DAVAO CITY — It’s not only mercury-containing skin whitening cosmetics that are being sold online. The EcoWaste Coalition made the shocking discovery after finding mercury thermometers, which are used to measure body temperature and sphygmomanometers, which are used to measure blood pressure, as well as liquid mercury in flask containers, being sold illegally by third-party […]
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Jail guard killed as 8 inmates bolt Basilan provincial jail
ISABELA CITY, BASILAN — At least eight inmates bolted from the Basilan Provincial Jail shortly after 5 o’clock in the afternoon yesterday. Basilan Jail Warden Nul Asmawil disclosed that the jailbreak happened when jail guard Habbas Sali entered in one of the cells, prompting the inmates to grab his gun and shot him dead before […]
Davao City’s Gen. Tagum is now HPG Chief
One of Davao’s finest police officers is now faced with a challenging job after getting promotion to a star position. Police General Alexander C. Tagum, the former Davao City Police Director is now the chief of the country’s Highway patrol Group (HPG). His appointment did not surprise Davaoeños especially the people in his roots, in Kidapawan […]
San Isidro DavNor folks receive TESDA scholarship
DAVAO CITY — Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Davao del Norte grants Scholarship Program to the people of the Municipality of San Isidro, Davao del Norte. TESDA offers 29 days training program in Organic Agriculture Production NC II and 34 days training program in Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) NC II. The Training […]
NoCot strengthens support for coconut farmers
DAVAO CITY — The provincial government of North Cotabato threw support to the coconut farmers to boost the production of coco sugar. Governor Nancy A. Catamco in a meeting with the officers and members of the Provincial Coconut Industry Development Council (PCIDC) and the Office of the Provincial Agriculture (OPAG) and Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) […]
Covid-19 surge prompts Davao City to reimpose curfew and limits sale of liquor
DAVAO CITY — The city government here is reimposing the enforcement of curfew and early restriction of selling liquor during the night time following the surge of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) cases in the past days. Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio released the Executive Order No. 55 Series of 2020 An Orderorder Enforcing Curfew and Regulating other Activities Until […]
SAP nga nadawat gipamayad sa utang-Survey
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW — Gigamit nga pangbayad sa utang — kini ang migawas sa survey nga gihimo sa Department of Social Welfare and Development Office (DSWD) kauban ang United Nations World Food Program (WFP) ngadto sa mga beneficiaries sa Special Amelioration Program kon SAP, ug giunsa nila sa paggamit ang cash assistance nga ilang nadawat […]
Tambal nga hapit na mo-expire ipanghatag na – Duterte
Davao City — Giawhag ni President Rodrigo Duterte ang Department of Health nga ipanghatag na ang mga tambal nga hapit ng ma-expire aron nga magamit na kini ug di masayang ang kuarta sa gobyerno. Kini, human migawas ang report sa Commission on Audit (COA) nga base sa inventory, ang DOH duna pay 2.2Billion pesos nga […]
Israel magtukod og Konsulado sa Davao
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW —Pormal nang giablihan niadtong lunes, October 5, 2020 sa Israeli government ang pinakauna nilang honorary consulate sa Davao City. Usa kini ka oportunidad nga palambuon sa duha ka mga nasud ang bilateral ties nga naka sentro sa Mindanao, diin usa ka negosyanteng pinoy nga si Jorge Narciso Marquez ang nabutang isip Israeli honorary consul. […]
School Blues, School Woes
DAVAO CITY — The opening of the school year 2020-2021 in a new normal setting was a success but it also uncovered lapses that showed the Department of Education must rectify errors, especially for students enrolled under the modular distance learning. Secretary Leonora Briones said more than 23.6 million students have so far enrolled for School Year (SY) 2020-2021. The data […]
Lanao Norte drug bust nets 4 suspects, P6.8-M shabu
DAVAO CITY – Five suspected drug peddlers who sold P6.8 million of ‘shabu’ to government operatives are now detained at the regional office of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Cagayan de Oro City after they were arrested in a buy-bust operation on Saturday, October 10. Emerson Rosales, PDEA 10 regional director in a report […]
Koronadal PWDO chief killed in car accident
DAVAO CITY — An architect in Koronadal City who also served as chief of the city’s Person with Disabilities Office was killed in an accident on Saturday, October 10, along the national highway, Barangay Carpenter Hill, Koronadal City. Romanito Octaviano, an architect who was appointed PWDO chief was declared dead upon arrival at the Dr. […]
11 Filipinos among Asia’s top 100 scientists
MANILA – Eleven Filipinos were included on the 2020 list of The Asian Scientist 100 magazine’s most outstanding researchers, which acknowledges the success of the region’s best and brightest. “I am proud. Eleven out of 100 among so many Asian countries is a sizable share. Two are heads of DOST (Department of Science and Technology) agencies […]