DAKBAYAN SA DABAW — Ilegal ug angayang mobayad ug buhis ang mga nag barter-trading nga ginahimo sa internet ug mga online sites, kini ang gibutyag ni Department of trade and Industry Secertary Ramon Lopez kagahapon. Matud ni Lopez, gitugutan lang sa gobierno ang barter-trading sa Sulu ug Tawi-tawai ug sa gawas niining mga lugar illegal […]
DavaOr covets National Rice Achievers honor
MATI CITY — The province of Davao Oriental has again coveted this year’s highest honor from the agriculture industry having the National Rice Achievers Award. The award is based on the performance of the province in terms of rice production and for its continuous support to the province’s rice industry. The provincial government bested ten […]
BARMM to use ‘blended learning’ approach for incoming school year
DAVAO CITY — The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARM) on Monday announced that the Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education (MBHTE) will be using a ‘blended learning’ approach for the school year 2020-2021. In a press statement, Bangsamoro Chief Minister Ahod “Al Haj Murad” Ebrahim said, “MBHTE is now leading a massive […]
Duterte thanks soldiers fighting Sulu extremist
JOLO, Sulu — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday visited troops fighting Muslim extremists in Mindanao and expressed his gratitude for their commitment, to protect the nation in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic and threats posed by the militants. “To our brave soldiers who are with us today, I personally came here to thank you on […]
OFW in Jeddah dies while undergoing COVID-19 test
DAVAO CITY — For still unknown reasons, an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia died while undergoing swab test for COVID-19, a report stated on Monday. Consul General Edgar Badajos, in an interview with GMA’s Unang Balita said the OFW was being tested when he asked permission to pee but never returned. Badajos […]
DOTr completes Malalag, Davao del Sur port rehab
DAVAO CITY –— The Department of Transportation on Monday announced the completion of the wharf expansion and rehabilitation of the port Port of Malalag in Davao del Sur. In a statement, the DOTr said, the expansion and restoration of the port came after the local government turned-over the facility to the DOTs and the Philippine […]
Cops infected with COVID-19 mostly deployed at checkpoints
DAVAO CITY — Most members of the police personnel infected with coronavirus-19 are those deployed at the quarantine control points, said Philippine National Police (PNP)chief Police General Archie Francisco Gamboa on Monday. Gamboa during the press briefing said assured the public that despite the fact that 1,089 police have been infected by the virus, still, […]
Mactan-Cebu Airport opens PH first Covid-19 testing lab
DAVAO CITY — The Mactan-Cebu International Airport has complied with the directive of the Department of Transportation to install and a molecular laboratory. The airport dedicated a 400-sqm. space to establish a coronavirus-19 PCR testing laboratory that can process 1,500 to 3,000 tests daily and the results will be available in 24-hours. The laboratory is […]
IATF approves backpack design barrier for ‘Angkas’
DAVAO CITY — The Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Disease (AITF-EID) has approved a backpack type barrier for a motorcycle as designed by ‘Angkas’ for their riders. On Monday, National Task Force chairman and Defense Secretary, Delfin Lorenzana said the IATF approved the “special suit” or “backpack-type” design proposed by ride-hailing firm Angkas for […]
Ten Generals vying for AFP post
DAVAO CITY — Ten Generals are vying for the post which Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief-of-Staff, Gen. Felimon Santos, Jr., will soon vacate. Santos is set to retire on August 4 which will then reach the mandatory retirement age of 56. In a statement published by the Philippine News Agency, the government news […]
Mindanao Journalists statement on non-renewal of ABS-CBN franchise
DAVAO CITY— Members of the Mindanao Independent Press Council (MIPC) Inc. on Monday issued a solidarity statement on the non-renewal of ABS-CBN Franchise. The group in a statement said: “In the interest of the Public, we commonly serve, and, in solidarity with the women and men behind ABS-CBN We, the members of the Mindanao Independent […]
Pagpabalik og biahe sa mga bus gi-istudyuhan pa
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW — Gi-istudyuhan pa sa nasyonal nga panggamhanan ang hangyo sa mga kompanya sa bus nga mobalik na sa ilang operasyon aron makatabang sa mga pamilya sa driver ug conductor nga naapektuhan sa coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Sa pakighinabi sa DZBB kang Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles niadtong Domingo, gibutyag niini nga gi-istudyuhan na […]
50 new COVID-19 cases, 17 deaths among Filipinos abroad
DAVAO CITY — The Department of Foreign Affairs on Sunday reported fifty (50) new coronavirus-19 cases among Filipinos abroad with 17 new fatalities in the Middle East. The additional new cases bring the total number to 8,854. While the death toll is now a 611 with eight new recoveries bring the total recoveries to 5,274. […]