MANILA – The Kuwaiti employer of Jeanelyn Villavende, the overseas Filipino worker who was tortured and killed in Kuwait, has been sentenced to death by a criminal court, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. announced late Wednesday. “The (Philippine Embassy) lawyer Fawziya Al Sabah said the Court’s decision was fair and in accordance with law and […]
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Region-9 malinawon pagsaulog sa Pasko ug Bag-Ong tuig
DIPOLOG CITY — GIDEKLARA sa kapulisan sa rehiyon nuwebe nga nahimong nagmalinawon ang pasugat sa katawhan sa bag-ong tuig human wala silay natala nga mga dagkung panghitabo. Gibutyag ni Police Brigadier General Rolando Genaro Ylagan ang Regional Director sa Police Regional Office 9 nga subay sa ilahang gihimo nga assessment walay natala nga mga nabuthan […]
DOH: ‘Contaminated water’ is probable cause of diarrhea outbreak in Davao Occidental
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) Davao confirmed on Sunday the outbreak of diarrhea in Barangay Butuan, Jose Abad Santos town in Davao Occidental. Jose Abad Santos Vice Mayor James John Royce earlier on his Facebook Page said that 34 patients were brought to the Tomas Lachica District Hospital. Royce said three persons […]
Sports complex soon to rise in Mati City
DAVAO CITY – The Davao Oriental Provincial Sports Complex will soon rise in Barangay Don Martin Marundan in Mati City Mati City, the capital of the province. The ‘world-class’ sports facility will be constructed in the 12-hectare parcel of land owned by the provincial government. This was announced by the provincial government of Davao Oriental […]
Kaso sa COVID-19 sa Pilipinas padayon nga misaka
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW— PADAYON pa ang pagsaka sa ihap sa mga natapdan sa Corona Virus Disease kon COVID-19 dinhi sa Pilipinas kung diin subay sa pinakaulahing datus nga gipagawas sa Department of Health kon DOH hapit na kini miabot sa 477,000 ka kaso. Base sa pinakaulahing bulletin nga gipagula sa DOH, midugang ang bag-ong kaso […]
Public school teachers makadawat og dugang allowance karong 2021
DAKBAYAN SA DAVAO — MAAYO ang tuig nga mosugat alang ngadto sa mga magtutudlo sa pampublikong tunghaan sa nasud kay ila nang madawat ang P1,500 nga dugang allowance human nga nalakip ang pondo alang niini sa bag-uhay lamang napirnahan ni Presidente Rodrigo Duterte nga 2021 National Budget. Kabahin niining tinuig nga dugang allowance sa mga […]
Curfew, liquor ban in Davao City extended until January 31
DAVAO CITY – The implementation of the ‘9 p.m. to 4 a.m. curfew’ and the 24-hour liquor ban here has been extended until Jan. 31, 2021 because of the persistent threat of the coronavirus disease or COVID-19. On Dec. 28, Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio issued Executive Order No. 71, titled ‘An Order Extending the Effectivity of […]
OFWs with special cases come home on New Year’s day
DAVAO CITY — The Department of Foreign Affairs ushered in the new year by repatriating 234 Filipinos from the UAE and Bahrain via a Chartered Philippine Air Lines Flight that arrived from Manama at NAIA Terminal 2 this morning just after daybreak. It was a new morning for the Filipinos aboard the aircraft. The group […]
Halin sa pabuto sa Dipolog City mikusog bisan dunay pandemya.
DAKBAYAN SA DIPOLOG— Nalipay ang mga manindahay og pabuto didto sa Dipolog City Boulevard, dakbayan sa Dipolog Zamboanga del Norte kay mikusog ang halin sa pabuto karon tuiga. Kini ang giangkon sa mga negosyante nga namaligya og mga nagkadaiyang pabuto didto sa boulevard diin kini maoy designated area. Usa sa mga nanag-iya og stall sa […]
‘Balik Probinsiya’ to resume early this year
DAVAO CITY – Suspended in June this year, the Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa (BP2) program is set to resume early this year , the National Housing Authority announced Wednesday, December 30, In an interview, Marcelino Escalada, executive director of the program and general manager of the National Housing Authority, said it was put on hold to […]
Walay nadakpan nga paboto sa Davao City
DAVAO CITY– Zero kon walay nakumpiska nga mga firecrackers bisan mga gagmayng matang niini sama sa watusi ug sparklers. Sumala sa Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Davao City Fire District nagsige sila ug inspeksyon uban sa nagkadaiyang yunit sa otoridad sa ilang pag-monitor sa mga sidewalk vendors ning Dakbayan, Disyembre 31, 2020. Si Senior Fire […]
Sara Duterte tops list of presidential bets: survey
MANILA – Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte has topped the list of possible presidential bets in a survey released by Pulse Asia on Thursday. The Pulse Asia survey, conducted from Nov. 23 to Dec. 2, showed that 26 percent of Filipinos would support Sara succeeding her father, Rodrigo Roa Duterte, as president should the 2022 elections […]
Filipinos must adapt new normal life until pandemic is over-Galvez
DAVAO CITY — Filipinos must adapt to a new normal way of living until the pandemic is over, this was the message of National Policy Against Covid-19 chief implementer and vaccine czar, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. on Thursday. In his year-end message, Galvez said practicing and adopting the minimum health protocol must become a way […]