DAVAO CITY — Former President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday night press conference was smiling when he told reporters that the much-talked Mindanao Independence from the Philippine republic was a tickler. On January 30, Duterte in a press conference said “What is at stake now is our future, so we’ll just separate,” He then appointed former […]
Marcos Jr. vows justice for 6 fallen soldiers in Munai encounter
DAVAO CITY –— President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Sunday vowed to give justice to the death of the six soldiers who were killed during the encounter with terrorists in Lanao del Norte last week. In his latest vlog, Marcos paid tribute to the soldiers who were killed in an encounter with members of the Dawlah […]
Keeping Indigenous People’s culture, tradition and customary laws under one roof
DAVAO CITY — Educating the new generation of indigenous people about the culture and traditions of their tribe while growing up was among the reasons why the Bangsamoro Government constructed a P1.5 million Indigenous People’s building at Barangay Kitulaan in Carmen town in Cotabato province, an area considered as Special Geographic Area (SGA) of the […]
Search and retrieval operations for Masara landslide victims terminated
DAVAO CITY —With eight more persons left missing, the local government of Maco, Davao de Oro on Thursday terminated the search and retrieval operations at Zone 1, Barangay Masara, the ground zero of the February 6 landslide. During 15-day search, rescue, and retrieval operations, 98 bodies were recovered while a 3-year-old child miraculously survived after […]
DOJ issues two Immigration alerts vs Teves
DAVAO CITY — The Department of Justice (DOJ), through the Bureau of Immigration (BI), has issued two Alertlist Orders against expelled Congressman Arnulfo A. Teves, Jr., the alleged mastermind in the killing of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo. Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla explained that the Alertlist Orders were issued to restrict Teves’ movement and […]
Brawner honors wounded soldiers who fight against terrorist Maute
DAVAO CITY — Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General Romeo S Brawner Jr. honored the six wounded soldiers who fought against the member of Dawlah Islamiya-Maute Group (DI-MG) in Munai, Lanao del Norte and are the perpetrators of the terrorist attack at the Mindanao State University (MSU) in Marawi City on December […]
Landslide disconnects six towns of Davao Oriental from Mati City
DAVAO CITY —- The inclement weather condition and the series of earthquakes past weeks triggered landslide yesterday afternoon disconnecting Mati City from six other coastal towns of Davao Oriental. The affected towns include Taragona, Manay, Caraga, Baganga, Cateel and Boston, which is located along the east coast of Davao Oriental. The landslide occurred between Barangay […]
MGB conducts coastal vulnerability assessment in Davao Oriental
DAVAO CITY –– The Mines and Geosciences Bureau conducts coastal vulnerability assessment in Caraga town Davao Oriental which was aimed at monitoring climate-induced hazards. a few days ago. The MGB in a statement posted on their social media account stated that the activity was conducted “to coastal regions which are inherently susceptible to several hazards, […]
Indigenous forest guards trained on environmental laws, processes
DAVAO CITY — Citing the need to empower the members of the indigenous people in communities to protect the forest, a comprehensive training on environmental laws and processes was conducted to eighteen (18) Tonggo nang Kagul’langan (Forest guards) from the ancestral domains of Mati City and Tarragona town in Davao Oriental. The primary objective of […]
Davao de Oro Gov to soldiers: “You’ve done so much”
NABUNTURAN, Davao de Oro— “You’ve done so much!” said Davao de Oro Governor Dorothy M. Gonzaga as she thanked the men and women of the Philippine Army’s 10th Infantry “Agila” Division, 525th Engineer Combat “Mandirigtas” Battalion of 51st Engineer Brigade, Philippine Army (Fiftyfirst EBde), Philippine Army during the send-off ceremony and debriefing on Sunday at […]
Panguil Bay Bridge project 89% complete
DAVAO CITY — The 3.17-kilometer Panguil Bay Bridge project in Tangub City, Northern Mindanao is now 89 percent complete, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reported on Saturday. The bridge project requires 54 bored piles for the 32 piers, two (2) abutments at Tangub City, Misamis Occidental and Tubod, Lanao Del Norte, and […]
Masara landslide death toll rises to 98
DAVAO CITY-– The death toll of the February 6 Masara landslide in Davao de Oro has risen to 98 with 9 persons remain missing as of Saturday. This as the retrieval operation continues in Barangay Masara, Maco town in Davao de Oro. Mayor Voltaire Rimando has earlier claimed village chief Douglas Dumalagan Jr. did not […]
Submarine cable to provide Samal Island stable power supply starting June
DAVAO CITY –— The power woes of the residents in the Island Garden City of Samal will end in June, says Mayor Al David Uy on Friday as the submarine cable will link the Pantukan power grid to his city.. Uy said top officials of National Electrification Administration (NEA) has assured him that the submarine […]