MANILA (June 2) — The Philippine Navy (PN) contingent for this year’s “Rim of the Pacific” (RIMPAC) naval exercises will leave for Hawaii on Wednesday. Two Navy ships, the strategic sealift vessel BRP Davao Del Sur (LD-602) and frigate BRP Andres Bonifacio (FF-17), along with its AgustaWestland AW-109 naval helicopter, will join RIMPAC 2018 scheduled […]
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DFA Consular office to open in Gaisano Mall Tagum
DAVAO CITY (June 2) —The Department of Foreign Affairs will soon have a consular office in Tagum City in Davao del Norte. This, after the DFA entered into partnership agreements with SM Prime Holdings and the Gaisano Group for a rent-free hosting of four more consular offices. Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano thanked the […]
Mindanao micro enterprises bag award for innovative food products
DAVAO CITY (May 30) — Four micro enterprises from Mindanao were recently recognized for their emerging and innovative food products during the International Food Exhibit Philippines held last week at the World Trade Center, Pasay City Baker’s Field Enterprises of Zamboanga City won the Katha Award for Biscuits, Breads, and Pastries Category for its flavored […]
Duterte against legalizing medical marijuana: Roque
BONTOC, Mt. Province –– President Rodrigo Duterte is against legalizing medical marijuana, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a press briefing here on Tuesday. “Ang Presidente po, tutol diyan (The President is against that),” Roque said, citing the President is not inclined to approve the medical marijuana bill if Congress okays it. “In no certain […]
Niembra is the new PSG Commander
DAVAO CITY (May 28) –— Colonel Jose Eriel Niembra, will be the Commander of the Presidential Security Group (PSG), replacing Brig. Gen. Lope Dagoy. Niembra has been serving as the deputy commander of the PSG. He will assume on May 30. He is a graduate of the Philippine Military Academy Class 1991. Niembra served as […]
PSG commander gets new post
DAVAO CITY (May 27) –— Presidential Security Guard Commander Brig. Gen. Lope Dagoy has been given new post. Dagoy is now the brigade commander of 802nd Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army at Camp Jorge Downes, Ormoc City, Leyte. Last Thursday, May 24, Dagoy replaced outgoing commander Brig. Gen, Francisco Mendoza Jr. The change of […]
Aussie nun wants to stay in Ph, asks BI to reverse leave order
MANILA — Australian nun, Sr. Patricia Fox, wants to stay in the country, a reason her camp filed a petition before the Department of Justice on Friday, seeking to reverse the Bureau of Immigration’s (BI) decision to forfeit her missionary visa and ordered her to leave the country. Fox appeared at the DOJ together with […]
Davao City Vice Mayor lambasts NCIP for delayed IP rep certification
DAVAO CITY (May 23) –– – Vice Mayor Bernie Al-ag lambasted the regional office of the National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP) for dilly-dallying the issuance of the certificate of affirmation for Bae Cherry Ann Ortiz Codilla, the Indigenous People Mandatory Representative (IPMR) to the City Council,. Codilla was elected and has been proclaimed […]
Davao Councilors prepare for paperless sessions
DAVAO CITY (May 18) — Local legislators here are bracing with the digital technology, they are now preparing to a paperless session day. The City Councilors underwent a training in the hope of fully implementing a paperless session. As it is now, the office of the City Council Secretary prepares voluminous documents every Friday for […]
How Wealthy is House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez (Part 2)
DAVAO CITY (May 14) —- House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez admitted his properties in Siargao, Surigao del Norte and in Mati Davao Oriental, saying he reflected all these in his Statement of Assets Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN). However, he denied having a P500-million worth of properties in Siargao alone. Critics of Alvarez claimed, he has […]
World’s Miniature Mosques on Display in ARMM Trade Fair
COTABATO CITY (May 12) – Around 24 miniature mosques are on display here as the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) officially launched on Friday an exhibit of ‘Mosques Around the World. Sitti Djalia Turabin Hataman, Anak Mindanao (AMIN) foundation executive director, said the exhibit is a competition participated in by the region’s various offices […]
New currency banknotes, coins, presented to Duterte
MANILA (May 10) —The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Wednesday, presented to President Rodrigo Duterte the new generation currency (NGC) banknotes and coins, with the Chief Executive encouraging the public to use the new currency wisely and responsibly for national development. The BSP Monetary Board led by Gov. Nestor Espenilla Jr. presented the NGC […]
What is Press freedom?
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Press freedom is defined in many ways and its appreciation by the public has changed. According to merriam-webster.com, it is “the right of newspapers, magazines, etc., to report news without being controlled by the government.” The legal definition also stated that it is “the right to publish and disseminate information, thoughts, […]