DIPOLOG CITY – A 55-year-old suspected COVID 19 patient here committed suicide by jumping from the third-floor window of his isolation room at the Zamboanga del Norte Medical Center (ZNMC), becoming the first victim of the pandemic’s “emerging and more dangerous” mental health disorder. Doctor Esmeralda A. Nadela, Provincial Health Officer and Chief of ZNMC, […]
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DA chief urges stronger, faster delivery of extension services to farmers, fisherfolk
Capping the legacies of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, the Department of Agriculture (DA) will further strengthen the delivery of extension services and provision of technical and marketing assistance, in partnership with the local government units (LGUs) and other stakeholders, as the “Mandanas-Garcia ruling” will be implemented starting in January 2022. Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar […]
PH Embassy in Iran repatriates Pinay domestic abuse survivor
The Philippine Embassy in Iran facilitated the return to Manila from Tehran of a Filipina mother and her two infant children on August 12, months after being rescued from domestic violence at the hands of a foreigner husband. “Anna” (not her real name) 35, was rescued by the Embassy with the assistance of the Tehran […]
DENR, Davao del Sur LGUs partnering for Land Titling
DAVAO CITY — To realize the long-dreamed title for the tillers, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is now collaborating with with Local Government Units (LGUs) to distribute the lands to its tillers. The DENR recently crafted a mechanism for the improvement of land sector, the DENR-XI and the LGU of Sulop and […]
4P’s benepisyari dili kaltasan sa ilang ayuda kung di magpabakuna
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW — Walay kamatuoran ang mga istorya nga makaltasan o makuhaan ang madawat nga cash grants sa atong mga Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries kung sila dili magpabakuna, kini ang gibutyag sa Department of Public Works and Highways sa ilang sulat pahayag. Ang tanang basehan sa ilahang pagka-benepisyaryo mao ang mga nahisulat […]
Hunger pushes indigenous peoples of Haran to return home.
TALAINGOD, DAVAO DEL NORTE — On Monday, August 9, 2021, 95 individuals, mostly children from the Ata-Manobo indigenous peoples, left the UCCP Haran Compound in Davao City after spending six years there. Of the 95, 37 are adults and the huge number are children, says Davao del Norte Governor Edwin I. Jubahib. In 2014, over […]
Line workers get maximum P2-M insurance under House bill
MANILA – The House of Representatives has approved on final reading two measures seeking to enhance the knowledge and working conditions of workers in the power utility industry. With 225 affirmative votes, the chamber passed House Bill 9524, or the proposed Line Worker Insurance and Benefits Act which seeks to provide insurance coverage and additional […]
Gov’t boosts response, contingency ops against Covid-19 variants
DAVAO CITY — The National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 and the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging and Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) have activated a crisis action plan to effectively contain and mitigate highly transmissible Covid-19 strains, such as the Delta variant, as the National Capital Region and other areas of the country […]
Line workers get maximum P2-M insurance under House bill
MANILA – The House of Representatives has approved on final reading two measures seeking to enhance the knowledge and working conditions of workers in the power utility industry. With 225 affirmative votes, the chamber passed House Bill 9524, or the proposed Line Worker Insurance and Benefits Act which seeks to provide insurance coverage and additional benefits […]
Major airport, seaport projects to boost Caraga dev’t: Tugade
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Thursday formally unveiled major airport and seaport development projects that will further boost the connectivity of the Caraga Region. In a ceremony at the Butuan Airport, Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said these include the asphalt overlay of the airport’s runway, the improvement of the terminal interior […]
Matigsalug tribe freed from NPA; holds 1st flag raising rite
MANILA – For the very first time, the Matigsalug tribe in Marilog, Davao City held a flag-raising ceremony after being freed from the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF). It was indeed a historic day on July 30 for the elders and tribe members of the Matigsalug as the whole community attentively […]
PNP has only 8% of the body cams needed-Eleazar
CAMP HAMAC, Dipolog City – Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Guillermo Lorenzo T. Eleazar admitted that they only have distributed eight percent of the body cameras needed for its operations involving the execution of warrants as required by the Supreme Court. “We just provided one (body camera) set to each city police station nationwide . […]
Duterte commends PDEA, PNP over apprehension of P1-B illegal drugs
DAVAO CITY— For a job well done, President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday lauded the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) for a series of successful drug hauls that netted P1.48 billion worth of illicit narcotics, one of the largest in the country. “To the team, both from the different agencies, […]