DAVAO CITY — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday swore in lawyer Cheloy Velicaria-Garafil as Secretary of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO). The PCO shared a photo of Marcos administering Garafil’s oath at Malacañang Palace. Prior to her formal appoinment as secretary, Garafil served as officer-in-charge (OIC) and Undersecretary of the now defunct Office […]
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Samal-Davao-bound passengers, motorists endure long hours to cross Pakiputan strait
DAVAO CITY — Thousands of visitors and residents going in and out of Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS) endured from four to seven hours of queueing to cross the Pakiputan Strait which connects the Samal and Davao City. Only three Roll-on, Roll-off operated last weekend making the travel longer while the other Roro operator […]
No threat over ‘Traslacion’-Oro Police
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – No threat over Traslacion, assured the local police as 2,000 people flocked the street early today in observance of the Feast of the Black Nazarene. Police and civilian volunteers were deployed to secure the thousands of Roman Catholic devotees coming from all over Mindanao who converged here and join the […]
Despite glitch, PH departures increase
DAVAO CIT Y — Despite New Year’s day technical glitch the Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported an increase in departures. Immigration Port Operations Divisions (POD) Chief Atty. Carlos Capulong, only a total of 19,010 travelers departed on January 1. The number jumped to 41,757 the following day, and the BI continued to process around 34-37k […]
Marcos admin targets 6M housing units in six years
DAVAO CITY — The administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. wants to address the housing backlog of the country by building six million (6) houses in six years which he said is expected to benefit some 30 million Filipinos. The Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program envisions the construction of 6.15 million housing […]
DENR XI recognizes Davao Light for its contribution to the environment
DAVAO CITY — The Department of Natural Resources (DENR) Region XI presented Davao Light and Power Co., Inc. witha Certificate of Appreciation for the company’s contribution and support to the conservation, management, and protection of the region’s environment and natural resources. Davao Light Presidentand COO Rodger Velasco and Reputation Enhancement Department Head Fermin Edillon received […]
3 PNP generals, 22 colonels tender resignation in Davao Region
DAVAO CITY – Three generals and twenty-two colonels from the Police Regional Office in Davao Region (PRO-11) tendered their resignation on Friday, supporting the Department of Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) effort to weed out scalawags. In an interview, Brig. Gen. Benjamin Silo Jr., the PRO-11 regional director, said they are in unison in supporting the […]
Abalos assures justice for slain Dabawenya
DAVAO CITY – Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos Jr. has assured the family of slain trader Yvonette Plaza here that the police will do their best to bring the perpetrators to justice. This came about after Abalos held a dialogue with the victim’s family on Friday at the Davao City Police […]
Ex-DOTr chief accused of diverting P13-B airport upgrade fund which resulted to fiasco
DAVAO CITY — Former Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade has been accused of diverting P13-billion fund for the backup of air traffic control systems which resulted to the two-day air space fiasco on January 1 and 2 which caused flight cancellations and stranded thousands of passengers. The Philippine Congress in 2018, approved the P13-billion budget but […]
BFAR confiscates dried shark fins at Zamboanga airport
DAVAO CITY — Personnel from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resource (BFAR )regiona IX confiscated 14.4 kilograms of dried shark fins worth more than Php 100,000 at the Zamboanga airport on December 22, 2022. In a Facebook post on January 3, 2023, the BFAR IX stated that personnel from the Regional Fisheries Inspection and […]
Abalos orders all police generals and colonels to tender courtesy resignation amid illegal drugs problem
DAVAO CITY — “This is a very radical move but we have to do this”, this was the statement of Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos as he ordered all full-pledged police generals and colonels of the Philippine National Police (PNP) including the chief PNP to tender a courtesy resignation for the […]
Marcos orders PhilHealth to suspend rate hike this year
MANILA –— President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to suspend the increase of its premium rate and income ceiling for the calendar year 2023, Malacañang announced on Monday. A memorandum released from the Office of the President signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin ordered the deferral of a […]
Police offers P1-million bounty for killer of businesswoman-model
DAVAO CITY —The city police office here has put up a P1-million bounty for anyone who can provide information and help identify the killers of businesswoman and model Yvonnette Chua Plaza who was killed at 7:30 in the evening of December 29 at the gate of her rented house at Purok 18, Buttercup Street, Green […]