MATI CITY –– The province of Davao Oriental has already begun rolling out risk-based testing for coronavirus among its target population. As of Saturday, May 9, some 169 individuals were tested under the province’s ongoing risk-testing, of which 48 are frontline health workers while 127 are Persons Under Monitoring who went through the ‘Oplan Sundo’ from […]
Dead whale discovered floating in Surigao Sur
BUTUAN CITY – Residents of a fishing village in Hinatuan town, Surigao del Sur, found a floating dead whale Saturday morning. Surigao del Sur Provincial Police Office (SDSPPO) director Col. James Goforth said personnel of Hinatuan Municipal Police Office (HMPO) was alerted of the floating carcass discovered by fishermen at around 6:10 a.m. in Sitio Gacubay, […]
LPA off Mindanao, now TD Ambo
DAVAO CITY — The low-pressure area (LPA) east of Mindanao has developed into Tropical Depression (TD) “Ambo,” the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Sunday. In a 5 p.m. weather bulletin, PAGASA said Ambo is moving west northwest at 15 kilometer per hour and was estimated at 545 kilometers east of […]
Galvez, Mayor Sara meet to boost Davao’s Covid-19 testing
DAVAO CITY – Presidential Peace Adviser and national policy against Covid-19 chief implementer Carlito Galvez Jr. met with Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte Saturday to discuss ways on strengthening the capacity of the local government to conduct tests for coronavirus disease. The meeting was held at the Southern Philippines Medical Southern (SPMC), which was then […]
Negosyante og 5/6 gipusil naigo sa suwang
DAKBAYAN SA TANGUB — Nakaangkon og samad pinusilan sa iyang suwang ug milapos sa likod sa ulo ang usa ka babaye nga nagnegosyo og 5/6 ning dakbayan, sa dihang gipaothan kini sa wala pa mailhing suspetsado niadtong Sabado. Giila sa kapulisan sa Tangub City ang biktima nga si Chervie Harry, 39 anyos, minyo ug nagpuyo […]
Son, partner maul 88-year old mom languish in jail
ILIGAN CITY —– Eve of this year’s Mothers Day celebration, a 55-year old son and his partner mauled his 88-year old mother because they are reportedly fed up taking care of her. The two now languish in jail in Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte. Kauswagan police chief Captain Eric Logronio said Romeo Asuelo and Luz Escoto […]
DCPO filed 966 cases in court against ECQ violators
DAVAO CITY –— The Davao City Police Office (DCPO) has filed 966 cases against violators of the quarantine guidelines since the implementation of the Enhanced Community (ECQ) in March. DCPO Director Col. Kirby John Kraft bared that DCPO, the lead enforcement agency in the implementation of the ECQ, recorded 1,045 violators of the curfew hours; […]
6 provinces ready for ‘Balik Probinsya’ pilot testing
DAVAO CITY – Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Friday said six provinces have already signified readiness for the pilot testing of the “Balik Probinsya Bagong Pag-asa Program.” Go said he was informed by National Housing Authority (NHA) general manager Marcelino Escalada Jr. and Mindanao Development Authority Secretary Manny Piñol that the provinces of Leyte, Zamboanga del […]
Nearly all COVID-afflicted Pinoys in HK recovered
DAVAO CITY —Philippine Consul General to Hong Kong Raly Tejada said nearly all coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19)-infected Filipinos in Hong Kong have recovered, decreasing the active case to one as of Friday. “Out of 16 or more Filipinos that were afflicted with Covid-19 here in Hong Kong, only one remains in the hospital. They all […]
Seaman nakaplagang patay sulod sa barko
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Patay na sa dihang nakaplagan sa iyang kauban niadtong Biernes sa hapon ang Seaman nga giilang si 2nd Engineer Aristone Calad, 65 anyos, taga Diplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay, sulod sa barko nga nagpondo sa baybayon sa Tablon, ning dakbayan. Sa taho ni Cagayan de Oro City Police Director PCol. Henry Dampal […]
Purok liders gi-warningan ni Mayor Sara nga dili mangwarta
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW —Gi-warningan ni Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio ang mga purok liders ning dakbayan ang dili manghilabot sa mga rasyon ug kuarta nga gigahin sa gobierno nga rasyon alang sa ga kabus nga naapektuhan sa hulga coronavirus-19 (Covid-19). Sa iyang programa sa DCDR namulong si Duterte-Carpio “Mag remind ko sa atong mga purok leader. This […]
Petecio ganadong mobalik sa training
SI WORLD women’s boxing champion Nesthy Petecio nagpaabot sa paglibkas sa Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) sa Baguio City aron siya makabalik sa iyang training nganahunong tungod sa coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic. Matud pa ni Petecio, ang pagpaubos sa Baguio ngadto sa General Community Quarantine (GCQ) karong Mayo 16 usa na ka dakong lakang paingon sa […]
Kapin 960 ka mga ECQ violator napasakaan na og kaso
DAVAO CITY — Ang Davao City Police Office (DCPO) mipasaka na og kaso batok sa kapin960 ka mga tawo nga nakalapas sa mga lagda sa kwarentina sukad nga gipatuman angEnhanced Community Quarantine sa dakbayan niadtong bulan sa Marso. Si City Police director Col. Kirby John Kraft mibutyag nga 1,320 na ka mgaindibidwal ang nadakpan sa […]