KIDAPAWAN CITY –— The provincial government of North Cotabato on Thursday launched the rebuilding program for earthquake victims in Barangay Buhay, Makilala. Ceremonial distribution of construction materials, livelihood assistance, health assistance, educational assistance, agricultural commodity assistance and distribution of relief goods were among the highlight activity. Governor Nancy Catamco said the residents need to start […]
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13 soldiers, 8 CAFGU’s injured in road accident
ILIGAN CITY (UPDATED) –— Thirteen soldiers and six members of the Civilian Forces Geographical Unit were injured when their vehicle fell into a ravine in Barangay Lanipao, this city at around 6:00 in the evening on Friday. One of the 13 soldiers was critically wounded due to a wound in his abdomen, while the rest […]
1 killed, 1 hurt during magnitude 4.3 quake in NoCot
COTABATO CITY – A 65-year-old man died while an 18-year-old boy was hurt during the magnitude 4.3 quake that shook North Cotabato province at 9 a.m. on Thursday. Engineer Arnulfo Villaruz, provincial disaster risk reduction and management office (PDRRMO) operation chief, identified the fatality as Romualdo Vicente, 65, of Sultan Kudarat province. He was in M’lang, […]
WHO names Novel Coronavirus as COVID-19
DAVAO CITY —The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday names the novel coronavirus as COVID-19. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced the new name of the disease in Geneva on Tuesday “We now have a name for the disease and it’s COVID-19”.. COVID-19 means “co” stands for “corona”, “vi” for “virus” and “d” for “disease”, […]
Davao City bans welcome, send-off groups in transport hubs
DAVAO CITY — The city government here will permanently ban starting Tuesday (February 11) all welcome and send-off groups in all transportation hubs in the city. Mayor Sara Duterte announced the ban on Monday, saying it will take effect in airports, seaports, bus terminals, and other transportation hubs. “It is not only because of the 2019 […]
Kidapawan tightens biosecurity due to ASF
KIDAPAWAN CITY – The city government has tightened its biosecurity in the wake of confirmed cases of African Swine Flu (ASF) in Davao Occidental. City Mayor Joseph directed the City Veterinarian Office to enforce quarantine measures to contain possible entry of African swine fever here. The order covers all swine farms, entry of hogs and […]
Catamco to reactivate barangay disaster council
DAVAO CITY –— North Cotabato Governor Nancy A. Catamco wants the immediate reactivation of all Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils in the province. Catamco emphasized this to the Department of Interior and Local Government XII (DILG XII) Regional Director Josephine Cabrido-Leysa, CESO III, and Provincial Director Ali B. Abdullah in a brief conference […]
Davao Region up Vs Novel Coronavirus
Everyone enjoyed Christmas holidays but not until the eve of the Chinese New Year when news broke off about the deadly 2019 Novel Coronavirus or nCoV. The virus which originated in Wuhan-China has claimed 160 lives with about 6,000 people infected according to the World Health Organization (WHO). It continuously spread and is now considered a public […]
CBCP advices faithful use hand during communion
DAVAO CITY —- The threat posed by the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has prompted the Catholic Church to recommend communion using the hand as a cautious way to receive the sacred host and discourages holding of hands during mass The instruction was released by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Wednesday to […]
No confirmed coronavirus in Davao City-CHO
DAVAO CITY — There is no confirmed case of Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) here. But the city government statement said, the City Health Office is monitoring eight Chinese nationals who recently arrived in the city. In a statement released Thursday night, Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio Mayor, assured the people of Davao that the city government “has been […]
Magnitude 5.2 Quake jolts Southern Mindanao
DAVAO CITY — It was just seconds but it was strong, that you can here the metal beams cracking. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported that magnitude 5.2 earthquake of tectonic origin happened at 7:18 in the evening. It was located 028 kilometersLocation = 06.78N, 125.59E – 025 km N 87° E of […]
Palace to wait for DOH and WHO recommendation on corona virus
DAVAO CITY — Malacañang on Tuesday, January 28, announced that the Executive Branch will wait for the recommendation of the Department of Health (DOH) and World Health Organization (WHO) on the action measures to be made on the coronavirus. Chief Presidential Legal Counsel and Presidential Spokesperson Secretary Salvador S. Panelo said in a press briefing […]
Pujada Bay’s ‘beauty and cleanliness surprise foreign validators
MATI CITY, Davao Oriental — The two foreign validators for the Most Beautiful Bays in the World (MBBW) Club were astounded at the beauty of the Pujada Bay here, as they conducted ground validation on the possible inclusion of the bay to the MBBW. MBBW founder and manager Bruno Bodard and MBBW treasurer Guy Ettiene […]