DAVAO CITY (April 20) — Beach resort owners run the risk of tourism permit revocation should they be found operating without emergency crew, paramedics and first aide kits. Tourism Secretary Berna Puyat on Thursday said “Beach resort owners should be equipped with paramedics and first aide kit and those is Siargao should have medical staff, […]
Environment
Marines, BFAR install artificial reefs in Sulu
DAVAO CITY (April 19) — Marines do not always sail to fight, sometimes they put up a fight to protect the marine life. A reason why the Marine Battalion Landing Team-3 (MBLT-3) partnered with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) for the a marine life preservation and protection project in Sulu. Col. Gerry Besana, Western […]
Duterte warns MWSS officials : ‘I will not hesitate to replace you all’
DAVAO CITY (April 17) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday threatened to replace the officials of Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) with overseas Filipino engineers if the water supply problem continues during the El Niño. “It comes with regularity…’yang El Niño na ‘yan. Ilang taon kayo nandiyan and you do not prepare for it? And […]
Pilot hurt in Maguindanao plane crash
TACURONG CITY — A pilot was injured when a light plane crashed while on the way for a chemical spray mission in Maguindanao, police said Tuesday. Capt. Herman Luna, police chief of Lambayong, Sultan Kudarat, identified the pilot as Capt. Edcel Luciano, of Davao Air Works Corporation. Luna said the plane crashed around 5:15 a.m. Monday […]
Davao peace council seeks closure of 11 NPA-linked schools
Davao City — The City Peace and Order Council (CPOC) has formally asked the Department of Education to revoke the permits of at least 11 tribal schools previously linked to the communist guerrilla movement. CPOC requested DepEd Secretary Leonor Mirasol M. Briones to cancel the permit to operate and the certificate of recognition granted to 11 […]
Seized exotic birds undergo quarantine
DAVAO CITY — The exotic birds confiscated during a raid in Davao Oriental will be quarantined to prevent the potential spread of bird disease. Karen Lou Deloso, provincial information officer of Davao Oriental, said Saturday the move was agreed between Governor Nelson Dayanghirang and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) after consultations with veterinarians […]
4 bus drivers, 4 conductors tested positive of illegal drugs use-PDEA
DAVAO CITY (April 16) — Four bus drivers and four bus conductors of the 308 transport industry workers, tested positive of illegal drugs use in a surprise drug test yesterday at the Davao City Overland Transport Terminal (DCOTT). Antonio Rivera, director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA XI) told Newsline.ph, “We conducted the drug […]
Region 9 records 2,577 dengue cases with 20 deaths
ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Department of Health-Region 9 (DOH-9) has recorded high cases of dengue with 20 deaths in the Zamboanga peninsula and in Basilan since January this year. Neo Walter Ted Folgo, Aedes vector-borne diseases regional program coordinator, told the Philippine News Agency Friday that they recorded 2,577 cases of dengue since January, double than […]
Immigration on heightened alert for Holy Week
DAVAO CITY (April 13) — All seaports and airport in the country has been placed under heightened alert as the nation braces for the Holy Week. The Bureau of Immigration (BI) placed on heightened alert its personnel in all the international airports and seaports, as a big leap in the volume of passengers who would […]
Crop damage due to dry spell rises to P12-M in GenSan
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — The damage to agricultural crops here due to the prevailing dry spell brought about by the weak El Niño phenomenon has increased to about PHP12.4 million, as the drought affected more areas in the past weeks. Elsie Villanueva, assistant head of the City Agriculture Office (CAO), said Friday their monitoring showed that […]
12 Sayyaf men killed, 5 soldiers hurt in Sulu clashes
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Government troops killed 12 Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits while five soldiers were wounded in four separate clashes as offensives against the ASG continue in the hinterlands of Sulu, military officials said Friday. Col. Gerry Besana, Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) information officer, said the first firefight broke out around 10:37 a.m. Thursday in […]
P50-M smuggled exotic animals seized in DavOr
DAVAO CITY — Authorities on Monday confiscated 447 exotic birds and animals worth PHP50 million in Barangay Dahican, Mati City, Davao Oriental. Among the seized species are black palm cockatoos, wallabies, and echidna that were believed to be smuggled from Indonesia, said Col. Marcial Magistrado, director of the Davao Oriental Police Provincial Office. Monday’s operation led […]
Taxicab driver fatally bumped Davao cycling icon
DAVAO CITY (April 11) — A reckless taxicab driver bumped a local cycling icon while he was preparing for an event. Local cycling patron and former president of Citywide Cycling Association of Davao (CICAD) President Salvador ‘Jun’ Paholio Jr. passed away last Sunday afternoon, April 7, 2019, after he was hit from behind by a […]