TACURONG CITY — A pilot was injured when a light plane crashed while on the way for a chemical spray mission in Maguindanao, police said Tuesday. Capt. Herman Luna, police chief of Lambayong, Sultan Kudarat, identified the pilot as Capt. Edcel Luciano, of Davao Air Works Corporation. Luna said the plane crashed around 5:15 a.m. Monday […]
Comelec prohibits politicians to campaign on Maunday Thursday and Good Friday
MANILA — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday reminded candidates running for national and local positions in the May 2019 mid-term polls that campaigning is prohibited on Maundy Thursday (April 18) and Good Friday (April 19) Commissioner Luie Tito Guia said Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, including the day before the election, are “quiet periods”. […]
Top NPA leader killed in Tagum City operation
DAVAO CITY — A front deputy secretary of the New People’s Army (NPA) was killed when police and Army operatives swooped down on a house in Tagum City Monday. Lt. Col. Esteyven Ducusin, commander of the Philippine Army’s 71st Infantry Battalion identified the rebel leader as Cindy Terado alias Jill, deputy secretary of Guerrilla Front 2. […]
Davao peace council seeks closure of 11 NPA-linked schools
Davao City — The City Peace and Order Council (CPOC) has formally asked the Department of Education to revoke the permits of at least 11 tribal schools previously linked to the communist guerrilla movement. CPOC requested DepEd Secretary Leonor Mirasol M. Briones to cancel the permit to operate and the certificate of recognition granted to 11 […]
Comelec seeks better connectivity for SoCot areas with telecom signal problems
DAVAO CITY (April 17) — Citing the telecommunication signal as a challenge, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in South Cotabato has taken contingency measures to avoid delays in the transmission of results in the May 13 midterm elections. In a report published by the Philippine News Agency (PNA), it says Dorothy Losa, Election Officer III […]
Using minors to facilitate illegal recruitment uncovered by Immigration officials at NAIA
DAVAO CITY (April 16) — There is new scheme to facilitate illegal recruitment nowadays-use minor for a tourist visa. This scheme was uncovered by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) stationed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) discovered Sunday, April 14. The Filipina recruit was with an 11-year-old child were about to board a Cebu […]
Ex-pulis nga may kasong murder tiklo sa buy-bust
DAKBAYAN SA MATI (Abril 16)—- Sikop sa usa ka buy-bust operation sa Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) ang usa ka kanhi pulis sa Bilawan 3, Barangay Central. Gikonsidera nga numero 4 sa target list sa PDEA XI si Edilberto Panes, nga nag-atubang usab ug kasong murder, hinungdan nga siya napapha sa serbisyo. Basi sa rekord […]
Groom-to-be PDEA agent dies in car mishap on his way to meet his bride
DAVAO CITY (April 16) –– An agent of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PDEA-BARMM) who is scheduled to marry his fiancee tomorrow (April 17) died in a car mishap Sunday night along the highway of South Upi, Maguindanao. Brig. Gen. Graciano Mijares, BARMM police director, said PDEA […]
Seized exotic birds undergo quarantine
DAVAO CITY — The exotic birds confiscated during a raid in Davao Oriental will be quarantined to prevent the potential spread of bird disease. Karen Lou Deloso, provincial information officer of Davao Oriental, said Saturday the move was agreed between Governor Nelson Dayanghirang and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) after consultations with veterinarians […]
4 bus drivers, 4 conductors tested positive of illegal drugs use-PDEA
DAVAO CITY (April 16) — Four bus drivers and four bus conductors of the 308 transport industry workers, tested positive of illegal drugs use in a surprise drug test yesterday at the Davao City Overland Transport Terminal (DCOTT). Antonio Rivera, director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA XI) told Newsline.ph, “We conducted the drug […]
DFA sends team to Libya to help OFW’s as fighting to take Tripoli heightens, 121 killed
DAVAO CITY (April 15) — The Department of Foreign Affairs has sent two augmentation teams to Libya to hasten the operation of the Philippine Embassy as fighting near Tripoli heightens. According to the World Health Organization, the fight near Tripoli has killed 121 people as clashes between Khalifa Haftar forces and those of the U.N.-backed […]
Mayor sa Bansalan gisuspenso sa Ombudsman
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW (Abril 15) — Gipakanaug na sa Ombudsman Mindanao ang kamanduan nga isuspenso sa sulod sa unom ka bulan si Bansalan Mayor Quirina Sarte. Apan, Matud ni Sarte, dili siya mokanaug, gani iyang gilakbit ang balaud sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) nga bawal mokuha ug motanggal ug empleyado sa goberno tungod sa election […]
Rape suspect in Alaska arrested in Pampanga
DAVAO CITY (April 15)— A suspected rapist in Alaska was arrested by the personnel of the Bureau of Immigration in Angeles City, Pampanga recently. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente identified the American as 57-year-old Carmen Daniel Perzechino Jr. who was arrested April 4 by members of the BI Fugitive Search Unit (FSU) at his apartment in […]