DAVAO CITY — The Land transportation Office (LTO) XI started to release driver’s license with 10-year validity on December 1, 2021. Oscar Don Zamora, Chief of LTO XI licensing division in an interview with Newsline, said they already implemented Section 3 of the newly amended Republic Act No. 10930 otherwise known as the Land Transportation […]
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DOTr asks google to include PH bike lanes in their map
DAVAO CITY —The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has requested Google to include bike lane routes in the Philippines in the dashboard of its popular real-time navigation app Google Maps to help cyclists on their daily commutes. Transport Secretary Art Tugade said the DOTr is already coordinating with Google regarding the project. “This will be a […]
RPSB, policing through community service
To spread the best practices of the Revitalized-Pulis sa Barangay of Police Regional Office in region XI, Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo M. Año recently issued a directive to implement the same nationwide. Año’s directive came after PNP XI director PBGen Filmore B. Escobal presented the concept before the SILG and other senior officials […]
Duterte to join US-hosted democracy summit
DAVAO CITY — President Rodrigo Duterte will join other leaders in the Summit for Democracy on December 9-10, 2021, upon the invitation of US President Joe Biden, a Palace statement said. Duterte is among the world leaders and heads of state invited by President Biden, the host, in a summit aimed at strengthening democracy in […]
Capacity-building to mental health workers for a stronger mental health system in Mindanao
The limited mental health services in the Philippines, especially for critical needs following tense situations such as armed conflicts, became more prominent during and after the 2017 Marawi siege. Thousands of civilians were displaced from their homes; some were trapped and dealt with the ongoing violence. Mental health emerged as a serious concern during and […]
Mandatory nga pagrehistro sa SIM card aprobado na sa Kongreso
DAKBAYAN SA DAVAO— Gi-parobahan na sa Kongreso niadtong Lunes, Disyembre 6, ang balaud nga nagmandu nga irehistro na ang Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards kon SIM Pack law. Nakakuha og 181 ka boto ang House Bill 5793 kon “SIM Card Registration Act”, nga gilantaw nga makatabang nga masundan ang mga kriminal ug pasaway sa balaud […]
Davao learners go back to their classrooms, limit thou
DAVAO CITY — Though limited, learners from a far-flung village of the Davao region go back to school and finally they interact with their teachers after almost two years due to the threat that the Coronavirus disease. The Department of Education (DepEd) XI spokesperson Jenielito Atiilo said learners are back in Digaynon Integrated School, an […]
Terrorist bomber surrenders in North Cotabato
DAVAO CITY – Another Daulah Islamiya Bomb make/expert surrenders in Carmen, North Cotabato on December 5, 2021. Major General Juvymax Uy, Commander of Joint Task Force Central and 6th Infantry Division described that the surrenderer is a DI bomb maker and expert as one of the high-value targets of security forces but refrains to reveal […]
PDEA destroys P14m expired meds, illegal drugs
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Authorities here destroyed more than P14.145 million worth of confiscated illegal and expired medicines on Friday, December 3. In a cermAt the drug destruction ceremony, PDEA-10 said more than two kilos of “shabu” or crystal meth and marijuana, along with various expired medicines, were incinerated at the crematorium. These drugs […]
17k quake victims in DavSur get housing aid
DAVAO CITY — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office XI has already disbursed ₱288,990,185 to 17,124 out of 36,270 beneficiaries in five (5) municipalities of Davao del Sur under its Comprehensive Aid to Repair Earthquake Damage (CARED) program as of November 22. The program consists of two components – the Emergency […]
2 Basilan mayors shot in Zamboanga, 1 dies
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Four unidentified gunmen shot two Basilan town Mayors in Baliwasan Seaside, Zamboanga City at around 8:00 in the morning today. Police identified the fatality as Albarka Municipal Mayor Lajid Darus while Akbar Municipal Mayor Alih Salih was also hit but he is now in a hospital. The driver of Salih was also […]
1,1m Davao residents done with first dose, hits 87% target herd immunity
DAVAO CITY — The city government has Davao City has vaccinated a total of 1,136,577 million individuals or 87 percent of the target herd immunity for the first dose as of December 1, 2021. Davao COVID-19 Task Force Spokesperson Dr. Michelle Schlosser, during the Bida Bakunado program of 87.5 FM Davao City Disaster Radio on […]
Davao City opens 24/7 Covid-19 clinic
DAVAO CITY — The city government it partnership with private groups will open tomorrow. December 6, its first 24/7 Covid-19 Cluster Clinic at Doña Vicenta Village, Bajada further enhancing the city’s response to the evolving coronavirus pandemic. The clinic is the first among the eight clinics which the city government is set to establish to […]