DAVAO CITY — A crying and gasping Brydes Baleen Whale was washed ashore in the shorelines on Barangay Lanca, Mati City in Davao Oriental, residents took turns in pouring water in the hope of saving it, but they failed, the whale died. It was a sunny Sunday afternoon on May 1, when residents noticed a […]
Davao del Norte, epicenter of Illegal drugs in Davao region
DAVAO CITY — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) XI has designated the province of Davao del Norte as the epicenter of the Davao region’s illegal drugs trade due to its geographic location and multiple access points to different provinces in Mindanao. Day in and day out, reports from different government law enforcement agencies show […]
Voter’s Education: Boon or bane?
DAVAO CITY — For ages, Philippine politics is almost tantamount to rice and sardines over and above the vote-buying issue, hence, people have been trapped to this political reality due to poverty and access to information of the rightful man to sit in power. But the recent crusade of former House Speaker Pantaleon D. Alvarez […]
DavSur farmers to produce quality potato soon
DAVAO CITY — The farmers of barangay Kapatagan in Digos City and Managa in Bansalan town in Davao del Sur are expecting to produce best quality potato after the Department of Agriculture XI (DA-XI) provided them with high-quality imported Granola potato seed variety from Prince Edward Island in Canada, source of one of the best […]
NMIS reprimands meat dealer over carcass mishandling
DAVAO CITY — The office of the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) on Monday, March 15, has reprimanded a meat dealer for mishandling carcass from the slaughter house to the market. Acting on a Newsline.ph post on Facebook, Dr. Jason L. Olalia of the NMIS revealed that based on a photograph by Newsline, they were […]
Obu-Manuvo tribe of Mt. Apo protest over royalty fee
DAVAO CITY –Aggrieved over what they claimed to be unfair and unjust release of the royalty fees for their lands, Manobo landowners at the foothills of Mt. Apo occupied the road of Barangays Sabayan and Ilomavis leading towards the geothermal plant site to demonstrate protest. Armed with placards to dramatize their demand for the release […]
Davao’s Bachelor marries his best friend
For her friends she is Sara, ang Munting Prinsesa and him Cedie, ang Munting Prinsipe. Their love started deeper than most people had. They started as childhood friends, and often they criticized each other but has always ended with understanding and mutual respect. Until one day in January 2021, the best friends agreed for a […]
Romeo Jalosjos Sr., up close and personal
DAPITAN CITY — In 1997, he hugged the headlines in almost every newspaper and broadcast media in the country when the court handed down his conviction for statutory rape. In the morning of March 18, 2009, he found his way home — a freeman, and the rest is history. The man I am talking about […]
Family of slain cosmetics manager in Davao cries for justice
DAVAO CITY — The family of Christine Sunga Corpuz, the 45 year-old manager of Avon cosmetics, who was found dead on March 1, is crying for justice as the police is working to find the suspect. Corpuz left their house in NCCC Village Buhangin District this city about 4 o’clock in the afternoon on February […]
10 persons charged with attempted murder released in Davao City
DAVAO CITY –- The city police released on Tuesday, January 19, ten residents of Barangay Paquibato who were earlier charged with attempted murder after a court dismissed the cases filed against them. Documents received by Newsline disclosed that the suspects were freed based on a court order dated Jan. 19, 2021 and signed by Judge […]
Former speaker Alvarez launches nationwide voters’ education campaign
TAGUM CITY, DAVAO DEL NORTE – The voter’s education campaign for the 2022 Presidential elections has kicked off here on Sunday with former Speaker and current Davao del Norte First District Representative Pantaleon Alvarez leading the advocacy. In his speech, Alvarez said, he is not pointing to any candidate nor endorsing one in his campaign […]
Mga Kongresista nga nalambigit sa korapsyon gi-nganlan ni Duterte
DAKBAYAN SA DAVAO— Bisan pa man wala pay klarong ebidensya ginganlan ni Presidente Rodrigo Duterte ang mga pangalan sa mga Kongesista nga nakasulat sa listahan sa Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission’s (PACC) nga nalambigit kuno sa korapsyon. Gihimo ni Duterte ang pag-anunsyo una niya gisugdan ang iyang public address sa telebisyon niadtong Lunes sa Gabii, Disyembre 28,2020. […]
PNP: Challenged but not demoralized
The recent controversy involving Police Senior Master Sgt. Jonel Nuezca tarnished the still recovering image of the Philippine National Police, that even his own colleagues condemn. The country was shocked when the video of the cold-blooded murder of Sonia and her son Frank Anthony Gregorio went viral on social media and other online platforms showing […]