DAVAO CITY — President Rodrigo Duterte has lauded the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for their sustained anti-illegal narcotics campaign in the country, as he hopes the police and the DILG to continue their efforts in the coming months. “It has to be a sustained campaign […]
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Government should push for covid-19 booster dose
DAVAO CITY —The government should ramp up the administration of COVID-19 booster shots to maintain protection on vaccinated population particularly in major cities in the country, the country’s vaccine czar has said. “We just have to remind the key cities which have more than 70 percent to 100 percent vaccination coverage,” vaccine czar Secretary Carlito […]
Pres’l yacht turned floating hospital serves ‘Odette’ victims
MANILA – The presidential yacht BRP Ang Pangulo that has been transformed into a floating hospital, has served patients from isolated areas in the Dinagat Islands, one of the provinces devastated by Typhoon Odette in December. About 233 residents of six communities in the islands of Capaquian and Sibanac, who were treated by the medical team […]
Let 2021 be a year of reckoning
As we wrap up the year, the question that we need to ask ourselves is how we want this story of violence and senseless killings to end The end of the year is shaping differently for Christmas-obsessed Filipinos, and this is not simply due to the absence of carolers on the streets and the dearth […]
Maguad couple decries DSWD for giving privileges to their children’s suspected killer
DAVAO CITY — The parents of the two young children who were brutally killed by their minor house companion decried the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Mlang , North Cotabato for allowing the minor suspect to go online via social media despite being the prime suspect of the crime. On Sunday, Mrs. […]
DOH reports 4.6k new Covid-19 cases on Sunday
DAVAO CITY — The Department of Health (DOH) reported 4,600 additional cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) on Sunday, January2. The increase has been noticed after the country logged two-digit cases before Christmas Day and the New year’s celebration. The new cases brings the total number of active cases to 21,418, of which 15,644 […]
Eco group urges 2022 candidates not to hard trees
DAVAO CITY –— The EcoWaste Coalition has appealed to all parties and individuals eyeing elective posts in the May 2022 polls not to nail, tack, staple or hang campaign materials on trees. In a statement released Sunday, the environmental group urged all candidates for national and local posts to direct their campaign organizers and supporters […]
DOH records low firework-related injuries in 2021
DAVAO CITY — The Health department has reported low firecracker-related injuries during the 2022 New Year’s eve celebration compared to the same time 2021, The DOH in a statement said, based on reports received as of 1 January 202, “Filipinos enjoyed a safer and healthier New Year celebration for 2022 with 85 cases of injuries […]
Government to go on barangay vaccination in 2022
DAVAO CITY — The government will conduct immunization and vaccination drive in barangays as it focus on immunizing the unvaccinated population including school-aged children and providing booster shots to medical and economic frontliners this year. Vaccine Czar Carlito Galvez said to achieve these, the government will carry out mobile, barangay-to-barangay vaccinations, which Galvez said, were […]
Postpone caravans until it’s safe again: UniTeam
MANILA – The team of presidential and vice presidential aspirants, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte-Carpio, respectively, on Saturday urged supporters to postpone the scheduled caravans in Metro Manila amid concerns about a potential resurgence of Covid-19 cases due to the highly transmissible Omicron variant. In a statement, the BBM-Sara UniTeam said the planned […]
Duterte instructs DPWH to work with LGUs in relocating informal settlers
DAVAO CITY –— President Rodrigo Duterte wants the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to work with local governments in Cebu and other government agencies in relocating informal settlers before rehabilitating the Santander-Barili-Toledo Road damaged by storm surge caused by Typhoon Odette this month. DPWH Secretary Roger Mercado reported some portion of the pavement […]
Enough food supply despite typhoon damages-Dar
DAVAO CITY — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has assured that there is enough supply of food despite the onslaught of Typhoon Odette that devastated the Visayas and Mindanao, this was the assurance of Agriculture Secretary WIliam Dar to the public.. In a statement, Dar emphasized “We would like to assure the public that mayroon […]
Mother of the teen who “killed” two children kneels before the victims parents
MLANG, COTABATO PROVINCE — A river of tears shed, as Michelle, the mother of the minor who admitted killing the children of the couple Cruz and Lovella Maguad met on December 30, 2021 in Barangay Tawantawan here. Michelle, the mother of the Kristine, a minor who confessed killing Crizzle Gwynn, 18 and Crizvlle Louis, 16 […]