DAVAO CITY, Philippines—The Marawi crisis might end in the next 10 to 15 days, says President Rodrigo Duterte. Speaking before the 10th listing anniversary of the Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc. at the Philippine Stock Exchange in Makati City, Duterte expressed his resolve to visit Marawi City before the fighting ends. The government’s effort to clear […]
Highways and Energy departments agree to solve hitches in infra projects
MANILA, Philippines— The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and Department of Energy (DOE) signed a joint circular which provide uniform guidelines for the payment and relocation of Electric Cooperative (EC) affected by government projects. The agreement signed Monday July 10, 2017 is expected to hasten the implementation of the projects undertaken by the […]
For not declaring business ties with “Jessa Zaragoza”, Ex-village chief imprisoned
MANILA, Philippines—A former village chief is convicted for falsifying his Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN). The Metropolitan Trial Court Branch 40 of Quezon City convicted former Batasan Hills Barangay Chairman Ranulfo Ludovica was convicted of Falsification of Public Documents and five counts of violation of Section 8 of the Code of Conduct and Ethical […]
Ex-CBCP Prexy slams inclusion of Bibles in relief items for Marawi evacuees
MANILA, Philippines—Catholic Bishop Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) former president Monday criticized the alleged giving away of Bibles along with relief goods at evacuation centers for the Marawi siege refugees. In a statement published at the CBCP news website, Davao Archbishop Fernando Capalla, who once served as CBCP president from 2003 to 2005 said […]
Kumbira festival in Cagayan de Oro scrapped due to Marawi crisis
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines— The popular “Kumbira” (feast), Mindanao’s culinary festival here is scrapped due to the ongoing Marawi crisis. Kumbira, is a popular cooking competition which showcases the best of Mindanao’s culinary, it has been running for the last 20 years but organizers last week decided to scrap the contest as six major […]
CBCP elects Davao archbishop Valles as new president
DAVAO CITY, Philippines— Will his election heal the wounds between the Catholic Church and the President? This question is raised as the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines on Saturday elected its new president, Davao Archdiocese archbishop Romulo Valles. Valles was elected at the Bishops’ bi-annual plenary assembly held at the Pope Pius XII Catholic […]
BEWARE! No collection allowed for OIC Barangay captain appointment
DAVAO CITY, Philippines—No one is allowed to nominate anyone for the proposed appointment of an OIC barangay captain. This warning comes from Interior and Local Government Officer-in-Charge Catalino S. Cuy who has been receiving reports that enterprising individuals are collecting money in exchange of getting appointment as Officer in Charge (OIC) Punong Barangay or Barangay […]
Duterte attempts to visit Marawi but bad weather stops him
DAVAO CITY, Philippines—Clad in military uniform, away from the camera, the Commander-in-chief of the republic of the Philippines, President Rodrigo Dutere Friday attempted to visit Marawi City but bad weather prevented him. Instead, the president visited the Light Armor Division in Barangay Maria Cristina, Iligan City on Friday. Reports reaching newsline.ph revealed, Duterte originally planned […]
Duterte enjoys a record-high satisfaction rating-SWS
MANILA, Philippines—President Rodrigo R. Duterte marked his first year in office with a record-high net satisfaction rating. Duterte enjoyed and maintained a high public satisfaction rating since he assumed presidency in June 2016, a thing his predecessors failed to experience. The latest Social Weather Stations’ (SWS) survey published by BusinessWorld showed, people’s trust to Duterte […]
BIR eyes electronic tax filing nationwide
MANILA, Philippines— Electronic tax filing and other computerized processing of data with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is targeted to be implemented nationwide before the end of 2017. Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Deputy Commissioner for Operations Nestor Valeroso told Senators Thursday that electronic tax filing was piloted in Makati City and the […]
Magnitude 6.5 quake shakes Leyte
DAVAO CITY, Philippines—A magnitude-6.5 earthquake hit the province of Leyte Thursday afternoon July 6. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the quake hit off Jaro, Leyte at 3:54 pm. Phivolcs also warned that damage and aftershocks are expected. In an advisory, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake […]
Joint patrol
A tugboat pulls Philippine Navy’s BRP Ramon Alcaraz as it departs Davao City on Thursday enroute to Celebes Sea for a joint patrol with Indonesian Navy. The activity is intended to strengthen the of the common boundary of the two countries in the southern part of the Philippines. Newsline Photo
Ombudsman orders forfeiture of P29-mllion of ill-gotten wealth of ex-PNP chief Purisima
MANILA, Philippines—The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the filing of a petition before the Sandiganbayan to initiate forfeiture proceedings for the recovery of the unexplained wealth of former Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Alan Purisima and his family amounting to P29.2 million. In its 04 July 2017 Consolidated Resolution, Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales ordered […]