DAVAO CITY (June 21) — Police authorities in the region is now running after the operations of ‘easy money’ investment schemes which are still running secretly. Brigadier General Marcelo Morales, regional director of the Philippine National Police (PNP) XI, in a media forum said the Regional Inter-Agency Task Force (RITF) has already identified the investment […]
Rebel groups getting smaller in Davao City
DAVAO CITY — The New People’s Army (NPA) continues to lose its members in Paquibato District here as another ranking political officer surrendered and handed over explosives to the 16th Infantry battalion under the 1003rd Infantry Brigade. Capt. Erick Wynmer Calulot, the Civil-Military Operations Officer of 1003rd Infantry Brigade, said that Epifanio Blas, 49, married, and […]
Kapitan gi-akusahang nanglugos misurender
DAKBAYAN SA ILIGAN (Hunyo 21) — Misurender Kahapon sa kapulisan ang barangay kapitan nga adunay ‘warrant’ of arrest sa kasong pagpanglugos sa usa niya ka empleyada. Misurender si Joel Jumawan, barangay kapitan sa San Miguel, sa dihang iyang nahibal-ang mogawas na ang warrant of arrest batok kaniya gikan sa Lanao del Norte Regional Trial Court […]
Duterte confident insurgency in Eastern Visayas ending soon
DAVAO CITY (June 20)— President Rodrigo Duterte is confident the government can end the insurgency problem in Eastern Visayas soon, as he encouraged the rebels to abandon their ideology. Duterte arrived at Camp General Vicente Lukban in Catbalogan City to deliver his message to the troops and honor slain and injured soldiers following recent clashes […]
Duterte protects the interest of the country in Recto Issue-Palace
DAVAO CITY (June 20) — President Rodrigo Duterte wants to protect the interest of the country as he sees the Recto Bank issue differently which earned flak after saying that the sinking of a Philippine fishing boat after being hit by a Chinese fishing trawler . Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo in a press briefing on […]
Duterte signs law requiring free Wi-Fi, clean toilets in transport terminals
DAVAO CIty (June 20)— President Rodrigo Duterte has signed Republic Act 11311, a law requiring free wifi, clean restrooms, lactation stations, and free internet in all transport terminals. The new law mandates the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and other concerned agencies to ensure that free internet […]
Duterte may raise Recto Bank issue during the the ASEAN Summit
DAVAO CITY (June 20 ) — President Rodrigo Duterte is set to leave for Thailand this week to attend the 34th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and join his fellow leaders in discussing a wide range of regional issues. During the summit, Duterte may possibly discuss the issue involving the sinking of a […]
Gov’t decommissions 12K MILF troops: Nograles.
MANILA — Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles on Tuesday bared that the government has decommissioned a total of 12,000 or close to a third of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) troops as part of efforts to fast-track normalization efforts. Nograles made this remark after he co-chaired the first meeting of the Inter-Cabinet Cluster Mechanism on Normalization (ICCMN), […]
Daughter looking for parents ended up selling shabu in Iligan City
ILIGAN CITY (June 19) — A 21-year old girl from Siquijor went to Iligan City in the hope of finding her parents, but she turned out a drug dealer after meeting her boyfriend last year. Mary Grace Manginsay, 21, told Jamal Dimaporo, chief of the National Bureau of Investigation Iligan District Office, she travelled to […]
OFW sakpan sa amo naay kuyog arabo sa kuarto
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW (Hunyo 16)— Usa ka Overseas Filipino Worker sa nasud Kuwait gi-live video sa iyang amo sa dihang iya kining nasakpan nga naay kaubang Arabo sa sulod sa iyang kuarto niadtong Biernes sa gabii. Sa usa ka video nga gi-publish sa OFW community, masabtan amo nga babaye usa ka Filipina nga nakabana ug […]
59 couples exchanged vows on the 69th founding day of Iligan City
ILIGAN CITY— Fifty-nine couples exchanged vows Friday (June 14) in a civil mass wedding ceremony organized by the local government unit here as part of the city’s 69th charter day celebration on June 16. Mayor Celso Regencia, who solemnized the wedding ceremony, said the annual mass wedding aims to legalize the marriage of couples, who […]
Davao cops cite continued results of Oplan Kalinaw
DAVAO CITY — The Davao City Police Office (DCPO) said it continues to gain positive results in its simultaneous anti-criminality and terrorism operations under Oplan Kalinaw. This, as 25 individuals wanted by law were arrested by authorities during an Oplan Kalinaw operation conducted in different areas of the city on Thursday. Col. Alexander Tagum, DCPO chief, […]
Kuwaiti government assures speedy arrest of airport police accused of raping OFW
DAVAO CITY (June 15) — The Kuwaiti government has assured the Philippine government of the speedy arrest of the police officer who raped and assaulted an Overseas Filipino Worker. Philippine Embassy officials in Kuwait said they are closely coordinating with local officials there for the arrest of Fayed Naser Hamad Alajmy, 22. Earlier, Embassy Chargé […]