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 […]
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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 […]
Customs intercepts P17M worth of smuggled onions
DAVAO CITY –— Personnel of Bureau of Customs (BOC) have intercepted around P17 million worth of onions hidden between sacks of used clothings known as “Ukay-ukay” inside three container vans from China on December 23, 2022 but the Customs office only released the press statement on Tuesday. Authoritries suspect that the shipper smuggled the onions […]
300 passengers helpless at Dapitan Airport due to CAAP tech glitch
DAPITAN CITY — The technical glitch involving equipment at the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) in Manila rendered helpless the over 300 airline passengers here. Stranded passengers who are bound to either Cebu City or Manila are waiting a word for their flights as the CAAP has yet to give a clear advisory […]
Disaster council reports 51 shear line-releated deaths
DAVAO CITY –— The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has reported that the death toll related to shear line rains and floods has raised to 51. The national disaster council stated that of the 51 deaths, 13 have been so far confirmed and this could be broken down into four for Region […]
Mga patay nga nahitabo niadtong tuig 2022
DAKBAYAN SA DAVAO — Patay sa bunal atul sa gihimong initiation rites ilawom sa usa ka fraternity group sa may upper mandug, davao city alas dos sa hapon kaniadtong sept. 18, 2022 si august ceazar saplot, 19 anyos nga criminoloy student sa university of mindanao main campus. Samtang luwas ang usa pa ka kauban niini […]
800k Pinoys find overseas jobs; Ph extends scholarships to their children
DAVAO CITY — Some 800,000 FIlipinos found job abroad with the help of the Philippine governmetn. The administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. reported that close to 800,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to find decent employment abroad and extended scholarships to their children in the Philippines, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) reported Friday. […]
Ph tourism rakes P149-B revenue
DAVAO CITY –— despite the global crunch due to the pandemic, the Philippine government raked P149 billion ($2.6 billion) in tourism revenues as of November this year, according to the Department of Tourism (DOT) in its year-end report. With the Philippines recognized as the world’s leading beach and dive destination, the DOT recorded 2.4 million […]
PH to focus more on PPPs next year to boost economy, generate jobs: NEDA
DAVAO CITY — The National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) said the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is eyeing to pursue public-private partnerships (PPPs) on infrastructure development and facilitate the development of local PPP projects in priority sectors to prop up the economy and create jobs. In its year-end report, the National Economic and […]
PH surpasses revenue target at P3.2-T; provides more grants, assistance
DAVAO CITY — The administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. surpassed revenue targets and led the implementation of important grants and technical assistance in 2022. In its year-end report, the Department of Finance (DOF) said emerging revenue collections from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) have reached P3.2 […]