ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine Army beefs up its campaign against terrorism here as it activates the first ever reservist battalion in the province of Sulu to help fight against the Abu Sayyaf. Lt. Gen. Corleto Vinluan, Jr., commander of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom), said Monday that the 195 Tausug volunteers, who just completed […]
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Diocesan Priest gunned down in Bukidnon
BUKIDNON PROVINCE-— A Diocesan Priest was killed Sunday night in the sub-village of Pal-ing, Barangay Patpat of Malaybalay town this province. Malaybalay City Police Lt. Col Jerry Tambis identified the priest as Fr. Rene B. Regalado, 42, Parish Priest of San Francisco Javier Parish in Kibangay, Lantapan, Bukidnon. In an official police report, Tambis stated […]
Koreans top list of foreigners barred from entering PH in 2020
Over 3,000 foreigners, the majority of them Koreans, have been barred from entering the country last year, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported on Monday. According to BI Commissioner Jaime Morente, a total of 3,044 aliens were denied entry in 2020 as compared to 7,700 who were turned away from the previous year. A large […]
4 children perish in Zambo Sur fire
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Four children perished as they were trapped in a fire that razed a house in a remote barangay in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, a police official said. Captain Edwin Duco, spokesperson of the Zamboanga Peninsula police regional office identified the fatalities as siblings Gian, nine; Njay, eight; Anthon, seven; and, […]
Firefighters return P500K found in store fire
Davao City – Members of the Davao City Fire District returned the P500,000 they found while extinguishing the fire in the burning Silver Light Motor Parts along Bangoy St., at 6 a.m. on Sunday, January 24. The firefighters found the money inside a vault. The owner was so grateful that the money was not burned […]
PNP strengthens security in Sultan Kudarat town
MAGUINDANAO – The Philippine National Police (PNP) strengthened security measures in Sultan Kudarat town after a five-hour shootout that left 12 members of a local criminal syndicate and a policeman dead and four other policemen wounded on Saturday. Sultan Kudarat Police Chief Maj. Julhamin Asdani said this is to avert any possible retaliation by remaining […]
Government relaxes age-based restrictions in MGCQ areas
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) approved the recommendation to relax age-based restrictions for areas placed under Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) beginning February 1, 2021. This was announced by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Friday. “Sa MGCQ, ano po ‘yung inapruban? Pupuwede na pong lumabas ang mga bata […]
Pork price hikes in NorMin due to shortage
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The price of pork in Northern Mindanao has increased as other areas in the country has turned to the region for their meat supply in the wake of the African Swine Fever (ASF) threat, the Department of Agriculture-10 (DA-10) said Friday (Jan. 22). DA-10 has noted that swine traders from […]
Loyalty Day: 105th Birth Anniversary of Justice Leopoldo Abellera
Loyalty Day is an annual event that the Rizal Memorial Colleges celebrates every 22nd of January to honor Justice Leopoldo M. Abellera, not only on his birthday but also for his legacy, the now 73-year-old educational institution known in Davao City as RMC. Justice Abellera was RMC’s first Chairperson of the Board and President. Today, […]
Magnitude 5.1 quake jolts Davao Occidental
DAVAO CITY — Just about 22 hours after the magnitude 7.1 earthquake shook the town, another magnitude 5.1 quake was felt in Jose Abad Santos in Davao Occidental at around 6:45 in the evening, January 22. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported that that the epicenter was in Jose Abad Santos, with Depth […]
DILG asks LGU’s to prepare vaccination plans
DAVAO CITY — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged all local government units (LGUs) to prepare a local vaccination plan as provided in the DOH guidelines on the National Vaccination Program and coordinate closely with their respective DOH-Centers for Health Development in preparing this plan, DILG Undersecretary and Spokesperson Jonathan Malaya […]
Magnitude 7.1 quake hits Mindanao provinces
DAVAO CITY — The Philippines Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported a magnitude 7.1 earthquake which jolted key cities in Mindanao at about 8:23 in the evening pf January 21. Phivolcs report showed :Depth = 116 kilometers; Location = 04.92N, 127.44E – 231 km S 61° E of Jose Abad Santos (Davao Occidental) Reported Intensities: […]
Duterte lauds BARMM on its second anniversary
The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao just celebrated its second founding anniversary, Here is the speech delivered at the Rizal Hall in Malacañan Palace, Manila on 21 January 2021: Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea; Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Chief Minister Ahod Balawag Ebrahim; Finance Minister Carlos Dominguez III and the other members of […]