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 […]
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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 […]
Water coop to end water woe in Bukidnon
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Bernadette Lawas, 44, has lived in Kinawe, Libona, Bukidnon, for most of her life, where reliable, healthy drinking water has always been an issue. Drinking water is scarce and expensive commodity in this part of the region. Barangays Gango, Kinawe, and Kili-og in Libona, Bukidnon is just mere 15 minutes […]
Law enforcement operation nets Abu Sayyaf bandit
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Government operatives have arrested in a law enforcement operation an Abu Sayyaf bandit in this southern port city, the police announced Monday. Police Brig. Gen. Ronaldo Genaro Ylagan, Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) director, said Merham Tulawi Nasalon, 22, an alleged Abu Sayyaf bandit, was arrested around 1:40 a.m. Sunday in Sitio Niyog-Niyog, […]
Marawi mayor tests positive for Covid-19
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Marawi City Mayor MajulGandamra tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), he announced Sunday. In a statement he issued after the test results came out Sunday night, Gandamra said he got infected with the disease “despite careful and religious observance of minimum health protocols”. “While our guards are lowered down […]
Envi group wants ban of spray paints sold online from Davao City
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Spray paints being sold online that were traced back to Davao City were found to be highly toxic as an environmental group has called on a ban on these products. The group EcoWaste Coalition has appealed to dealers of aerosol or spray paints from Mindanao not to sell products containing […]
Troops launch offensive, thwarts terror plots in Central Mindanao
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Government troops are continuously conducting clearing and pursuit operations against the Dawlah Islamaiya terrorists in Central Mindanao area, military officials announced Sunday. This, as the Joint Task Force (JTF)-Central has launched offensive against the Dawlah Islamiya since Thursday, March 25, to thwart plans of the terrorists to conduct bombings in Central Mindanao. […]