DAVAO CITY (June 23) — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte urged employees of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) to champion integrity, transparency and accountability in their work. Duterte who attended the celebration of the 81st anniversary of the social insurance institution Tuesday told the employees “Always embody integrity, transparency and accountability in your work and […]
PNP guards in hot water over Bong Revilla ‘selfie’
MANILA — An investigation will be undertaken on the possible liability of guards at the Philippine National Police (PNP) Custodial Center after jailed former senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. was able to post “selfie” pics on his social media accounts. PNP spokesperson, Senior Supt. Benigno Durana Jr., said the PNP Headquarters Support Service is currently […]
Sundalo samaran sa engkuentro tali NPA doul sa eskuelahan sa Talaingod Davao del Norte
DAKBAYAN SA TAGUM (Hunyo 22) — Samdan ang usa ka sundalo nga nailhang si Private Arjay Pascasio human kini maigo sa ulo atol sa engkuentro tali sa mga sakop sa Militar ug New People’s Army, didto sa Sitio Tibucag Barangay Dagohoy, Talaingod Davao Del Norte Huebes sa buntag, June 21, 2018. Ang binakbakay sa duha […]
Bukidnon Airport to rise soon in Don Carlos
DAVAO CITY (June 22) — The government will soon construct an airport in Don Carlos Bukidnon. The airport is listed among the flagship projects of President Rodrigo Duterte. The proposed airport has 2.65-kilometer runway and capable of handling Airbus 320 and 330, and Boeing 727 and 737 planes. Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri said lot acquisition […]
Zamboanga City completes climate-resilient school buildings
ZAMBOANGA CITY–The city government has turned over two school buildings with climate change adaptability features worth PHP29.5 million in a coastal village here. Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar, who spearheaded the turnover of the two school buildings on Wednesday, said the project recipients are the elementary and secondary public schools in Barangay Cabaluay. Salazar said each […]
P130K ‘shabu’ seized from expectant mother, cohort
COTABATO CITY – Authorities on Wednesday arrested a pregnant woman and a cohort during a joint anti-drug operation here and seized more than PHP100,000 worth of illegal drugs. Director Juvenal Azurin of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PDEA-ARMM) led the operation – which was also participated in by […]
Sara orders clampdown on selling of goods recovered from NCCC Mall
DAVAO CITY (June 21) — Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Thursday ordered the immediate stop on unauthorized sale of grocery products and other stuff recovered from the burned NCCC Mall. The order came after an enterprising store owner in Purok 9, Tacunan, Tugbok District started selling salvaged grocery items from the NCCC mall Wednesday. Police identified […]
State University Prexy charged for keeping unlicensed firearms, P625k worth of shabu
DAVAO CITY (June 21) — North Cotabato provincial prosecutor charged Dr. Samson Molao, president of the Cotabato Foundation College for Science and Technology (CFCST), after finding strong evidence over possession of unlicensed firearms and illegal drugs. Also facing charges are Anwar Maulana alias Astron; Gerry Miclat and a certain Jojo Gaspar, all employees of the […]
Duterte to ‘tambays’ : Don’t loiter
DAVAO CITY (June 21) — “It’s discipline” says President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Wednesday as he emphasized ‘Istambays’ will not be arrested but he said they should not loiter around. In many urban areas, ‘Istambays’ stay along alleys and narrow streets until wee hours, others having drinking spree while some just spend time talking, a […]
Sulu town mayor’s daughter, ex-wife, abducted
ZAMBOANGA CITY (June 21) –Gunmen believed to be Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members on Wednesday seized two people, including an ex-wife and daughter of a former mayor, in the province of Sulu, a military official said. Talipao Mayor Nazer Tulawie confirmed the abduction of his stepmother Addang Tulawie, 60, and his half sister Edelyn. Edelyn […]
Duterte appoints Davao lawyer as Comelec commissioner
DAVAO CITY (June 21) — President Rodrigo Duterte appointed lawyer Marlon Sabucido Casquejo, as new Commissioner in the poll body. Prior to his appointment, Casquejo serves as the Assistant Regional Election Director (ARED) of Comelec Region 11. Malacañang released Casquejo’s appointment on Monday. Casquejo replaces Commissioner Christian Robert Lim who retired last February 2. This […]
Norway: ‘We’re committed to facilitating peace talks’
OSLO, Norway, June 20, 2018 — The Norwegian government is still strongly committed to facilitating the peace negotiations between the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front (NDF). This was emphasized by Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide to Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus G. Dureza during a meeting here, days after some […]
Int’l partners and CSOs bring hope to Ramadan celebration in Marawi
MANILA– Various international organizations and Civil Society Organizations participated in the Peace Caravan as part of the recently concluded “Duyog Ramadhan, Alang sa Kalinaw,” a 10-day activity organized by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) in Marawi City from June 6 to 15. The Government of Australia, and the World […]