DAVAO CITY — The city government of Davao prohibits the holding of community events and parties in all government and private offices, restaurants, business establishments, home associations, barkadahan, tropa, churches, and other similar gatherings during All Saints/Souls day and during the Christmas season. On Wednesday the city announced that activities covered in the prohibition includes the […]
Ending Child Marriage: Bangsamoro woman leader advances young girls’ welfare
COTABATO CITY—Bangsamoro Women Commission (BWC) chairperson Bainon Karon led the discourse regarding ‘Ending Child Marriage’ in the Bangsamoro region via Zoom with selected young mothers on Friday, October 16. Seven (7) young mothers from Maguindanao and Lanao del Sur participated in the conversation as part of the commemoration of the International Day of the Girl. […]
Ata-Manobo of Talaingod town looking for brisk abaca production
TAGUM CITY —The Ata-Manobo abaca farmers of Talaingod town in Davao del Norte are looking forward to a brisk production after the Provincial government fully supported the planters by devoting over 50 hectares of land for said crop. Mayor Jonnie Libayao in an interview with Newsline.ph said, Governor Edwin I. Jubahib has provided them the technical training and abaca […]
Former speaker Alvarez explains his abstention in leadership voting
DAVAO CITY — Former House Speaker and Davao del Norte First District Congressman Pantaleon Alvarez voted for abstention during the selection of the next leader of the House Representatives last week saying he is not infavor of term-sharing. In an interview with Abs-Cbn’s TeleRadyo, Alvarez said he did not support any camp whether the side […]
DSWD XI assesses over 833K households for Listahanan 3
DAVAO CITY — Some 833 thousand households have benefited from the government’s third round of Listahan 3 which was released through the Department of Social Services and Development XI (DSWD-X1). In a statement, the DSWD stated that the release followed after the resumption of the validation phase for the third round of assessment of Listahanan or […]
Davao Security Office inspects chemical warehouses
Davao City — To prevent a Beirut-like explosion of stored chemicals, the Davao City Public Safety and Security Command Center (PSSCC) has joined forces with police and three other agencies in inspecting the storage of combustible chemicals in the city’s warehouses. This, after PSSCC chief Angel Sumagaysay received a communication from the Bureau of Customs […]
Philippine ID System dunay cyber security measures-DITC
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW — Giseguro sa Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) ug sa Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) lakip na sa panggamhanan nga apil sa 27.8-bilyon pesos nga budget alang sa implementasyon sa Philippine Identification System (PhilSys), o ang National Id System nga mapatuman ang cyber security measures alang sa mga data nga makolekta […]
DPWH replaces deteriorating Dipolog City steel bridge
DIPOLOG CITY — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) completed the replacement of Barra Bridge in Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte. DPWH Secretary Mark Villar said the P140.2-million new Barra Bridge construction replaced the old dilapidated steel bridge along Barra-Minaog Road in Dipolog City. Villar also added that the DPWH Regional Office 9 reported that the […]
PRO 11 transfers RMFB jurisdiction to DIPO-EM
DAVAO CITY — The Police Regional Office (PRO) 11 has now transferred the administrative and operational jurisdiction of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion (RMFB) to the Directorate for Integrated Police Operations – Eastern Mindanao (DIPO-EM). In a turn-over ceremony on Monday, the PRO 11 regional director BGen Filmore Escobal hands over the supervision to 2,100 […]
Duterte wants Marawi rehab efforts ‘fast-tracked’
DAVAO CITY – Three years after Marawi City’s liberation, President Rodrigo Duterte wants rehabilitation efforts for the war-torn city “hastened”, Malacañang said Monday. On Monday, Duterte in his televised public address made an assurance Monday to rebuild Marawi City despite the current hurdles particularly overlapping land titles and the community itself. “The money is there. […]
49 NPA rebels and supporters surrender in DavOr
MATI CITY, DAVAO ORIENTAL — Manifesting their intent to finally return to the folds of the law, 49 members and mass supporters of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)-New People’s Army (NPA) have surrendered to the government on Friday, October 16, 2020. The surrenderees — consisting of 27 active NPA members, 5 Militiang Bayan (MB), […]
Staff sa Davao de Oro molecular laboratory nag-training
TAGUM CITY —Gipailawon sa training ang pipila ka mga staff sa COVID-19 molecular laboratory sa Davao de Oro. Ang training gipangunahan sa Philippine Genome Center sa University of the Philippines-Mindanao sa Mintal, Davao City, agig pagpangandam sa pag-abli sa Provincial Local Government Unit of Davao de Oro (PLGU-Davao de Oro) sa ilang kaugalingong COVID-19 laboratory […]
Catamco inaugurates P40-million Guangan bridge in NoCot
MAKILALA, NORTH COTABATO — After a year of devastation brought about by the magnitude 6.6 earthquake, today North Cotabato Governor Nancy Catamco inaugurates the P40-million worth of bridge in Guangan. Guangan is a small village considered as Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Area (GIDA), found at the borders of the towns in North Cotabato, Davao del […]