COTABATO CITY – The provincial government of Maguindanao will invest in infrastructure development in four adjoining municipalities being used as a breeding ground for violent extremism. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Maguindanao Governor Esmael Mangudadatu said he was referring to the neighboring towns of Shariff Aguak, Pagatin (Datu Saudi), Mamasapano, and Salibo where the outlawed […]
Zamboanga City jail sets Banana Festival
ZAMBOANGA CITY–The Zamboanga City Reformatory Center (ZCRC) is conducting the Banana Festival as part of its activity, in line with the Zamboanga Hermosa Festival Celebration. The Zamboanga Hermosa Festival kicks off on October 1, the highlight of which is the feast of Our Lady of the Pillar on October 12. Jail Officer 3 Rey Laurence […]
Comelec sets special voter’s registration in Marawi
MANILA (September 28)– The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday said that the special voter registration for Marawi City has been set next month. According Comelec Resolution No. 10426 dated Sept. 27, 2018, the registration in the war-torn city will be held from October 1 to October 15, 2018. With this, the poll body reminded that […]
3 boatloads of ‘smuggled rice’ seized in Zamboanga
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Authorities have seized three wooden-hulled ferries loaded with smuggled rice off this city, an official disclosed early this week. Lieutenant Noriel Ramos, Zamboanga Coast Guard Station commander, disclosed that the vessels were intercepted in a joint law enforcement operation around 6:50 p.m. Saturday near the shore of Barangay Baliwasan, this city. Ramos […]
Army to help educate servicemen, Moros on BOL
COTABATO CITY – The soldiers from the Army’s 6th Infantry Division (ID) will help educate the public, including its men and women about the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL). Maj. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, commander of the 6th ID, clarified that the information and education drive does not aim to campaign for or against the BOL, which […]
‘Stupid’ coup attempts, waste of time: Duterte
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday urged soldiers to avoid “wasting time” by plotting a coup against him and instead convince him to step down if they no longer find him deserving to lead the country. “Do not go into such stupid things. Coup d’état, coup d’état, you’re wasting your time. Just talk to […]
Roque eyes graft raps vs. ex-NFA exec
MANILA – Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Tuesday said he is willing to file malversation and graft charges against former National Food Authority (NFA) administrator Jason Aquino. “Kung walang magpa-file, ako mismo ang magpa-file. At hindi lang for technical malversation, papaylan ko rin siya ng graft (If no one will file, I myself will file. […]
Blogger Drew Olivar faces rap over ‘bomb scare’ post
MANILA — Blogger Drew Olivar will face charges for spreading a bomb scare on social media, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Monday. In a press conference in Camp Crame, PNP chief Director General Oscar Albayalde said Olivar will be facing charges for violating Presidential Decree 1727, known as the “Anti-Bomb Joke Law”. “I think […]
Itogon holds ritual for guidance as residents told to evacuate
ITOGON, Benguet — The municipal government of Itogon performed on Sunday the “pamakan,” an indigenous ritual calling on the ancestors for guidance, as its order for pre-emptive and forced evacuation in areas declared as danger zones in this mountainous town began on Saturday evening. Itogon Mayor Victorio Palangdan said the two pigs used in the […]
Cimatu relieves top MGB officials after Cebu landslide
CITY OF NAGA, Cebu — Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu on Friday ordered the immediate relief of four top officials of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) 7 (Central Visayas) following the massive landslide here. “On orders of the President (Rodrigo Duterte), I’m here to see for myself the situation […]
Barangay, SK elections in Marawi running smoothly: Comelec
MANILA — Voting for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in Marawi City went on smoothly, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Saturday. According to Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez, as of 11:30 a.m., no untoward incident had been reported in the area. Jimenez, meanwhile, said “no turn-out data is available at this time, however anecdotal […]
2 NPA members fall, 14 others escape in Davao police operation
DAVAO CITY –Two suspected members of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) were arrested while 14 of their comrades escaped when the police swooped down on a residence here on Friday. Senior Supt. Alexander Tagum, Davao City Police Office (DCPO) director, said he immediately ordered a combat operation after the Talomo police received information that […]
Zamboanga del Norte town mayor, 3 others face murder raps
MANILA — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has filed criminal cases against the mayor of Siayan, Zamboanga del Norte and three others before the Department of Justice (DOJ) for allegedly killing and burning the house of a man, with whom the local chief executive has a pending land dispute. In a complaint, NBI has […]