MANILA – Malacañang on Monday distanced itself from the lawmakers’ move to rename the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Pilipinas. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the Palace will leave it to Congress to file measures they wanted. “Iniiwan po namin iyan sa Kongreso dahil kinakailangan po ng batas kung kinakailangang baguhin ang […]
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Former Senator Ramon Revilla Sr. dies at 93
DAVAO CITY –— Former Senator Ramon Revilla, Sr. died of heart failure on Friday, his son Senator Bong Revilla confirmed. Jose Acuña Bautista Sr., popularly known as Ramon Revilla Sr. finished his bachelor’s degree in commerce at the Far Eastern University. He was a senior intelligence officer at the Customs Bureau from 1965 to […]
Duterte welcomes five new ambassadors to PH in a virtual ceremony
DAVAO CITY — President Rodrigo Duterte accepted the credentials of five new ambassadors to the country in a virtual ceremony in Malacañang on Friday, June 19, hoping stronger ties with the countries or state they represent. It was the first time President Duterte held a presentation of credentials ceremony through a teleconference call as part […]
Online concert to benefit 4 LGBT groups in Mindanao
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — A group is organizing a live online concert as a fundraiser for four groups representing the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual Plus (LGBTQIA+) communities in Mindanao. Mindanao Pride, a group of gender equality advocates, allies, and human rights activists, convened LGBTQIA+ organizations in Mindanao to collaborate and raise funds […]
Business tycoon Danding Cojuangco dies
DAVAO CITY — Business tycoon Eduardo “Danding” Cojuangco has died on Tuesday, June 16 due to heart failure and pneumonia at the St. Luke’s Medical Center. He was 85. He was born June 10, 1935. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque on Wednesday expressed sadness over the death of Cojuangco, chairman and chief executive officer of San […]
NHA’s IP Housing kicks off in Talaingod town while strictly observing health protocols
DAVAO CITY — When everyone is anxious thinking about the Coronavirus-19 pandemic, a remote Indigenous People’s town of Davao del Norte who until now remains virus free cleared their lands to pave way to the housing project given by President Rodrigo Duterte through the National Housing Authority (NHA). Of the 100 proposed IP houses, 24 […]
Kidapawan Mayor tied knots during a masked wedding as couples sealed it with “flying kisses”
KIDAPAWAN CITY – Mayor Joseph Evangelista solemnized the union of five couples here in a “Masked Wedding” as all parties in attendance wear masks and observed the physical distancing set by the government to prevent the spread of Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) pandemic. Instead of the usual “kiss the Bride”, Evangelista asked the couple to do a flying […]
Villanueva takes oath as new PDEA Chief
DAVAO CITY — Wilkins Villanueva, the chief of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Northern Mindanao has formally taken his oath as the director-general of the agency. Villanueva took his oath before Judge Arthur Abundiente of the Regional Trial Court Branch 25 in Cagayan de Oro City past 8 o’clock in the morning on Thursday. […]
Orientation on work guidelines under ‘new normal’ set in Cebu
CEBU CITY — As several areas in Central Visayas transition to the “new normal” phase after the downgrading of community quarantine in local government units, the Regional Task Force (RTF-7) and the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID-7) will conduct an “Orientation Seminar on Workplace Safety and Health” on May […]
Digong ang makadesisyon sa GCQ sa Metro Manila: Año
DAVAO CITY — Gihangop ni Interior Secretary Eduardo Año ang rekomendasyon sa Metro Manila Council (MMC) nga ibutang na ubos sa general community quarantine (GCQ) ang metropolidad karong Hunyo. Si Año, hinuon, miingon nga si Presidente Rodrigo Duterte lamang ang makahatag og pinal nga desisyon sa maong matang. “Maganda naman yung ginawa nila na yan […]
Sobra 1K ka Dabawenyo nakauli na
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW — Kapin usa ka libo na ka mga residente sa Davao Region ang natabangan sa Davao City Government nga makapauli gikan sa ilang pagkatanggong sa lain-laing dapit sa nasud. Sulti ni Mayor Sara Duterte nga moabot na sa 1,045 ka mga Dabawenyo ang nakauli na sa ilang panimalay sukad Abril 29, samtang […]
Lanao del Norte ‘habal-habal’ driver’s son makes it to PMA Class 2020 Honor Roll
LANAO DEL NORTE – The Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Class Masidlawin 2020 were honored in a simple graduation rites on Friday away from the grandiose of its usual annual ceremonies in Fort Del Pilar in Baguio City. The topnotchers were given recognition – one of them, who ranked 9th place in the honor roll, is […]
Maguindanao folks feast over hundreds of fish washed ashore
DATU BLAH SINSUAT, Maguindanao – Nords Sabiwang, a fisherman living in the coastal village of Matuber here and other fisher folks, had been trying to improve their catch when he noticed a huge group of fish few meters from the shoreline. It was Friday morning in Barangay Matuber when suddenly a huge army of tulingan […]