DAVAO CITY (September 17)— President Rodrigo Duterte asked Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar to build permanent evacuation centers in areas frequently visited by typhoons. Duterte during the Typhoon Ompong briefing at the Cagayan Provincial Capitol in Tuguegarao City on September 16, 2018 , Duterte said “|I want to maybe ‘yung DPWH […]
Duterte wants Army chief Bautista to head NFA
DAVAO CITY (September 16) — President Rodrigo Duterte wants Philippine Army Commander Major General Rolando Joselito Bautista to head the National Food Authority (NFA). Duterte said he wants Bautista to replace sacked NFA manager Jason Aquino. Bautista, who is set to retire from government service this coming October, was handpicked by Duterte during the Typhoon Ompong […]
Neophyte police busted infront Police Regional Office XI
DAVAO CITY (September 14) — Shame! this how a policeman described his feelings upon learning that a soon-to-be accepted member of his organization was caught selling prohibited drugs right infront the Police Regional Office XI, Friday at about 11:45 in the morning. Senior police officers caught PO1 Querubin Cris John Ferido, 30, a PNP trainee […]
Duterte sends Bello and Tugade to their provinces to monitor ‘Ompong’
DAVAO CITY (September 14) — President Rodrigo Duterte has directed transportation Secretary Arturo Tugade and Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III to be the face of the government in their respective provinces as Typhoon Ompong nears the Philippine area of responsibility. “I have dispatched everybody there including the Cabinet members who come from the provinces where […]
SC denies Trillanes’ request for TRO
METRO MANILA (September 11)- Opposition senator Antonio Trillanes IV may be arrested anytime as the Supreme Court (SC) en banc denied his request for a temporary restraining order (TRO). The Supreme Court (SC) en banc has asked the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) to comment in 10 days on Trillanes’ main petition for further […]
Amnesty granted to Trillanes, invalid from the very start-Duterte
DAVAO CITY (September 10) — President Rodrigo Duterte said the amnesty granted to Trillanes was invalid from the start because it was former Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin who approved Trillanes’ amnesty and not former President Benigno Aquino. During the media interview at the Davao International Airport on Saturday, Duterte emphasized that under the Constitution, “the […]
Destination : Kuwait, Status :Sexually abused
DAVAO CITY (September 8)— When Christina left Mindanao nine months ago to work in Kuwait, she was full of hope– build a house for her family, see her four children finish their studies and be able to immediately bail the loaned property of her parents she spent for her trip. She arrived at her employer’s […]
Filipina caregiver took care of Netanyahu’s father, brother in Israel
DAVAO CITY (September 6) — A Filipina caregiver took care of the family of Israel Prime Minister Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which he expressed gratitude to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte during the meeting. Duterte’s meeting with Netanyahu highlighted the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement on the temporary employment of home-based Filipino caregivers. In expressing […]
Congress approves 100-day maternity leave
DAVAO CITY (September 5) — Here’s good news to expectant mothers. The House of Representatives approved on Tuesday Septeber 4, a bill expanding maternity leave to 100 days. With its approval on third and final reading, the House and the Senate are expected to meet soon to reconcile House Bill 4113 and its counterpart measure […]
Ronda, Cebu Mayor Mariano Blanco shot dead inside his office
DAVAO CITY (September 5) — Mayor Mariano Blanco of Ronda Cebu was shot dead Wednesday at about 1:30 this morning inside his office. Blanco was inside the mayor’s office at the municipal hall when the assailants shot him. Senior Police Officer 1 Dionesio Togapo of Ronda Police Office in an interview with reporters said, two […]
Duterte thanks Israel for giving Filipino workers the “best care”
DAVAO CITY (September 3) — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Sunday, September 2, thanked Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for giving the “best care” to more than 28,000 Filipinos working and residing in Israel Duterte expressed his gratitude to the government of Israel for providing good working conditions to Filipino workers during his meeting with some […]
CAFGU, five civilians killed while trying to save couple from kidnappers
DAVAO CITY (September 1) — A member of the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Units Active Auxiliaries (CAA) was killed while trying to save a former comrade and his wife from their armed abductors, Friday night, August 31, along the shores of barangay Paican, Sirawai, Zamboanga del Norte. Unfortunately, five civilian residents were also killed in the […]
Duterte castigates Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña
DAVAO CITY (August 31) — President Rodrigo Duterte castigated Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña for reportedly spreading lies about him and manifesting that he is a protector of the illegal drugs trade. In the middle of his speech during the 49th Mandaue City Charter Day Celebration on Thursday, Duterte said “I came here because i […]