DAVAO CITY, Philippines (February 3)—Taking the cudgels for his fallen men, Armed Forces of the Philippines chief General Eduardo Año today vowed to run after the communist rebels and will hit them hard. Año issued the statement after President Rodrigo Duterte publicly announced the lifting of the government’s unilateral ceasefire. This as the New People’s […]
GRP to AFP and PNP: Protect the people while talk uncertain
DAVAO CITY (February 3) –Government of the Republic of the Philippines chairperson Silvestre Bello III asks the military and the police to protect the people as the communist rebels backtracks from the ceasefire agreement. In a statement issued February 1, Bello said “the last six months have given us a glimpse of the sort of […]
Duterte won’t give in to NPA demands to free 400 prisoners
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (February 3)–President Rodrigo Duterte is not ready to give in to the demands of the New People’s Army (NPA) to immediately release about 400 political prisoners . This, after the Central Committee on the Communist Party Wednesday (February 1) announced their withdrawal from the unilateral ceasefire agreement with the government. Speaking before […]
A Philippine Eagle goes home
A juvenile Philippine Eagle is freed to its habitat Tuesday, January 31, a month after rehabilitation by the Philippine Eagle Center. (Edgardo Calderon of CENRO Kiamba for SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)
Newly-engaged junior officer killed by suspected NPAs in Davao Oriental
DAVAO CITY — A junior army officer who was engaged weeks ago was killed when armed men suspected to be members of the New People’s Army attacked the joint military and police team in Sitio Paliwason, Brgy. Lambog, Manay, Davao Oriental Wednesday afternoon , February 1, 2017. The soon to be wed soldier was identified […]
Duterte wants total log ban
MANILA, Philippines –President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the creation of a tripartite committee that would study the implementation of a total log ban in the country. The announcement came a week after flashfloods damaged multi-million properties and crops in Davao region and major cities in Mindanao. Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella in a statement announced “The […]
Duterte disbands police anti-drug units
MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte disbanded the sis-month-old anti-drugs units of the Philippine National Police following the killing of a South Korean businessmen by rogue officers. Duterte emphasized that police stations would no longer have an anti-drug units. “Wala na iyon. If you violate that, I will dismiss you kung meron. Hindi lang iyon, […]
Gov. Hataman declares ARMM ecozone ‘halal hub’
Cotabato City (January 30, 2017) – Governor Mujiv Hataman of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has officially declared the Polloc Freeport and Ecozone in Parang, Maguindanao as ‘halal hub’, the first truly halal ecozone in the country. “The ARMM government is continually working to open the possibilities to the halal market in the […]
ARMM gov’t will be ‘culturally sensitive’ on the issue of condom distribution in schools
Cotabato City (January 26, 2017) – The government of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) will be “culturally sensitive” should the program on the distribution of condoms in schools is implemented in the region, ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman said. The governor made the statement during the ‘Tapatan sa ARMM’, a regular media forum held […]
Inundated
Continuous rains have inundated the town proper of Kapalong in Davao del Norte on Tuesday morning. Photo Courtesy of PTV/ Davao del Norte PIO
Kapalong town proper
Local folks wade through the floodwaters in the town proper of Kapalong, Davao del Norte on Tuesday morning. Continuous rains in the region have inundate various parts of the province. Photo courtesy of Phoebie Graza
OFW Bank to open in September
President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign promise to put up a bank dedicated to the millions of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) is underway. He appointed former Davao City Judge Pelagio Paguican last week as Director of the Philippine Postal Savings Bank which will converted to OFW bank. The establishment of the OFW bank is on its final […]
Erstwhile ARMM Information Chief is now Head of Office of Bangsamoro Youth Affairs
Youth advocate, journalist, and erstwhile executive director of the ARMM Bureau of Public Information, Amir Mawallil is the new head of the Office of Bangsamoro Youth Affairs. Mawallil steps into the shoes of Salic Sharief, Jr. after the former’s appointment was signed by Regional Governor Mujiv Hataman on January 12, 2016. Hataman based his choice […]