DAVAO CITY, Philippines—Members of the News Peoples Army (NPA) launched simultaneous attacks against a local business tycoon by burning their factories and disarmed security guards here. The militant groups and the Lorenzo’s, owner of the vast track of land mostly dedicated to banana are at loggerheads involving the plantation workers. To weeks, ago, Agrarian Secretary […]
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Duterte to chair BIMP-EAGA Summit and Vision 2025
MANILA, Philippines—President Rodrigo Roa Duterte will chair tomorrow’s BIMP-East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) Summit with the adoption of the BIMP-EAGA Vision 2025. On Sunday, April 30, Duterte will launch the first ASEAN Roll On Roll Off (RoRo) ferry service high on the agenda for discussion. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Assistant Secretary Arturo P. […]
Leyte mayor dismissed for favoring brother
MANILA, Philippines– The Office of the Ombudsman has found former Mayor Melchor Quemado, Sr. of Sta. Fe, Leyte, guilty of Grave Misconduct and ordered his dismissal from the service. The dismissal order carries the accessory penalties of perpetual disqualification to hold public office, forfeiture of all benefits and cancellation of civil service eligibility. The Ombudsman […]
Ombudsman reminds all government officials and employees to file SALN
MANILA, Philippines- The Office of the Ombudsman is reminding all government officials and employees to submit their Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) ahead of the April 30 deadline. Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales called on public servants to file their SALN. The annual filing of SALN is a constitutional and statutory obligation of […]
ARMM holds investments roadshow in Cotabato City
Cotabato City, Philippines – In a bid to improve investment opportunities, the Regional Board of Investments of the Autonomous Region in Muslim in Mindanao (RBOI-ARMM) held a consultation forum with stakeholders here. Investors and representatives from the business community, government agencies, banks, and the academe attended the event, which covers presentations of the economic activities […]
Government bury slain Abu Sayyaf members
DAVAO CITY, Philippines–Bodies of the slain Abu Sayyaf Group members were buried at a public cemetery Sunday, April 23 in the town of Clarin, Bohol. The three still unidentified ASG members were buried as relatives failed to take their cadavers while the remains of their leader Joselito Melloria was claimed by his mother and […]
Another Abu Sayyaf leader killed in Bohol
MANILA, Philippines– Another Abu Sayyaf leader was killed in Clarin, Bohol, Midday Saturday, April 21. Military Central Command chief Lieutenant General Oscar Lactao identified the fallen leader as Joselito Melloria. Melloria was among the splintered group trapped in Bohol Island after the April 11 clash with the government soldiers in the town of Inabagan which […]
LinGaP sa Masa easier now
MANILA, Philippines –The government’s health care program for free hospitalization and medicine for indigent patients can now be easily accessed through “Libreng Gamot Para sa Masa”. Lingap, is a pet project of President Rodrigo Duterte which was allocated PHP1 billion funds which indigent patients could avail of to buy their medication. Lingap para sa Mahirap […]
Omega 3 fatty acid found to prevent serious liver damage
SAN FRANCISCO, April 20 — A new study done with laboratory animals suggests that one type of omega 3 fatty acid offers people, who are obese or have a poor diet, a chance to avoid serious liver damage. The findings, published Wednesday by researchers from Oregon State University (OSU) in PLOS ONE, offer something that […]
AFP welcomes P1-M offer for info on remaining ASGs in Bohol
MANILA, Philippines- The Armed Forces of the Philippines welcomes the P1-million offer of President Rodrigo Duterte to anyone who can pinpoint the exact location and whereabouts of the remaining Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits in Bohol. AFP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla said the offer will help expedite the neutralization of the remaining ASG in […]
OFW killed in Abu Dhabi road mishap identified
Abu Dhabi,UAE — The Abu Dhabi Police identified the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) killed during the MaundayThursday incident and submitted it to the Philippine Embassy here. The police identified the fatalities as Veronica Dulay, 39, and passengers Lord Christian Elli, 29, Daniel Paulo Paulino Paraiso, 31, and Marvin Mendoza, 28, all residents of Dubai. Though the […]
Libungan town mayor arrested
LIBUNGAN, NORTH COTABATO- Christopher Manigger Cuan, the town Mayor here was arrested and cgarhed today after the dawn raid by the joint elements of the Rwgional Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operations Task Group and drugs agency. Police Superintendent Maximo Sebatian of the AIDSOTG said the case for illegal possession of firearms was filed this afternoon at […]
North Cotabato Gov Mendoza suspended for graft
The Sandiganbayan has ordered suspended North Cotabato Governor Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza for 90 days as she faces a graft charge for the anomalous procurement of diesel purchased from her mother’s gas station. Mendoza started serving her suspension on October 27. In a resolution by the anti-graft court First Division promulgated on Tuesday, the court granted the […]