ZAMBOANGA CITY – The City government here has allowed its residents to present saliva-based reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test as an alternative to the conventional method, as a requirement for interzonal and intrazonal travels. In Executive No. 649-2021 issued last week, Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar allowed the use saliva test result but only from […]
SC has the sole jurisdiction over corruption complaints vs judiciary
DAVAO CITY — Only the Supreme Court has the jurisdiction to investigate corruption complaints against members of the judiciary. Department of Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra recently clarified to reporters that no other chamber of body can investigate the members of the court such as Judges, Court employees and court employees. Guevara issued the clarification after […]
CA affirms SEC revocation of KAPA registration
THE COURT of Appeals (CA) has affirmed the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) decision to revoke the Certificate of Registration of KAPA-Community Ministry International, Inc. (KAPA). In its decision promulgated March 11 and released recently, the CA’s 6th Division said SEC has established substantial evidence that KAPA was “engaged in an unlawful investment activity.” On […]
Mass testing pondasyon sa pagpalagsik og balik sa ekonomiya
DAKBAYAN SA DAVAO — Gikinahanglan kuno nga i-swab test ang 50,000 ngadtu sa 100,000 ka tawo kada adlaw isip pamaaggi sa Covid-19 mass testing, aron mapalagsik ang ekonomiya sa nasud. Sa Mass testing, napulo (10) hangtud beinte (20) porsyento sa population ang ipailawom sa swab Test, saysay ni Dr. Tony Leachon, ang kanhi adviser sa […]
‘Sinovac is completely safe,’ Cotabato IPHO assures
DESPITE the death of two frontliners a few days after receiving anti-COVID 19 vaccines in Kidapawan City, Cotabato, the Integrated Provincial Health Officer (IPHO) has appealed to the people not to be afraid as the vaccines are completely safe. IPHO Eva Rabaya said in a press conference recently that there is nothing to worry about […]
AstrzaZeneca gipahunong og gamit sa nag edad ubos 60-anyos
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW— Temporaryong gipahunong sa Department of Health ang pagbakuna gamit ang AstraZeneca sa mga indibidual nga nag-edad ubos 60 anyos. Kini ang gi-anunsyo sa Department of Health, Abril 8, human nakitaan og problema ang mga naturukan niini. Gisunod sa DOH ang rekomendasyon sa Food And Drug Administration human nakadawat ang World Health organization […]
Swine repopulation starts in Kidapawan City to avert further meat shortage
DAVAO CITY — After incurring huge losses and with the recent shortage of meat in the markets, the city government of Kidapawan has started to repopulate the backyard swine raisers by providing piglets to farmers affected by the African Swine Fever (ASF). As of March 31, the city government has distributed some 258 in the […]
Customs intercepts P3-M worth of ecstacy and kush marijuana via parcel
DAVAO CITY — Tightened monitoring on all cargoes and parcels led the Bureau of Customs (BOC) stationed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to uncover P3-million worth of illegals drugs. The BOC NAIA in cooperation with the Port’s Anti-illegal Drugs Task Force (CAIDTF), Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), and NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task […]
Whirlwind destroys Tacloban City airport
DAVAO CITY — A whirlwind destroyed many partitions of Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport or Tacloban City Airport at around 6:30 in the evening on Monday, April 5. Sources from Tacloban said the incident happened an hour after the last flight took off from the airport. Photos circulating in various Facebook accounts and on Tacloban Airport […]
Congress folds housing controversy in MisOcc
Ozamiz City — After all the fracas and roar over a property in barangay Lam-an Ozamiz City, the House of Representatives Committee on Governance finally folded the three committee hearings on Monday, March 23, which highlighted the narrative of Ozamiz City Mayor Sancho Oaminal who provided the academic and legal details of the project before […]
BTA members want to upgrade Sulu Provincial Hospital
COTABATO CITY – Some members of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Parliament filed on March 24, a bill seeking to upgrade the provincial hospital in Sulu province. BTA Bill No. 90 seeks to upgrade Level I Sulu Provincial Hospital into a Level II hospital, increasing its bed capacity to 200, upgrading its professional healthcare services […]
Newsline.ph holds technical writing and mobile journalism training
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — In order to deliver a quality, accurate and timely story, the NewsLine Philippines conducted a three-day Technical Writing and Mobile Journalism training to its news correspondents on March 26 to 28, 2021 at Ultra Winds Mountain Resort, located at Baungon town in the province of Bukidnon. The training was participated […]
Oil spills in MisOr after ship sank
JASAAN, MISAMIS ORIENTAL — A Ship called MV Tower One, with a former name MV Racal, sank on April 3, Saturday morning in Macajalar Bay, 200 meters away from the Shoreline in Lower Jasaan, Jasaan town, Misamis Oriental. PMaj Evary Bacunawa, Chief of Jasaan Municipal Police Station said in a phone interview with NewsLine Philippines, […]