LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Anti-drug agents arrested a 65-year-old lawyer for bringing PHP50-worth of dried marijuana leaves while checking in at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport on Friday. Jojit Tubali, team leader of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) 7 (Central Visayas), identified the lawyer as Caesar Antonio Tabotabo, a resident of Guadalupe village in this city. […]
DavNor hosts ELCAC operation center
TAGUM CITY – The provincial government of Davao del Norte is now the host for the ELCAC operation center of the region. Davao Oriental Governor Nelson Dayanghirang, who chairs the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) said that the establishment of the Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC) is an important facet in the full […]
Isolated Lumads hail gov’t attention, care
Davao del Norte – Residents of an isolated indigenous people community are grateful to the care and attention that the government is giving them. Datu Bansing Balamban, Tribal Chieftain of Sitio Tapayanon, acknowledged the services and provisions being poured into their village by government agencies and charitable organizations during the second multi-stakeholder service caravan. “Nalipay kaayo […]
Police arrests employer for alleged rape of minor househelp
ILIGAN CITY –— Police here arrested on Wednesday afternoon a 53-year-old employer accused of raping his househelp who is a minor. Major Allan Abalde, chief of Iligan City Police Station identified the suspect as Ray Baldicantos , former member of Iligan City Civil Security Unit (CSU) for violation of the Republic Act 7610 or the […]
Empleyado nga nakadispalko tiklo
DAKBAYAN SA KIDAPAWAN— GI-ARESTO sa operatiba sa Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) ug Kidapawan pulis ang usa ka mabdus tungod kuno kay naka dispalko kini ug kapin usa ka milyon sa iyang gitrabahuan. Sikop si Emie Reponte, supervisor sa usa ka patigayon sa Surallah, South Cotabato, mulupyo sa purok 5, barangay Kalasuyan, ning lungsod. […]
DSWD polishes guidelines for 4Ps rice allocation
MANILA — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has been working closely with the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the National Food Authority (NFA) to distribute rice to beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries instead of cash for the rice subsidy component of the program, an official said Wednesday. “We have […]
BARMM to fast-track enactment of regional budget
Cotabato City— The Bangsamoro Government will fast-track the finalization and passage of the 2020 regional budget to avoid disruption in government operation. BARMM Spokesperson Naguib Sinarimbo said “the urgency of that is if we fail to make appointments and comply with the publication requirements of the positions within December, we will have a situation […]
Duterte hands-off in Congress affairs
DAVAO CITY —President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said he would not influence or meddle in the term sharing between House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco expecting the House of Representatives to run its own affairs. President Duterte made the statement during his attendance to the joint birthday celebration of Representative […]
BARMM chief minister Ebrahim reshuffles Cabinet
Cotabato City —A revamp in the Cabinet of Bangsamoro Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim officially took effect Monday, November 11. Ebrahim initially made the announcement of minor changes in the setup of regional Cabinet officials in a meeting on November 4, 2019. In a cabinet meeting on Monday, Ebrahim said former Environment Minister Abdulraof Macacua will […]
Tulo ka menor de edad naanod sa sapa, patay
DAKBAYAN SA ZAMBOANGA — DILI pa madawat sa inahan sa tulo ka mga menor de edad nga wala na ang iyang mga anak human kini maanod sa sapa niadtong milabayng kalag-kalag. Tulo ka adlaw pa ang milabay una nadiskorehan sa magti-ayong Rodelyn ug Maybeleyn Arcillas nga nanga-anod sa kusog nga gun-ob sa tubig sa sapa […]
Wanted Canadian-American rape suspect arrested at NAIA
DAVAO CITY — Bureau of Immigration (BI) officials at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) arrested a Canadian-American national who allegedly fled the country after he was accused of raping a 17-year-old girl in Subic more than a year ago. BI port operations division chief Grifton Medina identified the alien as 54-year-old Fouad Bounab, who […]
513 grads take PNPA admission test in Pangasinan
URDANETA CTY, Pangasinan — Some 513 high school and senior high graduates took the Philippine National Police Academy Cadet Admission Test (PNPACAT) at the Urdaneta City National High School (UCNHS) here on Sunday. Capt. Cristonie Bongcawil, PNPACAT chief examiner at the test center here, said that 403 male and 110 female examinees took the test. Bongcawil […]
Quake-hit evacuees affected by hail storm transferred to another site
DAVAO CITY –— The earthquake-hit evacuees of Makilala town in North Cotabato, whose tents were either blown or destroyed by the hail storm on Monday afternoon were transferred to another site. North Cotabato Acting Vice Governor Shirlyn Macasarte said 32 families who earlier occupied the Santos Land Subdivision site were transferred to Makilala High School. […]