The Duterte administration fulfilled yet another milestone. Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar formally introduced the People’s Freedom of Information (FOI) Manual in a ceremony held at the Heroes Hall in Malacañan on November 25, 2016. A mere campaign promise by past administrations, the FOI program had been accomplished in just a matter of weeks by […]
Mayor Sara apologizes to mother of child abuse victim
Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte apologized to the mother of the 2-year-old boy who died following severe physical abuse at the hands of his guardians. “I asked for forgiveness because had we known, maybe we could have saved him,” the mayor told the media after the burial of Jhon Earl Cagalitan Wednesday afternoon. Duterte […]
Defying Hate and Threats Against Women Journalists
On the 2nd of December 2016, Sweden celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Freedom of the Press Act – the first of its kind in the world, and a precedent to be followed by all democracies. In the spirit of the Swedish Freedom of the Press Act, the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Fojo […]
Christmas Decors
Assorted Christmas decors from Dapitan City on display in Bajada, Davao City. NewsLine Photo
Tribal leaders cleanse Mt. Apo
KIDAPAWAN CITY, NORTH COTABATO– It was an hour before the sun shines Friday, May 20, when spiritual and tribal elders from the eight ethnic groups of surrounding Mt. Apo joined forces to save their sacred land Mt. Apo which they call Apo Sandawa, they held Panuvaran, spiritual ritual for appeasement, cleansing and offering for cleansing […]
Duterte meets Chinese and Russian leaders
LIMA, Peru — President Rodrigo Duterte had a hectic schedule before the formal opening of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting when he made two separate bilateral meetings with Chinese President Xi Jin Ping and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The President first met with Chinese President Xi who requested for the meeting to […]
Davao City Ordinance: Segregate Halal from Non-Halal Food
DAVAO CITY-The City Council here unanimously approved an ordinance mandating the segregation of halal food from non-halal food in the market. “As far as I know no one in the country is offering a halal lane, so this would be the first,” Sudagar. The 17th City Council on its regular session on April 19, […]
Lady Judge in Davao: Duterte’s first appointee
DAVAO CITY- THE lady judge who administered the oath of then Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte in 2013, is the first judge the President appointed from the Davao region.
Open data to promote transparency
Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar announced today that Open Data Philippines will reintroduce data.gov.ph as the central database for all publicly available information with the implementation of the Executive Order on Freedom of Information (FOI), underscoring the government’s commitment to transparency and accountability. The database aims to create an active exchange of information between the […]
PRRD meets FVR
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte looks at the document shown to him by former President Fidel Valdez Ramos during their meeting at the Orchid Room of Malacañan Palace on November 14. Also in the photo is Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Secretary Jesus Dureza. TOTO LOZANO/Presidential Photo
Onion growers call DU30 for help
Onion farmers of onion-producing provinces of Cabanatuan called on President Rodrigo Duterte to stop importing onion as it endangers their livelihood, The price drop severely affected their income as imported onions are much cheaper than their produce. The onion growers are asking Duterte to stop the importation and instead promote the local production and provide […]
Preparations for FM burial underway amid protests
Militant and martial law victims are protesting the burial of former President Ferdinand E. Marcos at the Libingan ng ma Bayani, but the Marcos family is now preparing his tomb. Along with this, police authorities are preparing the necessary security plans for the internment in Taguig City. The plan is being mapped out for the […]
HIV-AIDS cases rise in Davao City
HIV-AIDS rise in Davao recorded an increase of 71 Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV-Aids) cases in Davao City from April to June, for a total of 234 cases since January this year. From the 234 cases, 194 were found to have been afflicted with HIV while 40 others have full-blown Aids, of which 11 […]