DAVAO CITY (April 25) — President Rodrigo R. Duterte commended the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) for building resilient housing units for the victims of Marawi siege in 2017. During the briefing in Pampanga Tuesday, HUDCC chairman Eduardo del Rosario was absent but his staff gave update about the plan of the agency […]
LTO impounds colorum bus displaying LTO as ‘owner’
TAGUM CITY (April 24) — Personnel of Land Transport Office (LTO) XI on Tuesday night impounded a passenger bus for plying Davao-Manila route without the government issued franchise. The bus bearing the name Surigao Transport Corp. with plate number RFT-677 bearing body number 10788-J was flagged down by LTO personnel at about 7:00 in the […]
Customs CDO exceeds target
Duterte wants garbage shipped back to Canada
DAVAO CITY (APril 24) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday reiterated his call to Canadian government to take their garbage or he will send it back. In 2013 to 2014, a total of 103 container vans from Canada reportedly arrived in batches at the Port of Manila. But until now, Canada remained lukewarn on government’s […]
Bombs found inside Sultan Kudarat chapel
DAVAO CITY (April 23) — It was a disaster in the offing but vigilant civilians quickly informed the army and police about the ‘unfamiliar things’ which caught their attention placed inside and outside a chapel it turned out to be an improvised explosive device. Resident of Barangay Pimbalayan, Lambayong, Sultan Kudarat Monday morning, April 22. […]
“No backpack policy” still up in Davao
DAVAO CITY (April 23) –– The ‘No backpack’ policy is still being implemented here, this was the reminder of Davao City Police Director Alexander Tagum to all residents and guests of the city. Tagum issued the clarification as they received complaints during the Holy Week that some people were not able to enter the church during the ‘Visita […]
Duterte to attend second belt and road forum in Beijing
DAVAO CITY (April 23) — President Rodrigo Duterte is set to leave for Beijing, China, as one of the speakers for the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation on April 25 to 27. In a pre-departure breifing, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Assistant Secretary for Asian and Pacific Affairs Meynardo Montealegre said President […]
200 patay sa pagpamomba sa Sri Lanka, gikondena sa lideres sa tibouk kalibutan
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW (Abril 22) — Gikondena sa nagkadaiyang lideres sa tibouk kalibutan ang pagbomba sa simbahan og hotel didto sa Sri Lanka atol sa Domingo de Gloria, nga mikalas ug sobra dos sientos ka kinabuhi. Walo ka sunod sunod nga pagpamomba ang nahitabo sa nagkada-iyang dakbayan sa Sri Lanka samtang ang katawhan nagsaulog sa […]
Explosions rock DCPO bomb storage room, no casualty reported
DAVAO CITY (April 20) —- The storage room for previously recovered explosives and bombs exploded, at about 11:30 this morning inside the Davao City Police Office Compound along San Pedro St. this city. No casualty was reported. The explosion happened inside the stockroom of the explosive and ordnance disposal (EOD) unit in the compound. City […]
First batch of OFWs from Tripoli now en route to PH
DAVAO CITY (April 20 ) — The first three Filipinos evacuated by the Embassy from Tripoli have departed Tunis ad now en route to the Philippines. The Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) were assisted by the augmentation team from the Department of Foreign Affairs led by Executive Director Enrico Fos at the Tunis Carthage International Airport. […]
Barangay pulis gipusil, patay
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW (Abril 20) —Barangay Pulis Patay human gipusil sa iyang silingan niadtong Huebes Santo, didto sa Barangay Talandang, Tugbok District ning dakbayan. Sumala ni Police Major Ricky Obenza, hepe sa Tugbok Police, gipusil patay ang 43 anyos nga si Amelito Estrella, Barangay Police sa Barangay Talandang Tugbok, alas nuebe sa gabii didto sa […]
Marines, BFAR install artificial reefs in Sulu
DAVAO CITY (April 19) — Marines do not always sail to fight, sometimes they put up a fight to protect the marine life. A reason why the Marine Battalion Landing Team-3 (MBLT-3) partnered with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) for the a marine life preservation and protection project in Sulu. Col. Gerry Besana, Western […]
Warring politicians in Maguindanao town sign covenant for honest and peaceful elections
COTABATO CITY — Aspirants for local positions in one of the conflict-affected towns in Maguindanao vowed to ensure the conduct of peaceful and orderly elections on May 13. Candidates of Talitay town on Tuesday signed a covenant and pledged to ensure the peaceful and orderly conduct of elections. The signing of the covenant was initiated by […]