Regional News

DFA hopeful for ‘positive development’ in talks to free Houthi-held Filipino seafarers

MANILA (November 19) — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is seeing “something positive” in ongoing efforts to secure the release of Filipino seafarers held by Houthi rebels in...

Davao de Oro rolls out faster, fully digital health referral system

NABUNTURAN (November 19) ---  Davao de Oro has officially launched its new Integrated Referral Information System (DDO-IRIS), giving...

DSWD appeals: Don’t give alms — help IPs, street families the right way

MANILA (November 19) — As the Christmas season approaches, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is...

Child abuse cases in Caraga down 20%, but online threats surge

BUTUAN CITY (November 19) — Child abuse cases in Caraga fell by 20% this year, police reported, even...

BARMM lawmakers push to institutionalize ₱10,000 Ramadan bonus for regional workers

Photo courtesy: Bangsamoro Government COTABATO CITY (November 19) — Lawmakers in the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) are seeking to...
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Zambo government buries unclaimed cadavers

ZAMBOANGA CITY --- The city governmetn of Zamboanga gave a decent burial to the remains of 27 unclaimed cadavers that...

Sulu Task Force Covid-19 bans Eid’l Fitri gatherings

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Congregational, group prayer, and other public and private social gatherings related to the celebration next week of Eid’l Fitri 2021 have...

Zamboanga City allows Covid-19 saliva test

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The City government here has allowed its residents to present saliva-based reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test as an alternative...

Westmincom, BFP hold basic firefighting training

ZAMBOANGA CITY - Twenty personnel of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) have undergone one-day basic firefighting training at Camp Don Basilio Navarro that houses the Westmincom...

Sulu-based Marine Battalion has new commander

ZAMBOANGA CITY - Lt. Col. Abdulmoel Alamia, newly-installed commander of the Marine Battalion Landing Team-9 (MBLT-8) vowed to continue the gains his predecessor has...

Majority of Dipolog residents open to inoculation

DIPOLOG CITY – More than half of the residents here are willing to get the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine, the city government bared...
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