DAVAO CITY— Converge ICT, one of the leading Internet and digital services providers in the Philippines, will bring ultra-broadband services to the island of Mindanao by deploying Nokia’s fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) solution. With this deployment, Converge ICT will be expanding its broadband network coverage to the region by connecting more than 300,000 homes and businesses to […]
Gibasura sa Pilipinas ang alegasyon sa UN batok sa ATA
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW — Tumanon og unsa ang anaa sa internal law ug respetuhon ang tawhanong katungod, kini ang gibutyag sa Philippine Government ngadto sa United Nations body sa newly-enacted Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020. Sa gipadala nga sulat ngadto sa Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights niadtong Augusto 17 nagkanayon nga gi-reject […]
Gov. Catamco vows to make remarkable changes in IP lives
KIDAPAWAN CITY – Governor Nancy Catamco today vowed to leave remarkable changes into the lives of Indigenous Peoples in North Cotabato and will not cease to work until it’s done. This was the statement of Gov. Catamco which she shared before Secretary Allen Capuyan of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP). Speaking before the […]
Corruption is another pandemic
Critics will always be critics, they say, but some quarters believe when there’s smoke there’s fire. There is no need to argue about it, the record of cases filed by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) against more than 200 local officials before the office of the Ombudsman, spells how corrupt officials siphoned […]
Jubahib offers to buy produced rice from DavNor farmers at higher price
Tagum City — The Provincial government of Davao del Norte expressed willingness to buy locally produced rice in his province at P16 or P17 per kilo depending on the variety. Governor Edwin I. Jubahib made the announcement after meeting leaders from local government units who shared that rice farmers are worried because rice traders dropped […]
State must protect nurses, assure their benefits- Solon
OZAMIZ CITY — A Mindanao Congressman wants the government to protect its nurses and ensure their benefits in the midst of the pandemic and even during normal times. In light of the pandemic, Misamis Occidental Congressman Henry S. Oaminal sought for the protection of the welfare of nurses. Citing a Supreme Court decision which affirmed […]
Congressman Alvarez’s lawyer-daughter now Tagum City Councilor
DAVAO CITY — Lawyer Ana Amelia Alvarez, daughter of Davao del Norte First District Congressman Pantaleon Alvarez has been sworn into office as City Councilor of Tagum City on Friday, September 18. Attorney Alvarez, who used to serve as Chief of Staff of his father, was appointed by Partido Demokratiko Pilipino Lakas ng Bayan (PDP […]
Mayor accepts resignation of ailing Vice Mayor, his father
ISULAN, SULTAN KUDARAT — Gladly, the town Mayor of Shariff Aguak in Maguindanao accepted the resignation of the Vice Mayor, who happens to be his father. Mayor Marop B. Ampatuan was happy to accept the resignation of his father, Vice Mayor Datu Akmad Mitra Ampatuan, who cited his health problem as the reason for leaving […]
Mayor sa Lanao del Sur nagpositibo sa Covid-19
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW —- Nagpositibo sa Covid-19 si Malabang, Lanao del Sur Mayor Mohammad Yahya Macapodi. Ang pag-anunsyo ni Macapodi nahitabo pipila ka oras human gi-anunsyo ni Lanao del Sur Governor Mamintal Adiong Jr., nga siya nagpositibo sa coronavirus. Sa iyang opisyal nga pamahayag, gi-anunsyo ni Mayor Mohammad Yahya Macapodi, nga nakasinati siya og gamay […]
Davao City lifts liquor ban onSept 21
DAVAO CITY — After over five months, the city government is set to lift the liquor ban on September 21. City Mayor Sara Duterte on Friday said she will issue an executive order next week to lift the city’s liquor ban that she has imposed since April to minimize the possibility of transmitting the coronavirus […]
Ebidensya ang kinahanglan sa President aron tanggalon si Duque
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW – Kinahanglan pa kuno nga makakita ug lig-on nga ebidensya sa korupsya si Presidente Rodrigo Duterte aron iyang palagputon sa puesto si Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, kini ang giluatan ni Salvador Panelo, ang legal counsel ni Duterte. Matud ni Panelo, ang Task Force PhilHealth nag-amping sa pag-imbestiga sa giingong kurapsyon sa […]
Duterte wants publication of all government infra projects
DAVAO CITY — President Rodrigo Duterte wants more transparency in the implementation of infrastructure projects and called for the publication of projects under negotiation, as well as those already bidded out and completed. “Malaman ko ngayon kung — malaman ng tao ‘yung estimated project tapos magkano ang winning bid, to whom it was awarded to, […]
Tagum City to enforce tighter Covid-19 measure in public market
DAVAO CITY — With the recent case involving a fish vendor in Tagum City, the city government will introduce measures to further tighten measures to prevent coronavirus disease infection. Mayor Allan L. Rellon in an interview with Newsline.ph said “We will review our existing health protocol and will re-implement the one-entrance-one-exit policy and this time, […]