KIDAPAWAN CITY —An unidentified gunman shot dead a Sri Lankan businessman along a busy street in Cotabato City on Thursday at around 1:35 in the afternoon particularly in barangay Mother Poblacion Cotabato City. Capt. Kenneth Rosales, Cotabato City police station 1 commander, identified the victim Mohamed Rifard Mohamed Siddeek, 46, businessman and a resident of […]
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Davao Region’s 8.9% inflation rate highest since January: PSA-11
DAVAO CITY – Davao Region’s year-on-year regional inflation increased to 8.9 percent last month from 8.6 percent in July, the Philippine Statistics Office in Region 11 (PSA-11) said Friday. The PSA-11 said the increase is the highest recorded inflation since January this year. “The average inflation for the first six months of the year stood at […]
Newsline walks the trail to bring school materials for Ata Manobo learners
DAVAO CITY — After an hour of breathtaking walk on a very still and dangerous trail in the outskirts of Sinalaban, a remote village of Talaingod town, Davao del Norte, we reached a very peaceful place where Ata Manobo learners attend their classes, the Sambulungan Elementary School., one of the last school miles of the […]
Gcash dili na mobutang og kumpletong pangalan sa sender sa kuarta
DAKBAYAN SA DAVAO — Gisugdan na sa Gcash ang pagwala sa ubang letra sa nagpadala og kuarta pinaagi sa ilang GCASH (G-Xchange Inc,). Ang Gcash, usa ka kompanya nga nagapasa og kuarta pinaagi sa mobile phone, naghimo og lakang aron wagtangon ang pagbutyag sa nagpadala og kuarta atol sa transaksyon taliwala sa isyu sa data […]
Peace Documentary on Mindanao Premieres in Davao City
DAVAO CITY — In celebration of the National Peace Consciousness Month, a peace documentary titled “Great Legacy” premiered in a cinema in Davao City on the evening of September 6, 2022. which was attended by around 500 distinguished guests from the government, education sector, media, as well as civic society leaders, religious leaders and peace […]
PH supply of local sardines sufficient: DA-BFAR
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture- Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) assured consumers on Wednesday that the country has a sufficient supply of sardines. In a statement, the DA-BFAR said the supply is “entirely locally-produced” even as it forecast an annual production of 293,431 MT. “The volume, which is entirely sourced locally, comes from […]
Davao has enough supply of pork for the holiday season-DA XI
DAVAO CITY— Pork consumers need not worry about the supply of pork during the holiday season as it got enough supply, this was the assurance of the Department of Agriculture in Davao Region (DA-11). The assurance came in the wake of African Swine Fever cases in some areas in southern Mindanao including Davao city and […]
‘Buwan ng Wika’ usa ka nindot nga pasundayag
DAVAO CITY — Nindot og puno sa kolor! Kini ang sagad makita sa usa ka bulan nga selebrasyon sa unang face to face nga selebrasyon sa ‘Buwan ng Wika’ dinhi sa Davao region nga nahuman niadtong Lunes, Septiembre 5, 2022. Ang kasaulugan gihimo sa nagkadaiyang eskuelahan sa tibouk Pilipinas ug dinhi sa rehiyon. Padayong gipaningkamutan […]
PH has to ‘carefully act’ on Mary Jane Veloso’s case
MANILA – The Philippine government will “proceed with deliberation” on the case of Mary Jane Veloso, the Filipino worker who has been on death row for 12 years in Indonesia over drug-related charges. Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles made the response when asked if President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will visit Veloso, who remains in detention in Yogyakarta. […]
Sulu-based marine troops deployed for border, external defense
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has repositioned some of its forces to strengthen border control and external defense operations in different parts of the country. This, as after more than six years of deployment and service to combat terrorism in Sulu, the 4th Marine Brigade (4MBde) and the Marine Battalion Landing […]
Power coops impose higher rate
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Power consumers in MIndanao just have to carry the brunt of paying higher power bills. This, as the Association of Mindanao Rural Electric Cooperative (AMRECO) warned electric consumers across Mindanao that power hike is inevitable high cost of power generation. Amreco President Jose Raul Saniel said that based on their […]
Nine SNAP scholars graduate with honors
DAVAO CITY — Nine scholars from the Aboitiz group’s scholarship program dubbed as SN Aboitiz Power Group’s (SNAP) Bridging Gaps in Higher Education through Tertiary Scholarships (BRIGHTS) received their diplomas and awards during separate commencement exercises held in the provinces of Ifugao, Isabela, and Benguet. AboitizPower subsidiary SNAP owns and operates several large hydropower plants […]
Customs confiscates “shabu” from Nigeria
DAVAO CITY — Bureau of Customs seized about 8.575 kilos of suspected “shabu” which has an estimated value of P58.31-million from a package which originated in Nigeria and declared as “Assorted dried spices”. The joint personnel from San Andres, Manila by a team from the Bureau of Customs-Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA), Philippine Drug Enforcement […]