JASAAN, MISAMIS ORIENTAL — A Ship called MV Tower One, with a former name MV Racal, sank on April 3, Saturday morning in Macajalar Bay, 200 meters away from the Shoreline in Lower Jasaan, Jasaan town, Misamis Oriental. PMaj Evary Bacunawa, Chief of Jasaan Municipal Police Station said in a phone interview with NewsLine Philippines, […]
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CdeO to implement ‘No QR code No Entry’ Policy
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY –— As soon as the dry run is done and glitches are fixed, the City Government will implement the ‘No Quick Response (QR) Code No Entry’ policy in all establishments here. This is in consonance with the City Ordinance No. 14023-2021 approved by the City Council and the executive order issued […]
3 more marijuana plantations destroyed in Sulu
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Government operatives have raided and destroyed another three marijuana plantations in the province of Sulu, a top military official announced Friday. Col. Hernanie Songano, 4th Marine Brigade commander said the three marijuana plantations were discovered Wednesday in Sitio Kanbasih, Barangay Masjid Punjungan, Kalingalang Caluang, Sulu. Songano, who is also the Naval Task Group […]
Abu Sayyaf bandits bomb, but fail to destroy bridge in Basilan
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Abu Sayyaf bandits tried but failed to destroy a newly completed bridge by way of setting off an improvised bomb in a remote barangay of Basilan province, the military reported. The Army’s 101st Infantry Brigade reported that the bomb incident took place around 3 o’clock in the morning, Wednesday, in the boundaries […]
5 villages of Zambo Sibugay submerged due to flash floods
DIPOLOG CITY, ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE — Residents from the five (5) villages of Imelda town in Zamboanga Sibugay scampered for safety as their houses submerged during the Maunday Thursday flash flood due to the low pressure area. Members of the Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire Protection, the 44th Infantry Battalion and the municipal disaster […]
Davao Mayor orders closure of swimming pools in city’s hinterland resorts
DAVAO CITY — Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio ordered the closure of all swimming pool in inland and mountain resorts including in city in compliance to the quarantine protocol and to avoid the spread of the dreaded Coronavirus Disease-19 ( Covid-19) which has yet to be contained. Armed with the Mayor’s order, Paquibato Police Station Chief P/Major […]
Passage of Bayanihan 3 pushed anew to curb unemployment
MANILA – A lawmaker on Tuesday said Congress must swiftly pass the proposed Bayanihan to Arise As One Act or the Bayanihan 3 in order to provide relief to Filipinos, especially the working class and the most vulnerable. Marikina City Rep. Stella Quimbo made the call after the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that the […]
Former NPA-infested community goes through community healing, reconciliation and transformation
Lupon, Davao Oriental –— Aiming to uproot the decades-long dark and violent history of the community in the hands of the Communist Party of the Philippines — New People’s Army — National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF), a 6-day community healing, reconciliation and transformation was recently held at Sitio Malig, Barangay Don Mariano Marcos in Lupon, Davao […]
Cops, divers begin clean-up drive to save corals in Puntod Shaol
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – In solidarity with the Environment Month, a team of policemen divers held a clean-up drive in the waters of Puntod Shoal and removed discarded fishing nets which causes the destruction of corals. The team led by Police Lt. Col. Ariel Pontillas, Chief of Gingoog PNP, took turns in cleansing the seas and wed […]
Congress folds housing controversy in MisOcc
Ozamiz City — After all the fracas and roar over a property in barangay Lam-an Ozamiz City, the House of Representatives Committee on Governance finally folded the three committee hearings on Monday, March 23, which highlighted the narrative of Ozamiz City Mayor Sancho Oaminal who provided the academic and legal details of the project before […]
11 ex-Abu Sayyaf wives, 17 others complete food processing training
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Twenty-eight women, including 11 wives of former Abu Sayyaf bandits, have completed a two-day food processing training in Basilan province, the military announced Wednesday. Lt. Col. Renante Besa, Army’s 64th Infantry Battalion (IB) commander, said the training on food processing conducted from Monday (march 29) until Tuesday (March 30) was facilitated by Technical […]
Naval task group seizes P10-M smuggled cigarettes
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Naval Task Group-Sulu seized some P10 million worth of smuggled cigarettes off Sulu. Col. Hernanie Songano, NTGS and 4th Marine Brigade commander, revealed that said shipment was intercepted by the joint team of the Navy Special Operations Unit (NSOU) and Marine Battalion Landing Team-8 (MBLT-8) around 9:50 p.m. Sunday south of Lagasan, […]
Alien parents of Pinoy with valid visas can enter PH
DAVAO CITY — Foreign parents of Filipino citizens who have valid visas and are traveling with them may now enter the Philippines, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente disclosed that the new rules are pursuant to the latest resolution issued on Thursday by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of […]