DAVAO ORIENTAL – In a bid to help individuals from the marginalized sector start up for their small business, the provincial government recently turned over cash assistance to identified beneficiaries from the province’s second district. A total of 65 beneficiaries have received cash assistance of P5,000 under the Nakakaisang Lingkod Bayang ng Davao Oriental (NLD) – […]
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Jubahib offers to buy produced rice from DavNor farmers at higher price
Tagum City — The Provincial government of Davao del Norte expressed willingness to buy locally produced rice in his province at P16 or P17 per kilo depending on the variety. Governor Edwin I. Jubahib made the announcement after meeting leaders from local government units who shared that rice farmers are worried because rice traders dropped […]
State must protect nurses, assure their benefits- Solon
OZAMIZ CITY — A Mindanao Congressman wants the government to protect its nurses and ensure their benefits in the midst of the pandemic and even during normal times. In light of the pandemic, Misamis Occidental Congressman Henry S. Oaminal sought for the protection of the welfare of nurses. Citing a Supreme Court decision which affirmed […]
Congressman Alvarez’s lawyer-daughter now Tagum City Councilor
DAVAO CITY — Lawyer Ana Amelia Alvarez, daughter of Davao del Norte First District Congressman Pantaleon Alvarez has been sworn into office as City Councilor of Tagum City on Friday, September 18. Attorney Alvarez, who used to serve as Chief of Staff of his father, was appointed by Partido Demokratiko Pilipino Lakas ng Bayan (PDP […]
Kapitan sa Ozamiz gisuspenso tungod sa anomalya sa SAP
DAKBAYAN SA OZAMIZ — Gisuspenso og unom ka bulan ang barangay kapitan sa Labo human masuta nga nakahimo kinig kalapasan sa pagpang-apod-apud sa Social Amelioration Program( SAP ) financial assistance. Adunay nakitang ebidensya batok kang Kapitan Titus” Bobong” Navarro, hinungdan nga ipailawom kini sa unom ka bulan nga preventive suspension. Sa balaud sa Ombudsman, ang […]
Duterte extends state of calamity due to Covid-19
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has extended the declaration of a state of calamity throughout the Philippines for one more year due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic. In Proclamation No. 1021 signed and released on Sept. 16, Friday, Duterte extended the state of calamity “for a period of one year”, or from Sept. 13, 2020, […]
Gov’t forces build projects in NPA-infested DavSur village
DIGOS CITY – Davao del Sur’s provincial police joined hands with the Philippine Army in putting up several projects for residents of a village in Kiblawan town, which has been a flashpoint for communist guerilla activities Colonel Alberto Lupaz, Davao del Sur provincial police director, led the turnover of several projects that included a concrete pathway […]
DPWH turns over Covid-19 mega isolation facility in Iligan City
DAVAO CITY—The Department of Public Works and Highways on Wednesday turned over the newly completed mega isolation facility in Iligan city to the local government. Secretary and isolation czar Mark Villar announced that a new 120-bed capacity COVID-19 quarantine facility in Iligan City, Lanao del Norte “We opened on Wednesday, September 16, 2020, an additional […]
No need to place GenSan under ECQ: Lorenzana
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – The National Task Force (NTF) against coronavirus disease (Covid-19) said on Thursday there is no need to place the city under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) despite the increasing locally transmitted infections. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, NTF chairman, said their assessment showed that the Covid-19 figures in the city are “not very alarming” and […]
Customs-Davao unveils customer care center
DAVAO CITY – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Davao launched on Thursday the agency’s Customer Care Center to address queries and transactions of clients via a digital platform. The facility is a one-stop-shop center that features services such as centralized document receiving and releasing, gate pass insurance, and other Customs service, according to Atty. […]
Lanao Sur town councilor, 3 others fall in Marawi anti-drug op
COTABATO CITY – A town councilor in Lanao del Sur, two former municipal council members, and their alleged cohort were arrested by authorities during an anti-drug operation in Marawi City on Thursday. Director Juvenal Azurin of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the Bangsamoro Region in Muslim Mindanao (PDEA-BARMM) said anti-narcotics agents seized more than PHP6.8 […]
PAF grounds Sikorsky choppers after Basilan crash
DAVAO CITY – The Philippine Air Force (PAF) grounded all its Sikorsky S-76A rescue helicopters for “prompt maintenance inspection” after one of its units crashed in Basilan province killing four passengers on Wednesday afternoon, September 16. The Philippine News Agency in a report stated that PAF spokesperson Lt. Col. Aristides Galang has ordered a team to […]
Mindanao major recipient of ‘Build, Build, Build’ projects
DAVAO CITY – Even amid the coronavirus disease health crisis, Mindanao has become the forefront of the government’s Build, Build, Build (BBB) program, widely considered as a key initiative for the country’s economic recovery. “Mindanao is at the front and center of the ‘Build, Build, Build’ infrastructure program. The Department of Finance has been able to […]