DAVAO CITY (June 22)—Schoolchildren of Butay Integrated School, in Barangay Pichon, Caraga Davao Oriental, do not mind riding an improvized “Rattan” cable to cross the river just to attend school. The village of Butay is the education hub for about 300 Mandaya learners who defy fear just to attend their daily classes. Schoolchildren need to […]
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Bukidnon Airport to rise soon in Don Carlos
DAVAO CITY (June 22) — The government will soon construct an airport in Don Carlos Bukidnon. The airport is listed among the flagship projects of President Rodrigo Duterte. The proposed airport has 2.65-kilometer runway and capable of handling Airbus 320 and 330, and Boeing 727 and 737 planes. Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri said lot acquisition […]
Duterte to ‘tambays’ : Don’t loiter
DAVAO CITY (June 21) — “It’s discipline” says President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Wednesday as he emphasized ‘Istambays’ will not be arrested but he said they should not loiter around. In many urban areas, ‘Istambays’ stay along alleys and narrow streets until wee hours, others having drinking spree while some just spend time talking, a […]
246 priests, religious leaders seek permit to own, carry firearms
MANILA — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday said it has so far received 246 requests for firearms licenses from religious leaders. In a press briefing in Camp Crame, PNP chief Director General Oscar Albayalde noted that the number is composed of 188 applications from Catholic priests while the rest were filed by pastors and […]
P6.8-M ‘shabu’ seized from lady teacher, 3 others in Maguindanao
DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Maguindanao–A team of anti-narcotics operatives, police and military personnel arrested on Friday a Maguindanao lady public school teacher and three other cohorts during a drug buy-bust operation, an official of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PDEA-ARMM) said. PDEA-ARMM Director Juvenal Azurin identified the suspect as Salama Diwa Talib, […]
Duterte confers Presidential awards to outstanding DFA officials
DAVAO CITY (June 19) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday led the 120th founding anniversary celebration of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and awarded the department’s outstanding officials. President Duterte thanked DFA officials and personnel for giving him the privilege to grace the agency’s anniversary. Recognizing the works of national hero Apolinario Mabini in […]
Cargo truck vs. passenger van: 19 hurt
MAKILALA, North Cotabato (June 18) – At least 19 persons were injured when a Toyota Hi-Ace commuter van collided with a cargo truck, the incident took place along the Makilala-M’lang highway here at about 4:00 in the morning today. The Makilala PNP said involved in the mishap that occurred in front of Doong Maternity Clinic […]
Davao City records 562 dengue cases
DAVAO CITY–The Davao City Health Office (CHO) has now recorded 562 confirmed dengue cases from January up to the second week of June this year. The figure remains lower compared to the same period in the past two years, based on CHO records, as the city posted 977 cases in 2017 and 1,890 cases in […]
No more “firing squad” photo for suspects-Abayalde
DAVAO CITY (June 14) — Effective immediately, the Philippine National Police will stop presenting suspects to the members of the press, in compliance to a 10-year old memorandum which prohibits the act. On Wednesday, June 13, Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director Oscar Abayalde cited a memorandum issued in 2008 which prohibits the presentation of […]
Surigao ‘plogging’ nets over 1,500-kilo trash
SURIGAO CITY–This city has caught up with the latest pro-environment fitness trend called “plogging”, or jogging while picking up trash. Organizers said a total of 1,500 kilos of assorted litter were collected by over a hundred individuals who joined Tuesday’s 10-kilometer “plogging” that started at 5 a.m. at the Luneta Park. Participants picked up litter […]
World’s Press Calls on Facebook to Immediately Exempt News Content from its Political Ads Policy
PORTUGAL — WAN-IFRA with six media organisations and their affiliates representing over 20,000 media publishers and professionals in over 120 countries around the world have come together to express concern over Facebook’s new advertising policy that labels quality news as political advocacy and includes such content in its political ad archive. Through its attempt to […]
Duterte to Independence Day protesters : Mahal ko Kayo
DAVAO CITY (June 12)-— Militant protesters tried to disrupt President Rodrigo Duterte as he leads the 120th commemoration of the country’s Independence Day in Kawit, Cavite, earlier today. Protesters were shouting and chanting anti-Duterte sentiments, but Duterte, instead, ordered the police “to deal with them peacefully and maximum tolerance.” Duterte was about to start his […]
Marawi Learners go back to school, a year after the siege with new hope
MARAWI CITY (June 7)– Najib Sarip, 16, and Yasser Marohom, 14, are supposed to be in grade seven now, but at the opening of classes on Monday, they were seen sitting together in the classroom that they were in two years ago in Saduc Elementary School (SES). Teacher Salima Tampi, grade five adviser, said Najib […]