Newslights

SC, DFA to Create Centralized Database of Foreign Divorce Laws

MANILA (October 25) — The Supreme Court (SC) is establishing a centralized repository of foreign laws on divorce and the nullity or annulment of marriage to help Filipinos, particularly...

WHEN THE WEATHER BECOMES A ‘WRECKING BALL’: Why the UN’s Global Warning Hits Close to Home

MANILA  (October 24)  — To many Filipinos, the words "El Niño" evoke memories of dried-up cracked earth in...

SAFE PASSAGE HOME: 500 Overseas Filipinos Repatriating from Saudi Arabia Amid Flight Disruptions

MANILA  (October 23)  — Around 500 Filipinos stranded in Saudi Arabia are set to land back home in...

JUSTICE HAS A NEW HOME IN SULU: Landmark Court Hub Signals End to Legal Isolation

PATIKUL, Sulu  (October 23)  — In a historic milestone for Mindanao’s legal landscape, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and...

From Davao’s Farms to West Africa: 32,000 Local Coconuts Head to Liberia in Landmark Humanitarian Export

DAVAO CITY  (October 23)  — Young coconuts grown right here in Mindanao soil are making history across the...
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Hidden hunger continues to take its toll

DAVAO CITY, Philippines---Every night, an average Filipino joins at least 3.7 billion other people who go to sleep hungry. Their hunger, however, is...

Oplan Bulabog

Resident of Barangay Mini Forest in Davao City gather at a covered basketball court for identification verification during the "Operation Bolabog" on Thursday. The operation was meant to verify non-residents as part of the city's tightened security measures. Newsline Photo

SarBay 2017 Festival cancelled

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – The provincial government of Sarangani cancelled  Sarbay 2017 festival eve of it's start. “We have cancelled this year’s Sarangani Bay Festival,”...

One time big time

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte and City Police Director Sr. Supt. Alexander Tagum inspects evidence gathered after a a joint operation on Friday (19 May 2017) of police and military units in 10 barangays in Davao City that targeted drug personalities, wanted persons, illegal firearms and known criminal and terror suspects. Five persons were killed after a firefight with the security forces and at least 65 others were arrested. Newsline Photo

DFA Secretary

President Rodgrigo Roa Duterte has administered the oath of office of Alan Peter Cayetano as the new Foreign Affairs Secretary. The oath of office was held on May 18, 2017 at the Presidential Guesthouse in Panacan, Davao City. PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO
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