DAVAO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office XI has started its distribution of the second tranche of the emergency assistance under the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) with the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries. Some 31,702 4Ps beneficiaries in the city will receive their subsidy amounting to P4,650 considering […]
Agriculture and Food
Go cites BP2 ‘template communities’ in Mindanao
MANILA – Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Thursday lauded the ongoing preparations of various local government units (LGUs) in Mindanao for the beneficiaries of the Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa (BP2) Program. He stressed the importance of proper coordination with LGUs and providing economic opportunities for BP2 beneficiaries to the long-term success of the program. “In […]
Face-to-face classes to be studied: Palace
MANILA – While President Rodrigo Duterte has stood pat in his decision not to allow face-to-face (F2F) classes until a vaccine against coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is developed, Malacañang on Thursday said that the proposal to hold F2F classes could still be studied for areas under the “new normal”. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the decision to […]
Covid-19 patient escapes from Sulu quarantine facility
ZAMBOANGA CITY–The Sulu Task Force on coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and the provincial police have launched a manhunt against a Covid-19 patient who escaped from a quarantine facility in Sulu province. Jainap Abdulmajid, Sulu Task Force on Covid-19 information officer, said Wednesday the patient is a returning overseas Filipino worker, the second Covid-19 positive case […]
Daghan gihapon milapas sa FM pass sa Dabaw
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW–Daghan gihapon ang milapas sa paggamit sa Food and Medicine (FM) Pass ning dakbayan og gani sa usa lang ka adlaw, setenta (70) ka tawo ang nadakpan sa San Pedro Police Station. Gawas sa wala pagdala sa ilang FM Pass, ubay-ubay usab ang wala nagsunod sa number coding, kini sumala sa Davao City […]
DepEd should consider select face-to-face classes-Alvarez
DAVAO CITY — Representative Pantaleon D. Alvarez, 1st District Davao del Norte, suggests that the Department of Education (DepEd) should consider face-to-face classes for areas with low-risk of COVID-19 infections and/or limited digital capacity. In a statement, Alvarez has shared the following insights regarding the DepEd issue on the mode of learning amid continuing public […]
Lady PUM accuses drunk councilor of sexual advances inside isolation facility
DAVAO CITY — A drunk barangay councilor is now in hot water after a lady Locally Stranded Individual (LSI) who is one of the Persons Under Monitoring in the isolation facility accused him of making sexual advances and even forced some LSI’s for a drinking spree while on quarantine in Barangay Nagpan, Malungon, Saranggani Province. In a press […]
DavOr provincial jail inmates, personnel undergo Covid-19 swab test
MATI CITY, DAVAO ORIENTAL — Some thirty-one (31) inmates and personnel of the Davao Oriental Reformatory and Rehabilitation Center underwent swab testing for Coronavirus-19 on Monday. In a press statement issued by the provincial information office, it stated that the Provincial Task Force on COVID-19 has started the select mandatory swab testing for COVID-19 in […]
9-month-old boy survives Covid-19 in Cotabato City
COTABATO CITY— The Department of Health in Region 12 on Monday announced that the nine-month-old baby boy who tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) last month has recovered. Based on contact tracing, it was learned that baby has a history of exposure to the region’s 23rd Covid-19 positive patient, his 11-year-old sister, who had […]
370 OFWs repatriated from UAE arrive in PH
DUBAI, UAE-— A total of 370 overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from the UAE have arrived safely in Manila, on Monday, June 15. They were the first batch of OFWs that have returned home on a government-sponsored chartered repatriation flight from the emirates. The passengers, mostly workers who lost their jobs after numerous companies have closed […]
Nat’l ID system vital in gov’t emergency response: Galvez
MANILA – The Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) could facilitate the distribution of much-needed government assistance especially during national emergencies, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., chief implementer of the National Action Plan (NAP) on Covid-19, said Tuesday. Galvez, also presidential adviser on peace process, said the national ID system could have been beneficial in emergency response such as […]
Davao and Zamboanga Cities remain GCQ in Mindanao
DAVAO CITY — Starting today June 16 until June 30, the cities of Davao City and Zamboanga remain under General Community Quarantine in Mindanao while the rest of the island is placed under Modified Community Quarantine (MGCQ). President Rodrigo Duterte, in his Talk to the People Address on June 15, placed Cebu City under enhanced […]
1-year-old baby NorMin’s youngest Covid-19 patient
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A one-year-old female infant in Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental is the youngest coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patient in Northern Mindanao region after her swab samples turned out positive on Saturday through reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) confirmatory test. Dr. Agnes Centino, assistant city health officer and unified commander of Gingoog City’s […]