DAVAO CITY — Thank God. Everyone in social media thanked God when they learned that one-year-old baby Chiro Casakit survived after their motorbike was hit by a speeding Ford Rang truck along the highway of Purok 7, Barangay Southern, Panabo City afternoon of Maundy Thursday. Chiro parents Ronalyn and Chito Casakit died due to severe […]
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Dayanghirang condemns brutal killing of village chief
DAVAO CITY — Davao Oriental Governor Nelson Dayanghirang condemns the brutal killing of a village chief who was murdered inside his house in Mati City on Wednesday night. Matiao Barangay Captain Ronnie Valera was killed by still unidentified gunmen inside his house. He sustained a gunshot wound on his head and two on his chest. […]
AboitizPower seals first Green Energy Option Program deal
DAVAO CITY — Vita Tropic Ice Company, Inc., an ice manufacturing company located in Malabon City, has recently switched to Advent Energy Inc., a retail business unit of AboitizPower, upon successful completion of the Green Energy Option Program (GEOP) switching process. Vita Tropic is AboitizPower’s first GEOP customer and the partnership commenced on March 26, […]
Bad road in Panabo City takes couple’s lives
DAVAO CITY — For skipping the bad portion of the road a black pick-up bumped on a motorbike at the opposite direction killing a couple and critically wounded their one-year-old child on Maundy Thursday at around 1:30 in the afternoon along Purok 7 Barangay Southern Davao in Panabo City. Panabo City PNP Traffic Investigator SSG. […]
Luzon Hydro supports Ilocos Sur communities with medical equipment and supplies
DAVAO CITY — To ensure that valuable resources are available for immediate clinical response, Hedcor subsidiary Luzon Hydro donated about P600,000 worth of essential medical equipment and supplies to host barangays in Alilem, Ilocos Sur. Hedcor is AboitizPower’s business unit that owns and operates run-of-river hydropower plants across the Philippines. “Luzon Hydro is providing these […]
Military neutralizes reds suspected of killing pregnant cop
MAKILALA, NORTH COTABATO – The military claimed it neutralized two suspected leaders of the new People’s Army whom they suspected to have killed a pregnant cop several years back. Colonel Ezra Balagtey, commnader of the 39th Infantry Battalion station in the borders of North Cotabato and Davao del Sur in a press statement said “Most […]
Village chief killed in Mati City
DAVAO CITY — A village chief of Mati City was killed by still unidentified gunmen inside his house at around 8:00 in the evening of Wednesday April 13, 2022. Reports reaching Newsline revealed, Matiao barangay Caption Ronnie Valera was inside his house when one of the three suspects entered and killed the village chief hitting […]
Residents of Baybay, Leyte cry for help
DAVAO CITY — Almost 2,000 residents affected by landslides due to tropical storm Agaton (Megi) from the ten (10) barangays of Baybay, Southern Leyte now cry for help from food to reconstruction of their wrecked houses/ Charry Ann Natividad who survived the flashfloods with her four-month old baby said they were inside the house when […]
BI: Returning Pinoys no longer oblige to submit arrival cards
DAVAO CITY —-Filipinos coming from abroad are no longer obliged to fill out arrival cards and submit them to officers manning the counters of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) at the airports. According to lawyer Carlos Capulong, BI Port Operations Division Chief, said he recently issued a memorandum directing that the submission of arrival or […]
TF-Davao doubles security for Holy Week
DAVAO CITY — In preparation for the influx of people during the Holy Week, Task Force Davao has augmented its force to ensure an orderly and peaceful observance of this year’s commemoration. Colonel Darren E. Comia, commander of Task Force Davao told Newsline “we are securing 29 Roman Catholic churches and we asked for additional […]
Drivers lukewarm on next oil price rollback
DAVAO CITY –— Public utility drivers here are lukewarm for tomorrow’s oil price rollback claiming it is just an icing on a cake. Demetrio Masaran, a public utility jitney driver said in vernacular “P1.pp? it is next to nothing, the oil prices increases has reached more that P20.00 the past months since 2022 and the […]
Newborn baby found outside a store
DAVAO CITY — A newborn baby boy was abandoned outside a store in Zone 2 in the village of Villarica, Babak District , Island garden City of Samal at about 6:15 in the morning on Saturday. Arjay owner of a store told newsline “The baby was wrapped in a light blue blanket and was still […]
Immigration on alert for passenger influx during Holy Week
DAVAO CITY — Anticipating influx of passengers during the The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is on heightened alert as it anticipates a daily arrival of at least 13,000 passengers this month and more between Palm and Easter Sundays. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said all airports and seaports are properly manned. “Historically, the number of passengers […]