to occupy top government position eve of his administration. Duterte who will step down from office on June 30, 2022, appointed three Davao laywers to ccupy three seats recently vacated at the Court of Appeals. The three (3) appointees include Judge Jill […]
Atty. Eva Lorraine Estabillo: Up Close and Personal
For a long time, world politics was thought to be a man’s world, but as the world moves toward globalization and digitalization, people have learned to embrace gender equality, accept a gender-fair community, and recognize the role of women in development, making them a very powerful component for growth. According to history, Iceland’s Vigdis Finnbogadottir […]
Davao dad lauds Senate for passing the bill creating Metro Davao Development Authority
DAVAO CITY — Senators on Monday unanimously approved on third reading House Bill 8930 which mandates the creation of the Metropolitan Davao Development Authority or MDDA, it is the brainchild of Davao City Third District Representative and House Deputy Speaker Isidro Ungab. Ungab thanked the Senate’s approval of House Bill No. 8930, establishing the Metropolitan […]
Defend Banaybanay’s environment and natural resources
I KNEW my home province had put in place the necessary safeguards to protect Davao Oriental’s environment and natural resources from irresponsible degradation. In recent years, the provincial government has also established a plan called the Foreshore Development and Management Plan of Davao Oriental in partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). […]
Maguad couple decries DSWD for giving privileges to their children’s suspected killer
DAVAO CITY — The parents of the two young children who were brutally killed by their minor house companion decried the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Mlang , North Cotabato for allowing the minor suspect to go online via social media despite being the prime suspect of the crime. On Sunday, Mrs. […]
Navy sets up floating hospital in Siargao
DAVAO CITY — The Philippine Navy sets up a floating hospital via BRP Ang Pangulo (ACS25) and is now serving the medical needs of the residents of Siargao’ Siargao, the used to be international surfing destination has become the ground zero of typhoon Odette (international name : Rai) The Presidential ship, which has been repurposed […]
Grief-wrapped in time for Christmas
DAVAO CITY –— Crizzle Gwynn and Crizvlle Louis will now miss the December 25th commemoration of the Savior’s birth. Lovella and Cruz Maguad are devout Christians who believe in the spiritual meaning of Christmas, but after the tragic death of their children on December 10, 2021, they will commemorate such a significant event in history […]
Maguad couple cry for justice
MLANG, NORTH COTABATO —- Their children were laid to rest on Monday, December 20 at the private cemetery in Barangay Tawantawan here, but the Maguad couple Cruz and Lovella want justice be served and culprits be punished before the bars justice. The Maguad siblings, Crizzle Gwenn was 18, a freshman nursing student at the University […]
Thousands shed tears in Maguad siblings burial
MLANG, NORTH COTABATO —Emotions were high as thousands cried when they buried on Monday the cadavers of Crizzle Gwenn and Crizville Louise Maguad in a private cemetery in barangay Tawan-Tawan here. Cruz and Lovella Maguad lost Crizzle, 18, and Crizville, 16, in the hands of their 16-year-old working student, Kristine, a minor, on December 10, […]
Envy, jealousy and hatred trigger Maguad killings
MLANG, NORTH COTABATO — A crime brought about by envy, jealousy and hatred triggered the brutal killings of Crizzle Gwenn and Crizville Lousie Maguad on December 10, in the village of San Isidro, Barangay Bagontapay. The Philippine National Police Special task Group Maguad considered the case solved as they filed charges against two suspects yesterday […]
Community plants fruit trees in vacant spaces
DAVAO CITY — Responding to the call of the Community Environment and Natural Resources (CENRO) of Glan in Sarangani Province, the community planted some 200 fruit trees in the vacant spaces of their lots. A total of 200 seedlings of fruits trees were distributed by the CENRO to various households of Barangay Poblacion during the […]
Public school teachers want justice over brutal murder of their children
MLANG, NORTH COTABATO — Tears kept falling his cheeks as public school teacher Cruz Maguad recounted the moment he saw how his children Crizzle Gwen, 18 years old, and Crizzule Louis, 16, were brutally murdered inside their house in Purok San Isidro, Barangay Bagontapay on December 10, 2021. Mr. Maguad, a teacher in Mariano Untal […]
Duterte signs EO for PH total electrification
DAVAO CITY — President Rodrigo Duterte has issued an Executive Order (EO) mandating all power service providers to ensure “consistent and reliable electricity service” for the country to achieve total electrification in the Philippines. In EO No. 156, which was released to the media on Saturday, Duterte orders the power utilities and distributors to “institute […]