DAVAO CITY (May 13) — At least 804 Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL) in Davao Region cast their votes for candidates running for the national office inside the detention facility of Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) 11 , under tight security. “The Comelec appointed special election board for the precincts that was established […]
Former Senator withdraws from congressional race due to alleged massive vote-buying
DAVAO CITY (May 13) — Former Senator Heherson Alvarez has withdrawn from his bid to represent the fourth legislative district of Isabela due to “massive vote-buying.” Alvarez, in a statement, said he could no longer participate in the congressional race since vote-buying violated the freedom of people to select their own leaders. In a statement, […]
Cop roving around polling precincts shot dead in Lanao del Norte
ILIGAN CITY — A police corporal detailed with the Kapatagan Municipal Police Station (MPS) in Lanao del Norte succumbed to death after he was shot several times by riding in tandem in Barangay Panoloon, Sapad town past 3 p.m. Saturday. The victim, identified as Richard Garcia Gordiones, 30, a resident of Poblacion, Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao […]
DavOr governor’s son arrested in anti-drug op
DAVAO CITY (May 10) – The son the Davao Oriental governor and a companion were arrested by police operatives during a buy-bust operation at their residence in Jasmine Blooms Apartelle, university Avenue, Juna Subdivision, Talomo District this city, Wednesday afternoon, May 9. Captain Maria Teresita Gaspan, spokesperson of Davao City Police Office (DCPO), identified the […]
Kuarta nga dunay stipler, buslot ug papilit, dili dawaton sa mga banko
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW (Mayo 10) — Nag-abiso karon ang Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) nga dili dawaton sa mga banko ang mga kuarta nga dunay depekto. Sumala ni Bangko Sentral-Cebu Regional Director Leonides Sumbi naghitak karon ang mga kuarta kay eleksyon. Apan iyang gi-warningngan ang katawhan “Ang kuarta nga papel nga dunay buslot sa stipler, […]
Mindanao tops peak power demand at 2,000 MW
DAVAO CITY – Mindanao’s peak power demand reached an all-time high at 2,013 megawatts on May 08, 2019, a report from the Mindanao Power Monitoring Committee (MPMC) revealed. The highest peak demand last year was at 1,853 recorded on December 13. Mindanao Development Authority Assistant Secretary Romeo Montenegro, who also heads the MPMC technical working […]
Comelec, government forces in Davao ready for Monday’s election
DAVAO CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the over 7,000-strong police and military forces in Davao are ready for Monday’s elections, with about 2.8 million voters across the Davao Region expected to cast their votes. Lawyer Krisna Caballero, Comelec-11 spokesperson, said the 1,139 vote counting machines have been deployed in all polling places in […]
Liberal Party, other groups tagged in plot to discredit Duterte
MANILA — The opposition Liberal Party (LP) and other groups are conspiring to discredit President Rodrigo Duterte and boost their candidates’ chances of winning in the upcoming mid-term polls, Malacañang said on Wednesday. In a Palace briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo presented a cartolina-sized diagram which showed that some members of LP, Magdalo group, and media […]
Former CDO Mayor Vicente Emano dies
DAVAO CITY (May 8) — Former Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Vicente ‘Dongkoy’ Emano passed away Tuesday morning. Emano, 76, who was running for vice mayor in the May 13 mid-term elections, died at past 12am Tuesday at the Capitol University Medical Center in Cagayan. Emano started his political career in 1980 as mayor of […]
Mother arrested for taking and selling sensual videos of her young children, kin
ILIGAN CITY (May 8) —- Police authorities here arrested on Thursday, May 2, a mother for taking and selling sensual videos of her three young children and a niece, inside her house . The mother was arrested in the act of taking videos of the private parts of her children and her niece. Police Captain […]
3 ka pulis trainee patay sa aksidente
DAKBAYAN SA CAGAYAN DE ORO (Mayo 7) — Tulo ka bag-o palang misulod sa trining pagka-pulis ang namatay, samtang 18 sa ilang kauban ang naangol kagahapon sa buntag sa dihang nadisgrayas ang ilang gisakyan sa Barangay Gusa, dinhi sa syudad. Sumala ni Major Julius Clark Macariola IV, Hepe sa Agora police station, nagsakay sa usa […]
Duterte pays last respect to former House Speaker Prospero Nograles
DAVAO CITY (May 7) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday morning, May 6, visited the wake of former House Speaker Prospero “Boy” Nograles Jr., who passed away at the age of 71 on Saturday, May 4. President Duterte arrived at 12:12 a.m. at the Heritage Park to pay his last respects to Nograles, the “pride […]
Rody to join HNP campaign sortie to support Sara
DAVAO CITY (May 7) — President Rodrigo Duterte will be joining the campaign sorties of Hugpong ng Pagbabago, a regional party chaired by his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo emphasized that Duterte will be making rounds during the last five days of the campaign to support Sara’s HNP and his […]