DAVAO CITY (February 11) — Bishop Dinualdo Gutierrez, the Bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Marbel died on Sunday at 5:30 in the morning, due to lingering illness. Gutierrez, 79, was one of the critics of the Duterte administration’s drug war and took a strong stance against the open-pit mining of Saguitarius Mines’ in South …
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ACOTABATO CITY — The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) on Wednesday opened to the public the first-ever Bangsamoro Museum at the Shariff Kabunsuan Cultural Complex, the provisional seat of the ARMM. ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman, who led the opening of the museum, said they have sought the assistance of a national curator, and the competence …
DAVAO CITY (February 3) — A car mechanic offered his stolen motorbike to the police to evade arrest last Friday in Lomboy, Talavera, Nueva Ecija at around 8:30 in the morning. In a report by Philippine News Agency, it stated that June Francisco, 55, a resident of Barangay San Pascual, in Talavera Nueva Ecija, stole a …
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DAVAO CITY (January 29) — Kidapawan City will host the 11th Open Chess Championship next month with bigger prizes up for grabs. To be held on Feb. 24 and 25 at the Kidapawan Convention Center, the tournament has a total of PHP95,000 cash prizes at stake. The champion will earn PHP25,000 plus a trophy while the …
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DAVAO CITY (January 22) — A hero’s welcome awaits Senator and Philippines’ boxing icon Manny Pacquiao in General Santos City today. The city government is preparing a fete when Pacquiao returns home this week from his successful World Boxing Association(WBA) welterweight title defense in Las Vegas. In a Facebook posts after the fight, Pacquiao thank …
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BAGUIO CITY — The local government of Mountain Province expects the annual “Lang-ay Festival” to further boost the tourism industry of the province, Governor Bonifacio Lacwasan said in his State of the Province Address (SOPA) on Monday. “We are optimistic that the Lang-ay Festival will be an avenue through which we could showcase our tourist …
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DAVAO CITY (December 20)—President Rodrigo Duterte met the victorious Filipina Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray in a courtesy call at Villamor Airbase Thursday evening. In a series of photos taken by Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, Duterte was in a casual collared shirt, while Gray was in pantsuit, when the President handed a bouquet of orchids …
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GENERAL SANTOS CITY — A member of the South Cotabato Provincial Board is pushing for the declaration of newly-crowned 2018 Miss Universe Catriona Gray as the province’s “adopted daughter.” Board Member Dardanilo Dar, who is currently the acting provincial governor, said Tuesday the move aims to recognize Gray’s efforts to promote the province during the …
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BALANGIGA, Eastern Samar — It was indeed a day of friendship and peace in this town when President Rodrigo Duterte witnessed the handover of Balangiga Bells seized by the US government for 117 years. The President arrived at around 5 p.m. Saturday at the town’s covered court where hundreds of government officials, Roman Catholic priests, …
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ZAMBOANGA CITY — Some 200 Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) members “clashed” with troops of the Army’s 102nd Infantry Brigade (IB) during a sports fest in Zamboanga Sibugay province. Col. Bagnus Gaerlan, 102nd IB commander, said the sports event was held at the grounds of the brigade headquarters in the province’s capital town of Ipil …
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