DAVAO CITY — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in a statement on Monday reported one new fatality and 12 new recoveries from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) among Filipinos in Asia and the Pacific. The DFA stated that the numbers bring the death toll to 847 and the total number of recoveries to 7,577. […]
AFP more advanced vs Asean neighbors
MANILA – Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief-of-staff Gen. Gilbert Gapay on Monday said the country’s military is now “60 percent at par” with neighboring countries in the Southeast Asian region in terms of its defense capabilities. Gapay made this statement when asked about the AFP’s ongoing modernization program in a Laging Handa briefing. “Right […]
PAL offer’s free antigen test for Gensan-bound passengers
DAVAO CITY — The Philippine Airlines, the country’s flag carrier is offering free antigen testing to all passengers flying home to General Santos City starting today. All passengers on Manila – General Santos City flightsfrom December 7 to 17, 2020 can undergo FREEAntigen Testing at the PAL Gate 3 as early as 6hours and no […]
Super Lotto wins P265-M jackpot
DAVAO CITY – It is early Christmas for the lone winner of the P265-million Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office Super Lotto 6/49 bettor. Royena Garma, PCSO General Manager said the lucky bettor guessed the winning combination 06-12-18-20-32-41 with a jackpot of exactly PHP265,353,489.60. She congratulated the new millionaire, saying Christmas will surely be merry for the […]
‘Malasakit Center’ soon to open in Cotabato Provincial Hospital
KIDAPAWAN CITY – The Cotabato Provincial Hospital in Barangay Amas, Kidapawan City will soon have Malasakit Center. North Cotabato Governor Nancy Catamco said she requested the Center from the offices of President Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Christopher ‘Bong’ Go to address the needs of the people in the province for medical services. Catamco said putting […]
BOC intercepts over 35K Valium, Mogadon tablets
MANILA – Customs officers on Friday seized over 35,000 tablets of illegal drugs worth PHP1.8 million at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). In a statement, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said officers discovered a total of 35,345 diazepams (Valium) and nitrazepam (Mogadon) tablets during an inspection and examination of parcels in a cargo warehouse at […]
Davao Customs now tracing travels of container van carrying cocaine
DAVAO CITY — The Bureau of Customs Davao port is now tracing the routes of the container van which yielded 400 grams of cocaine discovered on November 30 at the International Repair Services (IRS) in Brgy. Labangal General Santos City. Customs (BOC) Port of Davao, District Collector Atty. Erastus Sandino B. Austria in a press […]
MisOr DepEd employees sent home amid ensuing encounter between PNP and NPA
ILIGAN CITY — The Department of Education on Friday afternoon has sent home the teachers and non-teaching personnel from Naawan town in Misamis Oriental, as tension broke off with the ongoing firefight between the members of the Special Forces of the Philippine National Police and the suspected members of the New People’s Army in the […]
Workshops, seminars allowed in GCQ areas-IATF
DAVAO CITY — The Inter-Agency Task Force for the management of Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF-EID) has allowed the conduct of workshops, training, seminars, and other similar events in areas under the general community quarantine at 30-percent venue capacity. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, in a statement released Friday, said the IATF has discussed the concern during its […]
‘Hatid-Tulong’ benefits 218K OFWs
DAVAO CITY — The government’s Hatid-Tulong Program, to assist and transport stranded OFWs in Metro Manila back to their respective provinces has benefited 218, 452 overseas Filipino workers. The program is in response to President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to send home the stranded OFWs from metro Manila to their provinces. As of 24 September 2020, […]
COVID-19 hits 76 inmates, personnel in Davao City Jail
Davao City – Seventy-six inmates and personnel of the Davao City Jail Male Dormitory were infected by the corona virus disease (COVID-19) in just two weeks. Among them were 68 Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL) and 8 personnel of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP). According to the latest report by the BJMP […]
Balik Probinsya program kicks off in Lanao del Norte
DAVAO CITY — The government’s Balik Probinsiya Bagong Pag-asa (BP2) has finally been given flesh, as the National Housing Authority (NHA) and the local government unit (LGU) formally launched the Program in the town of Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte last Tuesday, November 24. The BP was born as the country struggles to fight against the […]
Canadian sikop sa buy-bust
DAVAO CITY — – Dakpan ang 40 anyos nga Canadian National nga si Matthew James Leblanc alyas Matt sa drug buy-bust operation nga gipahigayon sa mga sakop sa Toril, ala 1:00 sa hapon Nobiembre 30. Ang buy-bust nga gipangunahan ni Police Major Michael Uyanguren, gihimo didto sa No. 51 Wallnut St, Phase 7 Brgy. 76-A, […]