CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY —- City mayor Oscar Moreno lambasted the red-tagging of a community pantry in Pasil, Kauswagan this city calling unjust. On Tuesday, April 20, 2021, University of the Philippines alumna and instructor Rene Principe, Jr. started a community pantry in Sitio Pasil, Barangay Kauswagan. Today, a leaflet red-tagged Principe as a member …
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Baganga, Davao Oriental — The Philippine National Office in Baganga town in Davao Oriental has a new home. Governor Nelson L. Dayanghirang, Regional Director of Police Regional Office 11 BGEN Filmore Escobal, Baganga Mayor Arturo C. Monday, and Acting Provincial Director of the PNP POL LT Efren Orlina led the blessing and turnover of newly …
DAVAO CITY — For ages, Philippine politics is almost tantamount to rice and sardines over and above the vote-buying issue, hence, people have been trapped to this political reality due to poverty and access to information of the rightful man to sit in power. But the recent crusade of former House Speaker Pantaleon D. Alvarez …
DAVAO CITY — An active member of Katipunan ng Gurong Makabayan (KAGUMA) who is wanted for attempted homicide was captured by police during a successful law enforcement operation conducted in Montilla Blvd., Brgy. Rajah Humabon, Butuan City around 4:30 pm today, March 17. In a report from Police Brig. Gen. Romeo Caramat Jr., OIC regional …
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DAVAO CITY — Operatives of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) arrested on Thursday, March 11, an American fugitive wanted in his homeland for violations of his probation. American national Richard Edward Vukelic, 57, was arrested in Davao City in a joint operation between the BI Fugitive Search Unit (FSU) and BI Mindanao Task Group (MITG). …
TAGUM CITY –– Former House Speaker and incumbent Davao del Norte First District Rep. Pantaleon D. Alvarez says the move to change the Constitution will surely divide House of Congress and time is running out for it. In a press conference on Sunday, March 14, Alvarez said while some of his colleagues are pushing for …
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DAVAO CITY —- Calling Indigenous Peoples of Mindanao ‘Lumad’ is a misnomer, said the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, a thing the agency wants to correct. The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) issued a resolution denouncing the use of the term “lumad” when referring to Indigenous Cultural Communities (ICC) and different Indigenous Peoples (IPs) …
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DAVAO CITY — Preparations are underway in North Cotabato for the upcoming vaccination program. On Tuesday, February 23, health stakeholders met and discussed measures to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. health authorities together with the different line agencies such as the Education Department, Bureau of Fire Protection, religious sector, Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), and …
DAVAO CITY — Contrary to the claim of Senator Panfilo Lacson that the Senate has a hand in crafting foreign policy, President Rodrigo Duterte has fended off criticisms saying neither the vice president nor senators have function in deals such as the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) arguing only the president has the sole power under …
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DAVAO CITY –— President Rodrigo Duterte said Friday he is in a tight balancing act insisting, however, that his government will remain neutral and his allegiance will be for the Filipino people in the midst of the tense geo-political environment in the Asia-Pacific region. Speaking during the inspection of newly delivered air assets to the …
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