The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Thursday, February 18, 2021, mandated pension-issuing agencies and their servicing banks and other financial institutions to adopt alternative modes of validation for senior citizen pensioners. At present, senior citizens make personal appearances or submit documents that require personal appearances before a notary public in order to have continuous access […]
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P400-M town hospital to rise in MisOr
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Local and national officials led the groundbreaking of the P400 million public hospital that will serve mostly residents of the eastern part of Misamis Oriental in Villanueva town, Misamis Oriental, on February 18.. The Northeastern Misamis General Hospital is level two 100-bed capacity health care facility located in Barangay Looc, Villanueva, just […]
President has sole power to craft foreign policy-Duterte
DAVAO CITY — Contrary to the claim of Senator Panfilo Lacson that the Senate has a hand in crafting foreign policy, President Rodrigo Duterte has fended off criticisms saying neither the vice president nor senators have function in deals such as the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) arguing only the president has the sole power under […]
1st Infantry Division recruits new soldiers
ZAMBOANGA CITY – One hundred fifty-five candidate soldiers undergo basic military training at the 1st Division Training School of the Army’s 1st Infantry Division (ID) in Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur. The training started Monday with reception rites, which marks the start of training process and to challenge, as well as test the physical and mental attributes of the […]
PNP family question accuracy of Rapid Antigen Test
DIPOLOG CITY — The family of the young police officer is now questioning the result of the Covid-19 antigen taken from 27-year-old policeman who met his untimely death in a vehicular accident in Labangan town in Zamboanga del Sur province at dawn on February 14. This after Patrolman Sanny Tajan Dacal, a resident of Tambulig […]
Davao de Oro government denies lockdown in the province; its 2 COVID-19 UK variant patients in isolation
DAVAO CITY —CONTRARY to persistent rumors, the Provincial Government of Davao de Oro has assured there will be no lock down in the entire province, and that its two patients earlier declared by the Department of Health (DOH) as positive of COVID-19’s “United Kingdom variant” are asymptomatic and in strict isolation. The COVID-19 UK variant […]
Iligan sikad-sikad drivers undergo surprise drug test, 2 found positive
AT LEAST 128 sikad-sikad drivers went to a surprise drug test conducted by agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Iligan City last February 10. Upon the call of local authorities, the drivers were quick to gather at a gymnasium in Barangay Villaverde here believing that they would be attending just another meeting. […]
Policeman dies in Valentine’s Day accident
IT COULD have been a promising day as the country was just starting to celebrate Valentine’s, but not for the 27-year-old policeman who met his untimely death in a vehicular accident at dawn of February in Labangan town, Zamboanga del Sur. Police report identified the fatality as Patrolman Sanny Tajan Dacal, a resident of Tambulig […]
Government takes over Maute group lair
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Government troops backed by air assault and artillery fires have captured a lair of the Dawlah Islamiya (DI), formerly known as the Maute Group, in a remote village of Lanao del Sur, military officials said Monday. Lt. Gen. Corleto Vinluan, Jr., commander of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom), said the troops from […]
Pulis sa Davao nanghatag og rosas atol sa valentine’s
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW— Nagkadaiyang mga diskarti ang gihimo sa mga sakop sa Davao City Police atol sa pagsaulog sa Valentines Day kagahapong adlawa, Pebrero 14, 2021. Gawas sa pagpatuman sa mga health protocols sa mga quarantine checkpoints, ang mga pulis sa Baguio Police Station nangharana ug nanghatag ug bulak nga dunay mga hugot lines ngadto […]
Davao City starts registration for Covid-19 vaccine recipients
DAVAO CITY — The City government has started the registration of individuals who wants to avail of free COVID-19 vaccines. Dr. Josephine Villafuerte, program head of the Davao City COVID-19 Vaccination Program said Davao residents may now sign up for a slot at their respective health districts ahead of the rollout of local vaccination process. […]
PDEA dismantles drug den in Zambo Sibugay
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) together with the city police here have arrested six high-value individuals (HVIs) as they dismantled a drug den in Purok Sampaguita, Barangay Tenan, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay, Friday, February 12, 2021 . Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Regional Director Emerson Margate identified the arrested suspects […]
PH remains neutral despite heightened geo-political tension-Duterte
DAVAO CITY –— President Rodrigo Duterte said Friday he is in a tight balancing act insisting, however, that his government will remain neutral and his allegiance will be for the Filipino people in the midst of the tense geo-political environment in the Asia-Pacific region. Speaking during the inspection of newly delivered air assets to the […]