DAVAO CITY (March 18)— The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)-7 has arrested Friday night , March 16, the 17-year-old ex-boyfriend of Christine Silawan, who stands as the principal suspect in the March 10 gruesome crime. NBI director Dante Gierran told NewsLine.ph the NBI-7 arrested the suspect “A certain aka CJ Diaz, was taken for inquest […]
DENR shuts down 1,800 gold processing plants in Diwalwal to save Naboc River
DAVAO CITY (March 18) — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has closed 1,761 on its second day of serving the Cease and Desist Order (CDO) to all illegal ball mills, rod mills and Carbon-in-pulp (CIP) operating in Mt. Diwata, Monkayo, Compostela Valley Province. The three-day operation dubbed as “Lihuk Alang sa Naboc” […]
Man arrested in Davao not involved in the gruesome Christine Lee Silawan murder
DAVAO CITY (March 17) — Jonas Martel Bueno, the man arrested at Matina Crossing last Friday, March 15, was not involved in the gruesome death of 16-year-old Christine Lee Silawan on March 10. A highly placed NewsLine.ph source said during the investigation, Bueno admitted his participation in the killing of 62-year-old farmer he identified as […]
Duterte’s ‘very good rating’ shows “vote of confidence, unshakeable trust”-Palace
DAVAO CITY (March 12) — The recent result of the Social Weather Station survey reflecting very good satisfaction rating to President Rodrigo Dutetre means Filipino peoples “unbreakable trust” to the President. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the latest SWS survey showed the administration’s net satisfaction rating rising by 16 points from +50 in September 2018 […]
Barangay kapitan kinahanglan gyud mag SOBA og posibleng mapalagpot sa puesto
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW (Marso 12) — Kinahangalan gayud mohatag sa iyang taho sa katawhan ang matag barangay kapitan matag Marso ug Oktober, ang dili motuman posibleng mapalagpot sa puesto. Subay sa gitakda sa Local Government Code, kinahanglan maghimo ug State of the Barangay Address (SOBA) ang mga kapitan, ug kini himoun sa bulan sa Marso […]
Duterte to sit down with Ombudsman, COA over circuitous rules, delaying government projects
DAVAO CITY (March 9) – –– President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, said he wants to sit down with the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) and Commission on Audit (COA) to discuss the possible crafting of a procedure to attain effective and efficient delivery of public services. “Maybe if I have time…I am so busy…I’d like […]
NHA release P30-M grant for Mandaya and Dalagyuhan tribal villages in Mindanao
DAVAO CITY (March 7)— The National Housing Authority (NHA) recently released a total of P30 million grant for the construction of tribal villages for Mandaya and Dalayuhan tribes in Davao Oriental and Bukidnon respectively. On May 2017, during the tribal leaders summit in Davao City, President Rodrigo Duterte promised to provide housing for the IP’s through […]
Davao City Police chief leads surprise drug testing
DAVAO CITY (March 6) — Davao City Police Director Colonel Alexander Tagum led the surprise drug testing among members of his command, early Wednesday morning. Tagum in a text message told NewsLine.ph, “This is our regular countermeasure against possible drugs affection on my lead elements and to show our people that we have the moral […]
“I will work to protect and preserve the nation”-Duterte
DAVAO CITY (March 6) — He might not be the perfect President that everyone wanted to have, but President Rodrigo Duterte vowed to work hard to protect and preserve the country. In his speech during the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) campaign rally on Tuesday, March 5, in his vow to fight illegal drugs […]
Dry spell affects 12 NoCot towns, damaged P300M crops
DAVAO CITY (March 6)— The present dry spell has already affected 12 municipalities in North Catabato and the estimated damage to agricultural crops has been estimated to cost P300-million. In a report published by the Philippines News Agency, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) officer, Arnulfo Villaruz, identified the affected towns as Carmen, […]
Duterte confident Misuari will return home
DAVAO CITY (March 5) — President Rodrigo Duterte is confident Moro National LIberation Front (MNLF) Chairman Nur Musiaru will return home after his travel abroad. Duterte admitted during the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino – Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) campaign rally in Tetuan, Zamboanga City that he “made arrangements” for the court to allow Misuari to travel […]
CBCP vows no cover-up in clergy accused of abuses
DAVAO CITY (March 4) — The leadership of the Catholic church in the country assures everyone, they will not cover-up cases of sexual abuses committed clergies. Davao Archbishop and Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines Romulo Valles in a mass Friday at the San Pedro Cathedral here stressed “We will not cover up on the […]
P5-M palm oil plantation gutted by fire
KIDAPAWAN CITY – An estimated PHP5-million worth of oil palm trees were destroyed when a fire hit an oil palm plantation in Arakan, North Cotabato on Thursday afternoon, February 28. Senior Fire Officer Ronald Valle, spokesperson of the Bureau of Fire Protection in Arakan, said they received a call stating that a forest fire was developing […]