ILIGAN CITY — The Iligan Diocese is now getting ready to welcome its fifth bishop to be installed on September 5, this year, after one year and six months that the diocese was “vacant”. Bishop-elect Jose Rapadas, 47, the incumbent Vicar General of the Diocese of Ipil in Zamboanga Sibugay, was appointed by Pope Francis […]
Army raids armed group camp in Lanao del Norte
ILIGAN CITY — The 5th Mechanized Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army, raided on Saturday morning, August 17, a “camp” of an armed group in Sapad, Lanao del Norte. The soldiers engaged in a firefight with an armed group led by certain Norjamal Tomarompong, in a clearing operation. The place, located at the boundaries of Salvador town, […]
IRR for Davao’s ‘maximum security zone’ out
DAVAO CITY–The City Government has released the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) guiding the security arrangements within the San Pedro Square maximum security zone (MSZ). Acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte, on Thursday released IRR that defined the roles of the Davao City Police Office (DCPO), Task Force Davao, the Public Safety and Security […]
3 busted inside Marawi university
ILIGAN CITY — The National Bureau of Investigation – Iligan District Office (NBI-ILDO) arrested on Wednesday afternoon, August 14, a Youtube singer, a salon owner and a minor in two drug buy-bust operations inside the Mindanao State University campus in Marawi City. NBI-ILDO Chief Atty. Abdul Jamal Dimaporo said their main target of the first […]
Gov’t to enforce waterway easement in Manila Bay
MANILA – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will clear the banks of Manila Bay’s tributaries and “esteros” to facilitate the collection of garbage and to improve water quality. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said there is a need to remove structures encroaching on the easement so waste collectors can easily access and gather […]
Vietnamese fishing vessel intercepted
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Four undocumented Vietnamese are now in the custody of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) after the unregistered fishing vessel they manned was intercepted off Taganak, Tawi-Tawi Friday afternoon, Aug. 16. Taganak Island is at the boundaries of the international treaty limits between the Philippine and Malaysia. The vessel and the crewmen are […]
Blast wall built inside Marawi
ILIGAN CITY — The National Housing Authority (NHA) has built a blast wall in the most affected area (MAA) of Marawi City. This is an additional precautionary and safety net for the residents who will be coming back anytime now while continue looking for the remaining unexploded ordnances (UXOs). NHA’s head of Marawi Project Management […]
NCMF to investigate Muslim OFWs who illegally joined the Hajj
ILIGAN CITY — The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) ordered on Wednesday, August 14, an investigation on the reports that some pilgrims were not accommodated in their tents in Mina, Meccah during the last days of the Hajj from August 9-11 due to overcrowding. Dr. Dimapuno Alonto Datu-Ramos, Jr., public relations and information head […]
NHA to help dengue prevention in transitory shelters in Marawi City
MARAWI CITY — The National Housing Authority (NHA) will help Marawi City in the prevention of dengue in all transitory shelters where thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) are housed. NHA’s Head of Marawi Project Management Office, Engr. Roderick Ybaṅez, said the agency have already ordered olyset nets that will be used to cover the […]
Go demands truth on PhilHealth fraudulent claims
MANILA –“The people deserve to know the truth and the seated officials must provide solutions, not excuses,” said Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go during the Senate inquiry on Wednesday. The Senate investigated on the alleged anomalies involving the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). “Kailangang malaman ng Senado at ng taumbayan ang katotohanan sa isyung ito. […]
More than 150 schools in DavOr to implement Gulayan sa Paaralan
DAVAO ORIENTAL- The local government of Davao Oriental and the Provincial Agriculture Office launched recently the Gulayan sa Paaralan Support Interventions. The program is meant to address malnutrition problems. Governor Nelson Dayanghirang said the Gulayan sa Paaralan Program is also a means of bringing back the interest of the younger generation in agriculture and food […]
480 traffic violators penalized in Cotabato City
COTABATO CITY – Violators of the two-week-old “absolute no parking” policy on two major thoroughfares here has reached 480 as the city traffic management unit has intensified the drive against traffic law offenders. Retired Police Col. Rolen Balquin, chief of the Cotabato City Public Safety Office, said in a news conference on Tuesday that a total […]
Rising dengue cases in NoCot prompts disaster body to push for the declaration of state of calamity
KIDAPAWAN CITY (August 14) — North Cotabato Nancy Catamco said dengue cases in the province has reached an ‘epidemic threshold” with 16 deaths recorded during the last seven months. With this, the the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) on Tuesday passed a resolution urging the provincial board to declare state of calamity […]