GENERAL SANTOS CITY – A policeman on President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s “narco list” was reportedly killed in a shootout with anti-drug operatives in Polomolok town of South Cotabato on Monday afternoon. Chief Supt. Eliseo Tam Rasco, regional director of the Police Regional Office (PRO)-12, identified the slain suspect as Police Officer 2 Ernie Mahumot Sagabay, […]
92,000 migratory birds documented in Sarangani
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (October 16)– Around 92,000 migratory raptors flocked and took temporary refuge for at least three weeks in the last two months at an emerging sanctuary in the coastal municipality of Glan, Sarangani province. Cornelio Ramirez Jr., executive director of the Sarangani Environmental Conservation and Protection Center (ECPC), said Monday the raptors were spotted […]
CDO wins ICT award for PWD online enlistment system
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY–This city placed second in a national competition among local governments that have already integrated Information Communication Technology (ICT) in government services. The “eGov Awards” recognized the city’s innovative “Persons With Disabilities (PWD) Online ID Registration” system, said Jong Pamisa, PWD online ID registration head, who received the award on October 12 […]
ACTS-OFW files another set of nominees
MANILA – Other members of the ACTS-OFW party-list on Monday challenged the nomination of Rep. Aniceto Bertiz after it filed another set of Certificate of Nomination and Acceptance (CONA) before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Manila. Bertiz had been the center of controversy in the past weeks due to a security row with airport […]
Nobody can use gov’t resources, not even Bong: Duterte
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday assured that nobody, including Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, can use government resources during the election campaign. Duterte made this assurance as he also appealed to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine National Police (PNP) not to get involved in […]
No pressure on court to rule vs. Trillanes: DOJ
MANILA — Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Sunday denied allegations that the government is pressuring the Makati City Regional Trial Court (RTC) to issue an arrest warrant and hold departure order against Senator Antonio Trillanes IV. Guevarra said the Department of Justice (DOJ) “does not interact with the judge except through the pleadings filed and […]
Gov’t ‘open’ to suspending fuel excise tax: SAP Go
MANILA — Suspending excise tax on fuel is an option being considered by the government to tame inflation, Special Assistant to the President Christopher “Bong” Go said Sunday. In a statement released to the media, Go said while the Duterte administration is “open” to suspending the excise tax on fuel, lawmakers and other stakeholders should […]
Duterte to announce oil excise tax hike suspension
MANILA — President Rodrigo R. Duterte is set to announce his decision on the temporary suspension of the scheduled oil excise tax hike for 2019, as price of oil in the international market is projected to remain at USD80 per barrel level in the coming months. “Today’s price and multiple estimates of crude prices over […]
CDO hospital opens ‘kangaroo’ unit for premature births
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The Justiniano R. Borja General Hospital (JRBGH) here on Friday opened its “Kangaroo Mother Care Unit” for premature newborns. Dr. Ramon Nery, JRBGH chief, said the new unit is intended to give a “dedicated care” to premature newborn children without being admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), which usually […]
EastMinCom sends troops to protest-hit banana plantation in Comval
DAVAO CITY – The military’s Eastern Mindanao Command will send soldiers to a tension-gripped banana plantation in Compostela Valley as clash between militant labor groups and local growers broke off the other day. Major Ezra Balagtey, EastMinCom spokesperson, said the military would be sending soldiers to the Sumifru plantation in Barangay San Miguel in Compostela […]
Bukidnon town increases rice farmlands due to conversion
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY–The National Irrigation Administration in Region 10 (NIA-10) said the Bukidnon town of Baungon has seen an expansion of rice farmlands in the last five years. Engr. Kienzel Glenn Carrillo, officer-in-charge of NIA-10’s Bubunawan River Irrigation System (RIS) office based in Baungon, said that land devoted to rice production in Baungon has […]
Palace declares March, October weekends as barangay assembly days
MANILA — Malacañang has issued a proclamation declaring the Saturdays and Sundays of March and October of every year as barangay assembly days. The proclamation was signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea on Tuesday (Oct. 9) but was released to the media on Thursday (Oct. 11). Proclamation No. 599 recognizes the need to provide flexibility […]
NorMin judges urged to get escorts, carry guns
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The Police Regional Office 10 (Northern Mindanao) has called on the region’s judges who believe they are under threat, to apply for both authorizations to carry firearms and avail of police escorts. In the wake of the assassination of Ozamiz City Branch 15 Judge Edmundo Pintac on Monday, PRO-10 spokesperson […]