DAVAO CITY — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte said he is stopping the operations of e- sabong because of its social cost to Filipinos, particularly after the Interior department made a recommendation to do so. In his weekly Talk to the People program aired on Tuesday, President Duterte said an order stopping e-sabong operations will be […]
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Relampagos pushes for lone district of Samal Island
DAVAO CITY — Davao del Norte Second District congressional candidate and Lawyer Janris Relampagos is pushing to establish a lone district for Island garden City of Samal (IGACOS) saying the move will further result to economic and island-centered development. Relampagos said “It is high time that Samal will become a district for development to sprawl […]
P4M shabu concealed in a baby bottle sterilizer
DAVAO CITY —– Almost four million pesos (Php3,998,400) worth of methamphetamine hydrochloride commonly known as “Shabu” were seized and *two* claimants were arrested during a controlled delivery operations jointly conducted by the Bureau of Customs NAIA, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), and NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group in Las Pinas City on April 28, […]
AboitizPower launches Data Innovation Program to improve operations and customer service
AboitizPower, in partnership with Aboitiz Data Innovation, takes innovation one step further with its recently launched Data Innovation Program underscoring the company’s continued foray into artificial intelligence (AI) and technology to create shared value and make real, significant impacts in driving down the cost of electricity and improving power reliability and security in the country. […]
TF-Davao to personnel : No to E-Sabong
DAVAO CITY –— The personnel of Task Force Davao here issued stern warning to all its personnel not to engage in online Sabong or E-Sabong, saying it might cause their job. Colonel Darren E. Comia, TF-Davao commander in an interview with Newsline said “I already gave order to our personnel not to indulge in E-Sabong […]
Duterte vetoes SIMPack registration bill
DAVAO CITY –— President Rodrigo Duterte has vetoed the proposed Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card Registration Act, Malacañang said on Friday. Thesupposed law included a provision ordering the mandatory registration of social media accounts prompted Duterte to veto the measure, acting Presidential Spokesperson, Communication Secretary Martin Andanar, said in a press statement. “The President has […]
Luzon Hydro supports Ilocos Sur communities with medical equipment and supplies
DAVAO CITY — To ensure that valuable resources are available for immediate clinical response, Hedcor subsidiary Luzon Hydro donated about P600,000 worth of essential medical equipment and supplies to host barangays in Alilem, Ilocos Sur. Hedcor is AboitizPower’s business unit that owns and operates run-of-river hydropower plants across the Philippines. “Luzon Hydro is providing these […]
Drivers lukewarm on next oil price rollback
DAVAO CITY –— Public utility drivers here are lukewarm for tomorrow’s oil price rollback claiming it is just an icing on a cake. Demetrio Masaran, a public utility jitney driver said in vernacular “P1.pp? it is next to nothing, the oil prices increases has reached more that P20.00 the past months since 2022 and the […]
Despite poor service Davao’s water firm wants increase
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Water District wants increase in their water rate, despite clamor about intermittent and insufficient supply for years. The management of the quasi-government water firm through its spokesperson Jovana Cresta Duhaylungsod in an interview with reporters claimed the needed to increase the current rate which is pegged at PHP137.30 for the […]
Heavy downpour renders provincial bridges impassable
DAVAO CITY –— The successive heavy downpour in many areas of Mindanao has rendered major bridge impassable as most of the foundation scoured due to the rampaging water brought about by the Low Pressure Area (LPA). Although the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration(PAGASA) earlier notified that dry season is here, the present condition […]
Prices at Davao market still low but sale of goods is slow
DAVAO CITY –— Prices of vegetables in Davao public market remains low despite the fluctuating prices of petroleum products which often trigger erratic price movement. Since the start of 2022, market prices have increased which was further aggravated with the still unresolved Russia-Ukraine war which triggered the snowballing of petroleum prices. People have yet to […]
Customs and PDEA tightens airport security
DAVAO CITY —Government agencies tasked to secure the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Tightened border security of BOC-NAIA and PDEA resulted in another seizure of P6.8 Million Shabu concealed inside pressure cooker. As the war on drugs of the Duterte administration rages on, the Bureau of Customs-NAIA and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) as […]
DOLE readies cash-for-work for Taal affected residents
DAVAO CITY — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has prepared a cash-for-work program for Batangas residents affected by the eruption of Taal Volcano. In his report to President Rodrigo Roa Duterte during the latter’s Talk to the People aired on Wednesday, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said DOLE will offer a 10-day cash-for-work […]