MISAMIS ORIENTAL (July 4) —– The City Mayor and the municipal council of Naawan on Monday (July 1) honored a seafarer who lost his right foot while rescuing the 27 passengers including six crewmen of M/V Mansan which capsized between the waters of Bohol and Cebu City. Rudyard Payusan, 52 years old, was on crutches […]
Pregnant mom, 10 others arrested in Cotabato City drug op
COTABATO CITY — An anti-drug operation here Monday night netted three women, including a pregnant mother, and eight men who were allegedly clients of a drug den in Barangay Poblacion 2, this city. Director Juvenal Azurin of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency – Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PDEA-BARMM), said they launched the anti-drug operation […]
Duterte honors army soldiers killed in Sulu blast
DAVAO CITY (July 2) —President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Sunday evening condoled with the family of an army soldier who perished following the bombing of a military camp in Sulu on Friday. President Duterte arrived at 11:20 p.m. at the Libingan ng mga Bayani Mortuary in Fort Bonifacio to pay his last respects to Cpl. Richard […]
5 ka langyaw’ng Insik nga tighimo ug pekeng label sa sigarilyo arestado
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW (Hulyo 1) — Sikop ang lima ka Insik nga gidudahang maoy nagpaluyo sa pag -imprenta sa mga pekeng marka sa kontrabandong sigarilyo. Sa operasyon nga gilusad sa Bureau of Customs niadtong Hunyo 25, didto sa dakbayan sa Valenzuela, naabtan sa operatiba sila si Kevin Tan, Alex Chan, James Sy, Tin Fu, Alyas […]
4.0-magnitude quake hits Moro gulf
COTABATO CITY — A magnitude 4.0 earthquake that jolted Moro Gulf Sunday morning has affected the provinces of Zamboanga del Sur, Lanao del Sur, and Maguindanao, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs reported that the quake, tectonic in origin, struck at 9:10 a.m. Its epicenter was traced 65 kilometers east of […]
Free hospitalization for SoCot residents starts today July 1
KORONADAL CITY (July 1) — Starting today July 1, residents of South Cotabato will not worry a hospital bill, Governor Reynaldo Tamayo says he will stand by his campaign promise- free medication for his constituents. When he campaigned, Tamayo vowed to offer free admission and treatment in all government-run hospitals in South Cotabato , a […]
DavOr employees share precious blood
DAVAO ORIENTAL – Local and national government employees in Davao Oriental along with and some private individuals, offered shared life-saving blood to highlight their support in time for the 52nd founding anniversary of the province. The bloodletting activity was held at the Provincial Capitol Covered Court, the event was spearheaded by the Davao Oriental Provincial […]
Elected officials start working 21:01 this noon
DAVAO CITY (June 30) — The newly elected political leaders in the country will start to discharge their official functions at exactly 12:01 this afternoon. As mandated by law, all elected officials are presumed to have taken their respective oath of office by then and have already received the documents turned over by the outgoing […]
NoCot health office seeks public support vs. dengue
COTABATO CITY — The Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) of North Cotabato is asking the public to help curb the rising cases of dengue in the area. North Cotabato provincial health chief Dr. Eva Rabaya made the appeal on Friday after their office listed 10 deaths due to dengue with 2,832 dengue cases across the province […]
Government continues to monitor canned meat from ASF-affected countries
DAVAO CItY (June 30) — — Various local government units have formed a Joint Task Force Karne in coordination with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continue to monitor sales and distribution of canned meat sourced from countries affected by the African Swine Fever (ASF). This, after the Department of Agriculture ordered the recall of […]
Personalidad sa ilegal nga druga sa Bukidnon sikop
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW (Hunyo 30) — Sikop sa sakop sa Philippine Drug Enforcement Administration (PDEA) ang iladong personalidad nga nagdala sa ilegal nga drug sa probinsya sa Bukidnon sa usa ka buy-bust operation niadtong Huesbes sa buntag, Hunyo 28. Naabtan pa sa mga personahe sa PDEA Bukinon nga nagkugos sa iyang anak ang suspetsadong si […]
Piñol resigns as Agriculture Secretary
DAVAO CITY (June 28) — Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol has tendered his courtesy resignation as reports claimed that President Rodrigo Duterte is no longer satisfied with his performance. But Duterte on Thursday said he has not yet accepted Piñol’s resignation. In his resignation letter, Piñol stated “With the best interest of the Department of Agriculture […]
Buhatan sa Forex sa Caraga gi-ronda sa CIDG atol sa ‘pay out’, P23-milyones nakuha
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW (Hunyo 28) — Gi-ronda sa Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG)-Caraga, ang buhatan sa “Forex Trading’ kagahapon sa kaadlawon ug nakuha sa otoridad ang P23-milyones nga salapi gikan sa pinuy-anan sa negosyanteng nagpadagan sa maong ‘investment scheme’.. Apan, gi-akusahan sa mga investor ang CIDG ug kapulisan kay wala kuno nila gibutyag ang […]