DAVAO CITY — The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released in June the P3.78-trillion or 92.3 percent of the P4.10-trillion program of appropriations for 2020. The Department of Budget and Management in a statement said “This is a marked improvement when compared to the 85.5 percent of allotments released from January to June […]
DepEd sticks to August 24 class opening, but RA 11480 allows Duterte to set any date
DAVAO CITY — Education Secretary Leonor Briones stuck to the August 24 date as the official opening for School Year 2020-2021 will start on August 24 despite the new law allowing the President to set the date beyond schedule. In a briefing on Tuesday with President Rodrigo Duterte, Briones said all the department’s preparations were […]
NBI arrests PSC employee over P14.4-M fraud
DAVAO CITY — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) last Tuesday arrested an employee of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) for falsifying the payroll register of the athletes and coaches and credited their allowances into his own bank account. NBI Officer-In-Charge Eric B. Distor identified the subject PSC employee as Paul Michael Padua Ignacio. The […]
NBI files crime complaints vs. cops involved in Jolo shooting of soldiers
DAVAO CITY — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Tuesday filed criminal complaints against members of the Philippine National Police assigned in Sulu, suspected to be involved in the June 29 shooting that killed four Philippine Army soldiers in Jolo. The NBI personnel led Western Mindanao Regional Director Moises Tamayo as they filed complaints […]
PH Consulate General in Jeddah repatriates another batch of stranded OFWs
DAVAO CITY — The Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah repatriated another batch of Filipinos based in Jeddah and other parts of the Western Region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on 17 July 2020. The newly repatriated were brought home via a Philippine Airlines (PAL) chartered flight. The chartered flight landed in Manila on 18 […]
P5-million refrigerated centrifuge inaugurated in Kidapawan City
DAVAO CITY — The city government of Kidapawan on Monday inaugurated its P5-million worth of refrigerated centrifuge and temporary blood center. This, despite the ongoing debate over the Supplemental Budget No. 8 at the City Council. Mayor Joseph Evangelista on Monday led the Blessing and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, the facility will serve as the blood […]
Remains of 88 OFWs from Saudi Arabia arrive in PH
DAVAO CITY –— Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr. honored the 88 deceased Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) whose remains have returned home from Saudi Arabia at the heroes’ welcome held at the Villamor Airbase on Sunday. Locsin offered his sincerest condolences to the families of the deceased OFWs and recalled their immeasurable sacrifice for […]
NTF approves increase in inbound international passenger capacity
DAVAO CITY — The National Task Force (NTF) for coronavirus-19 has approved the request of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) to release notice to airmen (NOTAMs) for increase of inbound international passenger capacity at three int’l airports. In a statement, the Department of transportation said the approval was contained in a letter […]
313 ka personahe sa Coast Guard nagpositibo sa Covid-19
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW —Mokabat na sa 313 ka opisyal ug personahe nga frontliners sa Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ang nagpositibo sa coronavirus-19 (Covid-19) , kini ang gibutyag ni Commodore Armando Balilo, ang tigpamaba sa maong ahensya, atol sa interbyu nga gihimo sa DZBB niadtong Sabado, Julyo 18. Sumala niya, sa ilang rekord miabot na sa […]
DFA brings home 312 distressed OFWs from Qatar
DAVAO CITY — Some 312 overseas Filipino workers from Qatar arrived in the country as part of the continuing repatriation program of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). On Friday, the DFA through the Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs (OUMWA) brought home the distressed OFWs from Qatar. The latest batch of repatriates […]
Deadline for motorcycle barrier installation extended to July 26
DAVAO CITY — The Join Task Force on Covid-19 Shield has extended the implementation for the mandatory installation of safety barriers prescribed for back riding couples. In a press statement, Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, the head of Task Force Shield said, the National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 approved their recommendation to extend the […]
NCot town prohibits the selling of live hogs and meat due to ASF
DAVAO CITY –— A town recently hit by African Swine Fever (ASF) passed an ordinance prohibiting the sale of live hogs and meat. The Barangay Council of Ilian, in Magpet town, North Cotabato passed a resolution early this week restraining residents from selling live pigs, and if caught, shall be penalized to pay P1,500 while […]
Hangyo ni Roque sa DOLE: ‘One-stop shop’ alang sa mga empleyado sa ABS-CBN
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW –— Hangyoon ni Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque ang Department of Labor and Employment(DOLE) nga magbutang ug ‘one-stop shop’ alang sa mga empleyado nga mawad-an og trabaho tungod sa pagsira sa ABS-CBN. Sa usa ka ‘televised interview’ niadtong Huebes, giluatan ni Roque nga iyang hangyoon si (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III nga magbutang […]