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 […]
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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 […]
Customs clear 1M vials of Sinovac on Sunday
DAVAO CITY — Bureau of Customs Port of NAIA on June 05, 2021 processed the pre-clearance import documents of the 1,000,000 doses of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines consigned to the Department of Health, which arrived today, June 06, 2021. The 28 pallets containing 1M doses arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 via Cebu […]
PH starts exporting Okra to South Korea
DAVAO CITY — The Philippines has started exporting its Okra to South Korea on Sunday, June 6, 2021, In a Facebook post, Agriculture Secretary William Dar and Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez led the official ceremonial send-off of the initial shipment of 1,200 kilograms of fresh okra to the Republic of Korea on June 6, 2021 […]
Guv Cagas is in stable condition says kin
DIGOS CITY – Davao del Sur provincial Governor Douglas Cagas is in stable condition, says Dr. Frimm Salla Cagas-Baña on Saturday, June 4, 2021. Baña was reacting to social media report that his uncle is dead. The family of Davao del Sur Governor Douglas Ra. Cagas vehemently denied reports circulating on social media portals and […]
P200k bounty for suspects behind burning of bus in NoCot
KIDAPAWAN CITY — The municipal government of Mlang and the Provincial government of North Cotabato have put up a P200,000 bounty for any informant who can identify the suspects behind the burning of Yellow Bus line which killed three (3) passengers on Thursday, June3, in Mlang, this province. The bounty money was offered at P100,000 […]
Broadcast company exec shot dead in GenSan
DAVAO CITY — A still unidentified assailant killed the secretary of Brigada group of Companies on Friday, June 4, 2021 while the victim was traversing NLSA Road Corner Guinto St. Barangay San Isidro, General Santos City. The victim was identified as Yentes Avedo Quintoy, 39, company secretary. Police are still investigating the motive behind the […]
Bus carrying frontliners set to fire, 3 passengers perished
DAVAO CITY — A bus carrying frontliners was set to fire along the national highway in Barangay Bialong, Mlang , North Cotabato at about 4:40 Thursday afternoon, June 3, Three passengers were charred beyond recognition. Bernardo Tayong, Mlang’s disaster risk reduction and management officer, said they are still identifying the victims. In an interview Tayong […]
Massive RT-PCR test in Davao’s legislative building yields 44 Covid-19 positive employees
DAVAO CITY — The three-day massive surveillance swabbing at various offices housed inside the Sangguniang Panglungsod here yielded 44 personnel getting infected for the Sars-CoV-2. The City Health Office (CHO) held the test from from May 29 to 31. The 44 were among the 1,083 employees swabbed for Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes the coronavirus […]
Davao City opens biggest vaccination site
DAVAO CITY — To accommodate at least 1,000 residents daily, the City Government of Davao opened on Tuesday, June 2, its biggest vaccination site at the Azuela Cove in Lanang that can cater to up to 1,000 recipients per day. The city government, in a press statement quoted City Health Office (CHO) Acting Head Dr. […]
Metropolitan Davao: What does it mean for Mindanao
DAVAO CITY — “I am comforted that the Metropolitan Davao Development Authority (MDDA) has finally been passed,” said Davao City Third District congressman Isidro Ungab on March 22, 2021, the day the bill was approved in Congress. Ungab, the law’s proponent, stated that he pushed for MDDA because the time to pass Federalism is running […]
Duterte reflects on PDP-Laban nomination to run as VP in 2022
DAVAO CITY — President Rodrigo Duterte is thinking over the Partido Demokratikong Pilipino (PDP)-Laban resolution nominating him as the ruling party’s vice presidential candidate in the upcoming May 2022 elections, Malacañang said on Tuesday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Presiden Duterte will make his decision based on what he thinks is best for the nation. […]