ZAMBOANGA CITY–Cielito “Honeylet” Avanceña on Monday encouraged the women sector to engage in business to empower themselves and have financial independence. Avanceña, President Rodrigo Duterte’s partner, led Monday’s opening of the One-Town, One-Product (OTOP) center at a shopping mall here. The OTOP center is a project of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Avanceña […]
Babayeng Titser, usa usab ka lisensyadong embalmer
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW (Oktobre 9) — Usa ka babayeng Grade 6 titser sa pampublikong tulunghaan didto sa Linmansangan Elementary School sa Binalonan, Pampanga, ang adunay pinasahing abilidad, titser na-embalmer pa! Siya si titser Leda Cariño, lisensyadong maestra og lisensyadong embalmer, anak sa tag-iya ug punerarya, ug iya kining gipasigarbo. Negosyo na sa pamilyang Cariño ang […]
DOTr warns jeepney drivers not to join transport strikes
MANILA (October 8)– Despite protests by transport groups and drivers, the government will continue with its implementation of the Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) modernization program. In fact, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) has repeatedly warned that it will “not hesitate to punish” jeepney drivers who will join transportation strikes. “We will not stop at anything […]
34 Samaran sa bangga sa duha ka Metro Shuttle bus sa Tagum City
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW (Oktobre 7) — 34 ka tawo ang samaran sa dihang nagbangga ang duha ka Metro Shuttle Bus didto sa Tiongco Village, Brgy. Canocotan, Tagum City kaganinang alas 3:30 sa hapon. Basi sa ulahing taho, walay kinabuhi nga nakalas sa maong insidente, apan ubay ubay ang nakaagum ug daghang pangus ug matud pa […]
Duterte takes a break in Hongkong
DAVAO CITY (October 7) — President Rodrigo Duterte took a weekend break in Hongkong with partner Honeylet Avaceña and their daughter Veronica”Kitty. Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher Lawrence ‘Bong’ Go on his facebook page captioned series of photos of the President with caption “Bago pa maunahan ng fake news, kailangan din magpahinga ng […]
UN Peacebuilding Fund: Sustaining the gains of peace and development
DAVAO CITY (October 7)—The United Nations’ (UN) upcoming initiatives in Mindanao will focus on building the capacities of the youth and women and empowering them to become agents of peace and development. This was among the highlights of the second Project Advisory Board Meeting of the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (UN PBF) attended by representatives […]
2 ka kapitan sa Davao del Sur nga apil sa narcolist ni Duterte sikop
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW (Oktobre 7)— Duha ka kapitan sa Davao del Sur nga apil sa narcolist ni Presidente Rodrigo Duterte ang nasikop sa mga membro sa Regional Mobile Force, nga naghupot ug illegal nga druga niadtong Biernes, Oktobre 5. Pinasubay sa siyam (9) ka Search Warrant nga gipakanaug sa korte, gihimo ang operasyon nga miresulta […]
Presidential Spox Harry Roque as Press Secretary?
DAVAO CITY (October 7) — The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) may be transferred to the Office of the Press Secretary (OPS), as President Rodrigo Duterte offered his spokesperson, Harry Roque to lead the OPS. In an interview with DZMM, Communication Secretary Martin Andanar revealed that Roque was offered to lead the OPS. “Iyong Office […]
Duterte tells Roque to forget senate bid, Spox asks for ‘moment’
DAVAO CITY (October 6) — Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque asked for a moment to ponder on his senatorial bid. This, after President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday advised Harry Roque not to run as senator come 2019 mid-term elections, saying he won’t win. During the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) alumni in Malacañang on Thursday, Duterte advised not […]
DILG wants national highways cleared of tricycles
DAVAO CITY (October 6) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) want the local government units to clear the national highways all over the country of tricycles and pedicabs. The law prohibiting the operation of tricycles along national highways has been there but it was never perfectly implemented. DILG Secretary Educardo Año […]
National ID registration to start next year
DAVAO CITY (October 6) — The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) will start the first batch of registrants for the National Identification (ID) on March 2019. Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) chief Lisa Grace Bersales said the first one million registrants are those identified under the Conditional Cash Transfers. The remaining registrants will start in September, First […]
Retrieval sa Ground Zero sa Naga, Cebu gihunong na
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW (Oktobre 6) — Opisyal nang gipaundang ang pakotkot sa posibleng natabunan sa landslide didto sa Ground Zero sa Naga, Cebu kaganinang buntag. Setentay otso (78) ka tawo ang namatay sa landslide ug paspas nga pagdahili sa yuta niadtong Septembre 20, apan duna pay wala makita nga upat ka lawas. Usa ka misa […]
PRRD to turn over first housing project for ex-NPA rebels
DAVAO CITY— President Rodrigo Duterte will lead the turn over of the government’s settlement project for former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Tagum City later this month. This was according to National Housing Authority (NHA) General Manager Marcelino Escalada, who conducted a site inspection at the five-hectare Freedom Residences in Barangay Cuambongan, Tagum City […]