ZAMBOANGA CITY — Health authorities here is up for supplemental Measles, Rubella, and Oral Polio Vaccine Supplemental Immunization Activity (MR-OPV-SIA) as the Zamboanga Peninsula region records 59 cases of Measles for the first quarter of 2023. The Department of Health-Region 9 aims to vaccinate 79,973 children aged 9-59 months for the Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccine and […]
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PDEA Basilan no let up in anti-drugs campaign
LAMITAN CITY, Basilan — “There’s no let up,” this was the statement of Cielito Llano, the chief of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) In Basilan province last week. Llano told Newsline, Basilan is making headway in clearing the province of illegal drugs as it cleared 105 of 216 barangays (48.61 percent in the province. In […]
BI officer faces charges for human trafficking
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) welcomed on Thursday the latest development in the case of a female immigration officer linked to trafficking of victims to Cambodia. Commissioner Norman Tansingco said they received reports that the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) initiated a case against said immigration officer, along with three others linked to the case […]
Davao Oriental eyed as a surfing destination
MATI CITY — The beautiful province of Davao Oriental, blessed with world-class surfing sites with spectacular waves and stunning untouched coastlines is now being targeted as another surfing destination in the Philippines. Presidential son William Vincent Marcos on Tuesday, March 21, made a courtesy call on Governor Corazon Malanyaon at the Provincial Tourism Complex, together […]
REKORIDA, to honor late influential music teacher, bandmaster Tatay Jose Alba Sr.
DAVAO CITY — The Samahan ng mga Musikero sa Davao (Samadhi), in partnership with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) will honor the influence of the late Jose Alba Sr. in a musical concert at Taboan, Matina Town Square on Sunday, March 26. The production, dubbed REKORIDA: The Musical Journey of the […]
RDC-XI backs Davao Light expansion in Davao del Norte
The Regional Development Council (RDC)-XI approved a resolution supporting three legislative measures that seek to expand the franchise of the Davao Light and Power Company, Inc. (DLPC) in Davao del Norte. During its 2023 1st Quarterly Full Council Meeting in Mati City yesterday, the RDC-XI approved the resolution moved by Davao del Norte Governor Edwin […]
Matanog wants to be eco-tourism hub in Maguindanao del Norte
COATABATO CITY –— The local government unit of Matanog, Maguindanao del Norte is pushing to position their town for tourism development, a move to put their town in the tourism circuit. From a town that saw so much conflict, the move aims to erase the painful realities of the past to a brighter tourism-driven future […]
Lake Sebu farmers graduate from farmer’s field school
Some 275 student-beneficiaries of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) from Barangays Luhib, Talisay, and Bacdulong, Lake Sebu town in Souith Cotabato graduated on March 21 with a Farmer’s Field School (FFS) in Production of High-Quality Inbred Rice, Seed Certification, and Farm Mechanization. The Agriculture Training Institute (ATI) Rice Competitive Enhancement Fund of […]
Turkish national arrested with P29-M cocaine at NAIA
DAVAO CITY — Personnel of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) arrested a passenger after discovering cocaine hidden inside his luggage on March 21 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), Terminal 1, Pasay City. The arrest was made through a joint operation by the BOC at the NAIA), Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and NAIA […]
IDIS launches Ecological Policies SurveyEcological policy study
DAVAO CITY — The Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS), Inc. launches a City-Wide Social Survey that assesses the knowledge in terms of awareness, attitude in terms of satisfaction of the citizens, and the practices in terms of their encounter with the various ecological policies in Davao City, translated in the city ordinances and executive […]
Dying King Cobra bites and kills onlooker
DAVAO CITY — A man died after being bitten by a dying King Cobra on March 20, 2023, in Santa Maria, Davao Occidental. A video posted on social media showed that residents had already chopped off the snake’s body when a man identified as Renante, playfully let a dead King Cobra bite his hand. Renante […]
Former rebels get P1.26-M grant under E-CLIP
DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur –— Twenty-one former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) received P1.26 million in cash assistance on Monday, March 20, under the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) in a ceremony led by Davao Del Sur’s Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (PTF-ELCAC). The ceremonial turn-over was […]
PNP Internal Affairs starts PNP-BARMM audit
LAMITAN CITY, Basilan —The Philippine National Police-BARMM Regional Internal Affairs Office has started the annual inspection and audit in the region. Atty Richard Opinion, Director of RIAS-BARMM. said that the PNP will audit whether the performance of the police is lackluster, and will see if it is in line with the PNP’s mandate. Opinion visited […]