MANILA — Local carriers Philippine Airlines (PAL), Cebu Pacific (CEB), and AirAsia Philippines canceled on Tuesday their services to/from Taiwan, until further notice, amid the expanded travel ban imposed by the Philippine government to stop the spread of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). On Feb. 2, the Philippine government announced a temporary travel ban on visitors from China and […]
Davao City bans welcome, send-off groups in transport hubs
DAVAO CITY — The city government here will permanently ban starting Tuesday (February 11) all welcome and send-off groups in all transportation hubs in the city. Mayor Sara Duterte announced the ban on Monday, saying it will take effect in airports, seaports, bus terminals, and other transportation hubs. “It is not only because of the 2019 […]
BI denies entry of 36 Chinese from Macau
DAVAO CITY — The Bureau of Immigration denied the entry of 36 Chinese nationals who arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Friday. The Chinese nationals are covered by the travel ban imposed due to the 2019 novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease outbreak. In a report to Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente, BI port […]
DSWD leads 2020 Adoption Consciousness celebration
DAVAO CITY — To celebrate the unconditional love between parents and their adopted children, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in partnership with different national government agencies (NGAs), child-placement institutions, and child-caring institutions will lead the observance of the 2020 Adoption Consciousness Celebration (ACC). With the theme, “Pagmamahal Palaganapin, Legal na Pag-aampon Ating […]
DFA brings home OFWs from Wuhan City
DAVAO CITY — The The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) brought back to the Philippines today a total of 30 Filipinos who wished to return home from Wuhan City, ground zero of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Acute Respiratory Disease (2019-nCoV ARD). The repatriated Filipinos onboard the chartered flight which landed at the Haribon Hangar in […]
Espenido gitanggal sa Bacolod, gipabalik sa Crame
DAVAO CITY — Gitanggal sa iyang puesto ug gipabalik na sa Camp Crame si Pulis Lt. Col Jovie Espenido, ang opisyal sa pulis nga sagad malambigit sa kontrobersyal nga operasyon sa kampanya kontra druga. Nadistino si Espenido isip deputy chief for operatons didto sa Lungsod sa Bacolod, , apan, niadtong Biernes, mipagawas ug kamanduan si […]
Customs intercepts P28-M shabu inside a luggage
DAVAO CITY — Bureau of Customs arrested a Thai national who tried to smuggle illegal drugs ‘shabu’ amounting to P28-million inside his luggage.. Pakjira Janwong, Thai, arrived on February 3 at around 3:00 a.m via Flight no. Z2 288. He was arrested after his luggage passed the immigration x-ray scanner at the NAIA terminal 3 […]
ASF now reaches Koronadal City
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — At least 11 of 42 hogs from Davao del Sur that were culled in nearby Koronadal City last Tuesday due to suspected infection with the African Swine Fever (ASF) have turned out positive of the disease, Agriculture Secretary William Dar said on Friday. Dar, who visited the area on Friday morning, said […]
Top NPA leader killed in Butuan shootout
DAVAO CITY –- A known leader of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) was killed when he put up a fight against military and police operatives who served his warrant of arrest Wednesday morning in Butuan City. The Army’s 402nd Infantry Brigade in a report identified the slain rebel as Manuel Magante Gilo, a finance officer […]
ASF hits two villages in Davao City
DAVAO CITY —The city government has imposed a lockdown in two villages to prevent spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) virus. This, after Department of Agriculture XI (Davao Region) and the City Veterinarian Office in a press briefing Wednesday, confirmed that six (6) blood samples taken from swine in the villages of Dominga and Lamanan, […]
Kidapawan City receives 2 DAR funded Tulay ng Pangulo Projects
KIDAPAWAN CITY – Two new Bridges funded under the Department of Agrarian Reform were turned over to the City Government on January 28, 2020. The said infrastructure projects are under the DAR Tulay ng Pangulo Para sa Kaunlarang Pang-Agraryo or TPKP Program and were implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highways. City Mayor […]
Former rebels turn soldiers go back to school
DAVAO CITY — After years of holding firearms in the hinterlands, 14 former rebels turned soldiers, now hold pens to enrich themselves through Alternative Learning School (ALS) inside their camp in Barangay Dayoan, Tago, Surigao del Sur. The soldiers are members of Manobo and Mamanwa tribes from the different communities of Surigao, used to fight […]
Davao City bans entry of pigs, pork products from neighboring provinces
DAVAO CITY – The confirmed cases of African Swine Fever in Davao Occidental and a suspected case in Davao del Sur, has prompted the city government to ban the entry of live pigs, pork meat and other bi-products from said provinces.starting Monday, February 3.. In an interview with the media, Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio explained that the […]