DAVAO CITY– A drug rehabilitation center inside Mindanao’s Army camp opened Friday in the town of Propseridad, Agusan del Sur. The center occupies two-hectare property inside the 334-hectare military camp Army’s 401st Infantry Brigade which opened Friday, September 22 in the province of Agusan del Sur in partnership with the provincial government. Called the Residential […]
Andanar says FOI will take effect on November 25
President Rodrigo Duterte’s highly anticipated Freedom of Information initiative will take effect on November 25 and government agencies are busy preparing for its enforcement, Communications Secretary Martin Andanar announced today, November 10. Executive Order No. 2, signed by President Rodrigo Duterte on July 23, is a response to the call for transparency and full public […]
Trump wins US presidency
Populist businessman Donald J. Trump won the United States Presidential elections with 276-218 against Hillary Clinton. Describing his victory a historic journey for the American people, Trump in a speech in New York said he did not engaged in an election campaign “but a movement for hard work for the country, to build a nation […]
DPWH 11 to construct 10 bypass roads in Davao City
Davao City – The Department of Public Works and Highways Regional Office 11 will construct 10 bypass roads as part of it priority projects in the Davao for CY 2017. These roads are intended to ease heavy traffic now being experienced in the city. According to Dean I. Ortiz, DPWH-XI Regional Public Affairs and Information […]
Proud Artist
President Rodrigo Duterte poses with Mart Henry Bongabong, the artist behind the President’s portrait painting, following their dinner in Malacañan on November 3. RICHARD MADELO/ Presidential Photo
ILPS condemns torture and murder of Indian Maoists and Adivasis captives
The International League of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS) condemns in the strongest terms the killing of 28 Maoist revolutionaries and the summary killing of 11 hors de combat after being tortured in Odisha on October 24, 2016. Eleven revolutionaries who were injured in the armed encounter were reportedly captured alive but were subsequently tortured and summarily […]
Youth Leadership Summit
The Philippine Army’s 10th Infantry Division Thursday, November 3, sponsored the second Compostela Valley Youth Leadership Summit at Laak, Compostela Valley Province. Photo by 10th Infantry Division
MNLF Chair Nur Misuari a free man now
THIS best describes fugitive Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) leader Nur Misuari when he was presented to President Rodrigo Duterte in Manila on Thursday, November 3, seven days after the court suspended the proceedings and enforcement of warrants of arrest against him. President Rodrigo Duterte presented Misuari and his delegation were presented to the members […]
Sunstar Davao report: Growers hail deal that assures Japan market for bananas
MINDANAO banana growers and exporters laud the agreement between Farmind Corp., a Japanese company, and the Department of Agriculture for the supply of 20 million boxes of Cavendish bananas to the Japanese market every year. Ferdinand Marañon, president of the Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. (Philexport)-Davao said in a phone interview with SunStar Davao that the […]
Dominguez downplays fears of US businessmen
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez will meet the American businessman in the country to discuss their concerns amid increasingly frayed ties between the Philippines and the United States as President Rodrigo Duterte focus on China. Dominguez emphasized despite the recent statements of the President he believes US firms would remain in the country as long as […]
Duterte visits parents’ graveyard on All Saints day
President Rodrigo Duterte joined Filipinos all over the country in remembering their beloved dead, as he visited the tombs of his parents Soledad and late governor Vicente at the wireless cemetery in Davao City 10:30 November 1. Duterte had to reschedule his visit due to heavy dowmnpour. Davao residents were also drenched in water as […]
Remembering the dead
A man paints the tomb of his loved one in Davao City Roman Catholic Cemetery on All Saints Day. Contributed Photo
ASIAN journalists to meet in Singapore
About 30 Asian journalist is set to meet for the five-day Digital Media Conference in Singapore on November 7 to 11. Delegates from Phillippines, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia are expected to enhance their skills on digital media as sponsored by WAN-IFRA. WAN-IFRA is the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers which help journalist […]