DAVAO CITY — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) welcomed proposals to introduce a COVID-19 passport for international travelers, saying it will speed up immigration processing at the airports and facilitate the revival of tourism and travel industry in the country.In a statement, Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente expressed the Bureau’s support for initiatives to create a […]
Cimatu wants tree-cutting activities in Cotabato monitored
Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu on Sunday called for intensified monitoring of tree-cutting activities in the same area where authorities recently discovered a small-scale illegal mining operation in Magpet town, Cotabato province. “We cannot allow people to further destroy our forests especially when we know that flooding is among its direct consequences,” Cimatu said in […]
Donaire nagnegatibo sa ikaduhang Covid-19 test
DAVAO CITY — Gibarugan karon sa kanhi boxing four-division champion nga si Nonito Donaire nga negatibo siya sa Covid-19. Kaganinang buntag alas 9:27, mao kini ang pahayag ni Donaire sa iyang official twitter account: “FLASH update: Jst received by 2nd Molecular NAAT test result: NEGATIVE. 2 be clear: Baker St Health refused me a retest […]
Philippine Eagle family discovered in DavOr forest
DAVAO CITY — A family of the critically-endangered Philippine Eagle was discovered in the forest town of Lupon town in Davao Oriental last week. Eden Jhan Licayan, a photographer of the provincial government, and his team visited the forest area of Lupon during the four-day assessment on December 7-10, for some potential tourist sites but […]
Armored personnel carrier turns into bridal car
ILIGAN CITY — Rather than ride a typical bridal car in full military uniform, six army soldiers prefer to have it with their armored personnel carrier to ferry them through the place where they wed their bride on Saturday morning, December 12. The coronavirus pandemic may have constrained spontaneous movements of people, but not their […]
Police officer breastfeeds baby of a depressed mother
DAVAO CITY — No one can imagine the magnitude of love that a woman police officer could offer to a baby who did not come from her womb. For indeed, once a mother always a mother no matter what occupation a mother belongs to. On December 8, the police of Claveria in Misamis Oriental responded […]
Drug-free nga nasud kaya makab-ot sa 2022
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW — Kayang kab-oton sa Pilipinas ang iyang handum nga mamahimo kining drug-free sa tuig 2022, kini ang gibarugan ni Harry Roque ang tigpamaba sa Presidente. Sa usa ka press briefing niadtong Biernes, Disyembre 11, gibutyag ni Roque nga daku ang ilang pagsalig nga mahatag ni Duterte ang iyang saad sa katawhan nga […]
AstraZeneca withdraws bid for Covid-19 clinical trial in PH
DAVAO CITY — The United Kingdom-based drug manufacturer AstraZeneca on Friday withdrew its bid to conduct Covid-19 vaccine clinical trial in the Philippines. Eric Domingo, Director general of the Food and Drug Administration in an interview with CNN Philippines revealed that AstraZeneca notified his agency that they will not push on their bid for clinical […]
NDF-Mindanao says Luque was murdered, demands justice
DAVAO CITY — The National Democratic Front Mindanao (NDF-Mindanao) is up in arms against what they described as the extra-judicial killing of Ka Joaquin Jacinto (Alvin Luque), the spokesperson of the group says. In a statement to the press, the group claimed Luque and his unidentified companion “was murdered” by armed agents of the Armed […]
Chinese COVID-19 vaccine-maker gets $500 million funding boost
Sino Biopharmaceutical Limited, a Hong Kong-listed medical research firm, will invest $515 million into CoronaVac development and production. Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac Biotech has secured half a billion dollars in extra funding to produce its COVID-19 vaccine, it said on Monday, December 7, as the country races to roll out a jab for general use. […]
POLICE TO PRESS CHARGES VS. BIFF IN DATU PIANG RAMPAGE
DAVAO CITY — Criminal charges for Attempted Murder, Arson (damage to gov’t property), Indiscriminate firing, Damage to property, Grave Threats and intimidation, are being prepared against two leaders of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighter and several other BIFF personalities who figured in the 2-hour rampage in Datu Piang on Thursday night. According to reports received […]
Senate allots P5.9B for national broadband in 2021
MANILA – The Senate is moving to increase the government’s first-ever planned spending on telecommunications infrastructure to PHP5.9 billion, to speed up the rollout of services in underprivileged areas, now that connectivity has become a basic necessity. “I am happy to announce that with the help of my fellow senators, we pushed for the increase […]
Gov’t to provide free Covid-19 testing for economically challenged travellers
DAVAO CITY — President Rodrigo Duterte wants the government to provide free coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing especially for those who cannot afford expensive coronavirus screening procedures. In his s weekly public address Monday night, Duterte said he would talk to Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and National Task Force Against COVID-19 chief implementer Carlito Galvez […]