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New Zealand scholarships open doors for Mindanao professionals, graduates

Manaaki scholarship applicants must demonstrate work experience and commitment to service as applications open in March 2027 DAVAO CITY (October 30)  — Mindanao professionals, university graduates and other eligible applicants...

Nearly 500,000 Filipino children exploited online as foreign demand fuels abuse

Study estimates nearly half a million children were trafficked to produce sexual abuse material in 2022, exposing a...

Duterte defense challenges ICC bid to admit drug war witnesses’ recorded testimony

Defense seeks live testimony and cross-examination of two witnesses whose accounts the prosecution links to alleged drug war...

Davao Region’s 60 foster children outnumber 56 active licensed foster parents

Racco-Davao seeks more qualified caregivers, particularly for children with special needs, to expand safe family-based care DAVAO CITY (October...

BARMM poll legitimacy tested as Comelec probes two winning candidates

Protests allege pre-shaded ballots, voter intimidation and votes cast by others, challenging whether contested parliamentary results reflect voters’...
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Ombudsman fires 3 Bukidnon NIA execs over P9.44-M fertilizer scam

DAVAO CITY (June 1) ---The Office of the Ombudsman ordered the dismissal from the service of three officials from the National Irrigation Authority (NIA)...

Sandiganbayan affirms plunder case vs ex-Immigration commissioner

DAVAO CITY (June 1) --- The Sandiganbayan affirmed the  plunder case  against former  Bureau of Immigration Commissioner Al Argosino for reportedly mulcting Macau gambling...

P500-M fake cigarettes, tax stamps seized in Bulacan

MANILA -- The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Thursday seized counterfeit cigarettes and fake Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) tax stamps worth PHP500 million during...

300  disgruntled Kadamay settlers abandon membership, reveal anomalies

DAVAO CITY (June 1) — Some 300 disgruntled members of Kadamay, abandoned membership from the  group citing anomalies  perpetrated by their leaders. On Thursday, May...

House approves BBL

MANILA (May 30)  --  Garnering  227 votes, The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on second and third reading the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). The...

Duterte fires Customs Commissioner Prudente over excessive foreign trips

DAVAO CITY (May 30) — President Rodrigo Duterte fired  on Wednesday Bureau of Customs (BOC) deputy commissioner Noel Patrick Sales Prudente over excessive foreign trips. Prudente...
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