MANILA – While admitting that curbing corruption in government is a difficult task, President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday night vowed to continue fighting it until the end of his term. “We are not proclaiming that we have gotten rid of corruption. There is still corruption in this government and any other government that will come after […]
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Zamboanga City records no immunization adverse effect
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A top local health official announced that the inoculation of the A2 and A3 priority groups is smoothly ongoing with no reported adverse effect after immunization for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). The A2 priority groups are the senior citizens and A3 are persons with comorbidities aged 18 to 59 years old. The […]
Iligan’s health frontliners resign due to salary delays, lack SSS claims despite remittances
ILIGAN CITY —– More than a dozen nurses assigned to the COVID ward of the local government unit (LGU) resigned on April 27 due to a four-month delay in their salary. Their job is to look after COVID patients or returning residents who have a positive swab test result. They were assigned to the COVID […]
Eid’l Fit’r mass congregation in Lanao del Sur, suspended
MARAWI CITY —– The Provincial Inter-Agency Task Force (PIATF) approved a resolution on Tuesday suspending Eid’l Fitr congregational prayers in mosques, including mass outside, and congregational prayers related to the celebration of Eid’l Fitr or the Feast of Ramadhan. To protect the public from the highly contagious coronavirus disease (COVID)-19, the PIATF imposed a temporary […]
Dawlah Islamiya leader killed in Maguindanao clash
ZAMBOANGA CITY – According to military officials, a mid-level leader of the Dawlah Islamiya (DI)-Maguid group was killed in an intelligence-driven special military operation in the Maguindanao province on Wednesday, May 12. Lt. Gen. Corleto Vinluan, Jr., commander of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom), identified the slain Di-Maguid group mid-level leader as Kopang Sahak alias […]
PDEA-10 destroys P61M illegal drugs in local crematorium
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – More than P61 million worth of illegal drugs weighing 9.043 kilograms were destroyed by the Phil. Drug Enforcement Agency-10 (PDEA-10) at a mortuary Monday afternoon. PDEA-10 said the total value of incinerated drugs in Monday’s destruction was pegged at P61,493,563.76. According to Benjamin Recites III, PDEA-10 assistant regional director, most of the illegal […]
132k AstraZeneca, 29k Pfizer, 80 Sinovac arrive at Davao International Airport
DAVAO CITY — Thousands of Coronavirus Vaccines (CoronaVac) arrived at the Davao International Airport on Tuesday afternoon (May 11) through Cebu Pacific Pacific Flight. Around 4:05 pm., Cebu Pacific 5J 969 conveyed the 132,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine, 29,250 doses of Pfizer and 80 doses of Sinovac. In an interview, Department of Health 11 (DOH […]
Duterte proclaims country under state of calamity due to ASF
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has declared a state of emergency for the entire country due to the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak, allowing the government to draw on its quick response fund. The ASF outbreak has cost the country approximately three million hogs, resulting in losses of more than P100 billion for the local hog sector […]
City police facilitates mass surrender of former rebels, supporters with pending warrants
DAVAO CITY — The Davao City Police Office (DCPO) successfully facilitated the mass surrender of the 23 wanted persons, May 10, 2021 at the Malabog Gym, Brgy. Malabog, Paquibato District, this city. The group includes former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels and known sympathizers of the communist movement, Milisya ng Bayan and other underground mass […]
8 Abu Sayyaf arrested in Sabah
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The collaboration of the Joint Task Force (JTF)-Sulu’s 4th Marine Brigade and Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCOM) led to the arrest of eight Abu Sayyaf bandits, including two mid-level leaders, military officials announced Monday. Maj. Gen. William Gonzales, JTF-Sulu commander said that Abu Sayyaf mid-level leaders Sansibar Bensio and Mabar Binda, who […]
DSWD XI turns over housing units in Tarragona town
TARAGONA, DAVAO ORIENTAL – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office XI has formally turned over 277 housing units to the residents of Purok Tent City, Barangay Dadong in Tarragona last April 29. Aldrin Carpio, president of the MSAP Beneficiaries Association, expressed gratitude to both DSWD and the local government unit for […]
Sulu Task Force Covid-19 bans Eid’l Fitri gatherings
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Congregational, group prayer, and other public and private social gatherings related to the celebration next week of Eid’l Fitri 2021 have been temporarily suspended in Sulu province. In an executive order on Friday, Gov. Abdusakur Tan, chairperson of the Sulu Task Force coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), imposed a temporary ban on all […]
2 women nabbed in possession of P1-M shabu
ZAMBOANGA CITY— Two women were arrested, and P1 million in illegal drugs were seized from them by members of the Regional Drug Enforcement Unit-9 (RDEU-9), who are on the trail of two rescued drug suspects in this city. – Police Brig. Gen. Ronaldo Genaro Ylagan, Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) director, identified them as Armida Jul-Asri […]