DAVAO CITY — A traveler who misrepresented herself as a Filipino citizen landed in jail. The Bureau of Immigration (BI) operatives arrested on January 21, a Chinese national who allegedly misrepresented herself as a Filipino. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente, in a statement, announced the arrest of Li Xinlei, 51, inside the Pasay City Hall compound […]
Church, peace groups condemn priest killing
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The Catholic Church and a group of peace advocates has condemned the killing of a Roman Catholic priest in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, on Sunday night. Fr. Rene Regalado, a priest at the Diocese of Malaybalay was killed by still unidentified gunmen few steps away from the monastery. Police said Regalado […]
Army activates Sulu reservists battalion
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine Army beefs up its campaign against terrorism here as it activates the first ever reservist battalion in the province of Sulu to help fight against the Abu Sayyaf. Lt. Gen. Corleto Vinluan, Jr., commander of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom), said Monday that the 195 Tausug volunteers, who just completed […]
Diocesan Priest gunned down in Bukidnon
BUKIDNON PROVINCE-— A Diocesan Priest was killed Sunday night in the sub-village of Pal-ing, Barangay Patpat of Malaybalay town this province. Malaybalay City Police Lt. Col Jerry Tambis identified the priest as Fr. Rene B. Regalado, 42, Parish Priest of San Francisco Javier Parish in Kibangay, Lantapan, Bukidnon. In an official police report, Tambis stated […]
Firefighters return P500K found in store fire
Davao City – Members of the Davao City Fire District returned the P500,000 they found while extinguishing the fire in the burning Silver Light Motor Parts along Bangoy St., at 6 a.m. on Sunday, January 24. The firefighters found the money inside a vault. The owner was so grateful that the money was not burned […]
Loyalty Day: 105th Birth Anniversary of Justice Leopoldo Abellera
Loyalty Day is an annual event that the Rizal Memorial Colleges celebrates every 22nd of January to honor Justice Leopoldo M. Abellera, not only on his birthday but also for his legacy, the now 73-year-old educational institution known in Davao City as RMC. Justice Abellera was RMC’s first Chairperson of the Board and President. Today, […]
Magnitude 5.1 quake jolts Davao Occidental
DAVAO CITY — Just about 22 hours after the magnitude 7.1 earthquake shook the town, another magnitude 5.1 quake was felt in Jose Abad Santos in Davao Occidental at around 6:45 in the evening, January 22. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported that that the epicenter was in Jose Abad Santos, with Depth […]
DILG asks LGU’s to prepare vaccination plans
DAVAO CITY — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged all local government units (LGUs) to prepare a local vaccination plan as provided in the DOH guidelines on the National Vaccination Program and coordinate closely with their respective DOH-Centers for Health Development in preparing this plan, DILG Undersecretary and Spokesperson Jonathan Malaya […]
Magnitude 7.1 quake hits Mindanao provinces
DAVAO CITY — The Philippines Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported a magnitude 7.1 earthquake which jolted key cities in Mindanao at about 8:23 in the evening pf January 21. Phivolcs report showed :Depth = 116 kilometers; Location = 04.92N, 127.44E – 231 km S 61° E of Jose Abad Santos (Davao Occidental) Reported Intensities: […]
Duterte lauds BARMM on its second anniversary
The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao just celebrated its second founding anniversary, Here is the speech delivered at the Rizal Hall in Malacañan Palace, Manila on 21 January 2021: Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea; Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Chief Minister Ahod Balawag Ebrahim; Finance Minister Carlos Dominguez III and the other members of […]
RIGEN Marketing founder convicted for large scale estafa
DAVAO CITY — The Regional Trial Court Branch 2 of Tagum City convicted the founder of RIGEN Marketing King Paul Bryan Auditor, also knoan a Paul Auditor. who was charged of large scale estafa. In a decision handed down on Thursday, January 21, Judge Susana Baua sentence Auditor from ten (10) to fourteen years imprisonment […]
Korean online prostitution ring leader arrested in Pampanga
DAVAO CITY — Operatives from the Bureau of Immigration arrested on Wednesday morning a Korean wanted in his home country for operating an online prostitution advertising site. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente announced the arrest of Seo Jungnam, 41, in an operation conducted in Amor Riverside Anunas, Angeles City, Pampanga by operatives of the BI’s Fugitive […]
Students to receive tablets, cellphones for online classes
DAVAO CITY – The office of First Congressional District Rep. Paolo Duterte will provide tablets and cell phones to students – from elementary to college – who are taking online classes under the distance learning due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. In a press conference, Duterte said he needs P18-Million to buy tablets and […]