TULUNAN, COTABATO PROVINCE — Ipoy or Ryan Moralidad was born with no legs (congenital amputation) but it didn’t stop him to fend for his family as a good son. Ipoy, 21, of Purok 3, Barangay Sibsib, Tulunan Town, Cotabato Province, was overwhelmed with emotion as he recalled the difficult decision he had to make “to […]
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Duterte says Filipinos must be heroes in their own right to overcome pandemic
DAVAO CITY — President President Rodrigo Roa Duterte joined the entire Filipino nation Saturday in celebrating the 123rd anniversary of Philippine Independence, hoping the patriotism of heroes of the past will inspire the current generation of Filipinos to overcome present-day challenges such as the coronavirus pandemic. In his message, President Duterte said the challenges of […]
Wall of Heroes for Covid-19 fatalities
DAVAO CITY —- President Rodrigo Duterte has honored on Saturday June 12, the heroism of the medical frontliners who died while attending to their patients, a Wall of Heroes will be constructed to honor them inside the Libingan ng mga Bayani. Duterte who led the commemoration of the 123rd anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine […]
Gingoog City to implement stricter quarantine control
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The spike of Coronavirus cases has prompted the City of Gingoog to place the entire city under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine status starting June 16 up to 30, 2021. In a press briefing on Friday night, Mayor Eric Cañosa said that the local government unit wrote a letter request to […]
Coastal waters in 7 provinces confirmed red tide-infected
MANILA –The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) announced on Friday that red tide has been detected in seven provinces’ coastal zones. The latest results indicated paralytic shellfish poison (PSP), or the toxin that causes red tide, is beyond the regulatory limit. The affected areas are the coastal waters of Dauis and Tagbilaran City […]
BOC clears 3-million Sinovac
DAVAO CITY — clears more than 3million doses of Pfizer and Sinovac vaccines Bureau of Customs – Port of NAIA (BOC-NAIA) expeditiously cleared two (3) importations of COVID-19 vaccines consisting of 3,074,410 doses, which arrived from June 9-10, 2021. The first importation consisting of 111,150 doses of Pfizer-BioNtech vaccines arrived in NAIA Terminal 2 on June […]
Marc Cagas takes oath as Davao del Sur Governor
DIGOS CITY – Following the death of his father early the same day, Vice-Governor Marc Douglas Chan Cagas was sworn in as the new governor of Davao del Sur on Thursday afternoon. Marc Cagas is the only son of Governor Douglas Ralota Cagas and House Representative Mercedes Chan Cagas for Davao del Sur’s lone district. […]
Davao speed limit rules messed up, traffic officer relieved from post
DAVAO CITY — On Sunday, June 6, motorists plying the Philippine-Japan Friendship route were apprehended for exceeding 30 kilometers per hour along a downhill section of the highway, causing chaos and outrage on social media. Under Republic Act 4136, open roads will have a speed limit of 80 kilometers per hour (kph) for light vehicles […]
Town hospital locked due to Covid-19 cases
MARAMAG, BUKIDNON PROVINCE– After probable Covid-19 transmission among its patients and medical staff, health officials in this city ordered the temporary lockdown of Maramag Hospital, a branch of the Bukidnon Provincial Hospital. Dr. Edmundo G. Garcia, Bukidnon Provincial Hospital-Maramag Chief of Hospital II, issued a warning on June 6, 2021, stating that the 130-bed capacity […]
Sinkhole sa highway sa Butuan City
DAKBAYAN SA DAVAO— Gipahibalo karon ni Kapitan Randy Jagonos sa Barangay de Oro , Butuan City nga natunaw ang portion sa aspaltong dalan sa Purok 8, Daang Maharlika Highway. Sa Facebook Page sa Butuan City PIO “nadiskobrehan ang road hole pasado alas 8 sa buntag dihang dunay milabay nga mga motorista sa maong dapit ug […]
Army lends hand to disaster-stricken province
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao – In addition to their commitment to serve the people and secure the land, troops from the 601st Infantry Brigade, which is made up of the 7th Infantry ‘Tapat’ Battalion, Joint Task Force – Talakudong, and the 5th Special Forces Battalion, have stepped up their humanitarian efforts in collaboration with the local […]
Police, military adopt stricter security measures for riding public in NoCot
KIDAPAWAN CITY – Due to the recent bus burning incident, the police and military authorities have adopted tighter security measures for the riding public in the Overland Terminal here. This was disclosed by Cotabato Deputy Provincial Director Lt. Col. Bernard Tayong in an interview with Newsline Philippines after the incident last week where a passenger […]
Davao’s biggest church observes 30% capacity
DAVAO CITY — The biggest Catholic church here strictly implement the 30% capacity fir its faithful as the city government reverted its quarantine status to Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) starting June 5 to June 20, 2021. In an advisory signed by Davao Archbishop Romulo Valles dated June 4, 2021, asked the different parish priest […]