MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte treats the deaths of four soldiers gunned down by police officers in Jolo, Sulu as a personal loss, Malacañang said on Monday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made this remark after observers noticed that Duterte looked low-spirited, even sickly, during his speech at the Edwin Andrews Air Base in Zamboanga City last […]
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31 countries open borders to Filipinos: DFA
MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs reported Sunday that of the 177 countries/territories across the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, and Middle East/Africa included in the updated infographics on travel restrictions, 31 have already lifted the inbound border restrictions on Filipino travelers, subject to medical protocols on arriving passengers. In a press release, DFA said […]
Lady army sergeant now a lawyer
DAVAO CITY — The Philippine Army is proud to introduce the latest laurel from their ranks, Sergeant Jerame A. Arreza, a non-commissioned officer who recently took her oath as one of the new lawyers in the country. While serving the army, she went to the law school at Arellano Law School where she got her […]
Food distribution and re-greening highlight San Isidro town anniversary
DAVAO CITY — In a new normal world when people are not allowed to converge, and celebration deferred due to the continuing threat of coronavirus pandemic, a small town of San Isidro town in Davao del Norte celebrated the festivity by distributing food to the people while local officials and people’s organization into tree planting. […]
Palace distances from proposal to rename NAIA
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 […]
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 […]