DAVAO CITY — Some 226 repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Dubai and Abu Dhabi landed in Davao City International Airport on Friday, September 25 via a chartered flight of the Philippine Airlines. Regional officials and staff from Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) led by Regional Director Camilo T. Elaya said they have prepared all […]
Panabo CENRO holds city-wide clean-up drive on waterways
DAVAO CITY — THE PANABO City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) held a city wide clean-up drive of “esteros” lately after floods hit the city because of heavy rains and clogged canals, creeks and other waterways. The heavy rains pushed uncollected garbage into the city’s waterways, which worsened the floods. CENRO carried out on […]
63 students receive cash aid
TAGUM CITY — A total of 63 students will receive P3, 780 each as additional wage through the Special Program of the Employment of Students (SPES) of the municipal government of Sto. Tomas town in Davao del Norte. Mayor Ernesto Evangelista and Municipal Administrator Atty. Elisa Evangelista-Lapiña has scheduled the distribution of the remaining wage […]
MSU-Maguindanao Professor kills ambushers
DAVAO CITY ––Wounded but determined, this was the story of Mindanao State University – Maguindanao campus professor Daud Kadon, who killed his two attackers when they shot him while he was traversing the Maguindanao-Cotabato road on Tuesday afternoon, September 21. Lt. Col. Rommel dela Vera, chief of police in Datu Odin Sinsuat town in Maguindanao […]
PH sets face shields use for high-risk activities
DAVAO CITY — The Philippine government relaxes the use of face shields, this time Filipinos will only need to wear face shields on top of face masks in enclosed and crowded places for added protection against the deadly coronavirus Delta variant. This, after the country’s top medical experts from the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) recommend […]
IPs of Bukidnon want NCIP chair to sign their CADT
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY –— Members of the Manobo-Pulangihon tribe of Butong, Bukidnon threatened to enter their ancestral domain and die there if the National Commission on Indigenous People’s Commission (NCIP) Commissioner Allen Capuyan will not sign their Certificate of Ancestral Domain Territory (CADT) title. Fed up with NCIP’s continuing inaction to their plea, the […]
Toxics watchdog finds lead in toy magnets for kids
DAVAO CITY — A toxics watchdog group has advised consumers to be cautious when buying magnets for kids that may be coated with lead paint in violation of the law. As part of its toy safety campaign ahead of the Christmas shopping spree, the EcoWaste Coalition rang the alarm bell over magnets of various shapes after […]
BARMM lawmaker wants to establish Barter Trade Center
COTABATO CITY — A bill aspiring to create a BARMM’s Barter Trade Center (BTC) was introduced on second reading in the plenary. “Barter Trade is a lifeline that will help sustain the relationship of the Philippine Government through the Bangsamoro Autonomous Government with these three friendly countries [Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, and Malaysia],” MP Modayao Sacar […]
Parents blame teachers over module delivery delays
VALENCIA, BUKIDNON PROVINCE –– Some parents rant against teachers for delaying the release of learning materials to their children, citing the fact that some students return items late. Teacher Edna Jumao-aw, Filipino Department head of Valencia City National High School shared her sentiments to Newsline, “Often they got mad at us, as we explain the […]
827 ka damang nasakmit sa Customs
DAKBAYAN SA DAVAO — Mokabat sa 827 ka nagkadaiyang damang ang nasakmit sa Bureau of Customs kuyog ang Environmental Protection Compliance Division (EPCD) miadtong Martes, Septiembre 14, 2021, didto sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Central Mail Exchange Center (CMEC). Ang bagahe gikan pa sa Polland ug gideklara kining mga figurines, ug didto unta paingon sa […]
Immigration on high alert to stop entry of foreign terrorists to PH
DAVAO CITY —– The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said its personnel in the country’s ports remain on alert to thwart any attempt by international terrorists to enter the country. Bureau of Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente in a press statement Thursday said “Our personnel in all international airports and seaports nationwide are always on alert to […]
Lawyers group wants justice over death of human rights defender
DAVAO CITY — The Union of Peoples’ Lawyers in Mindanao ( UPLM) is calling on government to serve justice over the death of Atty. Juan Macababbad who was killed in his compound at Zone 2, Barangay Libertad, Surallah, South Cotabato, Wednesday night. Police investigations showed, Macababbad was closing the gate of his vicinity when two […]
QC probes Covid-19 outbreak inside RVM convent
DAVAO CITY – The city government of Quezon City and health authorities are investigating the cause of the COVID-19 outbreak inside Religious of Virgin Mary convent in Cubao, where 114 individuals contracted the coronavirus, prompting health authorities to place the convent under a special concern lockdown (SCL) since Sept. 14. The health officials revealed 64 […]