DAVAO CITY — A Grade-9 public school teacher of Old Damulog National High School, Bukidnon celebrated his 51st birthday inside a detention cell, after he was caught selling suspected shabu to an undercover agent of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on October 10. Teacher Rey Sungahid, 51, was arrested in a joint buy-bust operation by […]
Northern Mindanao
Bukidnon dads seek ban on 4Ps recipients who pawn cash cards
MALAYBALAY CITY – The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Bukidnon on Wednesday enacted an ordinance prohibiting the pawning of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) cash cards by beneficiaries in the province. Introduced by Provincial Board member Minerva Casinabe, the “4Ps Cash Loan Prohibition” ordinance will be forwarded to the office of Gov. Jose Ma. R. Zubiri Jr. for […]
Army shot dead in Marawi City
ILIGAN CITY —– A Philippine Army assigned at the 553rd Engineer Battalion in Marawi City was shot dead by a lone gunman at round 2:30 pm on Sunday, October 6, along the highway in Barangay Basak Malutlut, in Marawi City. Colonel Thomas Pantaleon, Marawi City police chief, identified the victim as Staff Sergeant Lito Polines, was […]
Bong Go helps fire victims in Pagadian City
DAVAO CITY — Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go provided financial assistance and grocery packs on Friday, September 13, to the 141 families that were affected by a fire that broke out on August 30 in Purok Kahayag, Barangay Dumagoc, Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur. The victims, who were gathered at the barangay gymnasium, also received […]
MisOr temporarily bans entry of hogs, pork products
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The provincial government of Misamis Oriental ordered Thursday the temporary ban on the entry of pigs and various pork products from areas deemed by the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) as having an African Swine Fever (ASF) infestation. In his Executive Order 2019-13, Governor Yevgeny Vincente Emano ordered the creation of […]