COTABATO CITY – An employee of the Department of Public Works and Highways – Region 12 (DPWH-12) based in Koronadal City was shot dead on Monday by unidentified motorcycle-riding assailants along the highway in Barangay Pingguiaman, Datu Odin Sinsuat town in the province of Maguindanao. Datu Odin Sinsuat chief of police Major Romel dela Vega […]
126 students granted scholarship by MOST-BARMM
COTABATO CITY – The Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MOST-BARMM) has granted P40,000 worth of scholarship to 126 students across the region. Bangsamoro Chief Minister Ahod Balawag Ebrahim, MOST Minister Aida Silongan, and Education Minister Mohagher Iqbal on Thursday, Jan. 7, led the oath-taking of the […]
DOLE-XI grants P10.683-M TUPAD fund to DavNor
TAGUM CITY – Davao del Norte Provincial Governor Edwin Jubahib received P10,683,060 from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) – Region XI as a new fund for the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers or TUPAD Program on Wednesday, Jan. 6. Lawyer Jason Balais, Director II of DOLE-XI personally handed over the fund to […]
Police arrest suspect in male nurse slay in Bukidnon
VALENCIA CITY – A suspect in the killing of Soriano Pagunsan Moreno, a male nurse, inside a lodging house here on Monday, was arrested by the police on Friday, Jan. 8, in Barangay Candelaria, San Francisco town in the province of Bukidnon. The suspect, Jason Siñola Jamero, 20 years old, was arrested by members of […]
DAR-13 gives land to 1,583 ARBs in Caraga
DAVAO CITY —Despite the threat posed by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) last year, the Department of Agrarian Reform – Caraga (DAR-13) director Leomides Villareal reported on Thursday a high accomplishment on their distribution of Certificates of Land Ownership Award (CLOA) in the region. Villareal said DAR distributed 2,562 hectares of agricultural land to 1,583 […]
Gov’t troops recover IED in Maguindanao town
COTABATO CITY – While conducting clearing operations on Monday, government troops recovered an improvised explosive device (IED) in Barangay Salman, Ampatuan, Maguindanao. “Troops of the 1st Mechanized Infantry Battalion were conducting clearing operations when they discovered an IED made of 105mm projectile in Barangay Salman of the municipality of Ampatuan,” said Lt. Gen. Corleto Vinluan […]
Lockdown imposed in country’s southern backdoor town
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A one-month lockdown has been imposed in Turtle Islands (Taganak) town in Tawi-Tawi province to protect the residents against possible infection by the new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) strain. Turtle Islands Mayor Mohammad Faizal Jamalul said on Monday that they decided to impose the lockdown after receiving reports about the detection of […]
DOH: ‘Contaminated water’ is probable cause of diarrhea outbreak in Davao Occidental
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) Davao confirmed on Sunday the outbreak of diarrhea in Barangay Butuan, Jose Abad Santos town in Davao Occidental. Jose Abad Santos Vice Mayor James John Royce earlier on his Facebook Page said that 34 patients were brought to the Tomas Lachica District Hospital. Royce said three persons […]
Sports complex soon to rise in Mati City
DAVAO CITY – The Davao Oriental Provincial Sports Complex will soon rise in Barangay Don Martin Marundan in Mati City Mati City, the capital of the province. The ‘world-class’ sports facility will be constructed in the 12-hectare parcel of land owned by the provincial government. This was announced by the provincial government of Davao Oriental […]
Curfew, liquor ban in Davao City extended until January 31
DAVAO CITY – The implementation of the ‘9 p.m. to 4 a.m. curfew’ and the 24-hour liquor ban here has been extended until Jan. 31, 2021 because of the persistent threat of the coronavirus disease or COVID-19. On Dec. 28, Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio issued Executive Order No. 71, titled ‘An Order Extending the Effectivity of […]
Duterte cancels face-to-face classes for 2021
DAVAO CTIY —-President Rodrigo Duterte ordered on Saturday the Department of Education (DepEd) to cancel the planned face-to-face classes in areas deemed low risk for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in January 2021 with the impending threat of the new variant of Covid-19. “I am cancelling the order I gave a few days ago, a […]
Pregnant mom dies in Maguindanao blast
COTABATO CITY — A 7-month pregnant woman was killed after an explosive, fired from afar, landed near her as they fled from fighting between Moro rebels and the government forces in Maguindanao. It was the second explosion that hit civilian communities in three days in Maguindanao. Rahima Damada was evacuating with her family and relatives […]
DepEd denounces disappearance of teacher in South Cotabato
COTABATO CITY— The Department of Education (DepEd) denounced on Monday the ‘sudden disappearance’ of a teacher in Polomolok town in South Cotabato on December 2. “We condemn and denounce the sudden disappearance of one of our teachers who was allegedly taken away by unidentified persons on December 2, 2020 in the Municipality of Polomolok, South […]