OZAMIZ CITY —A lifeless but healthy newborn baby boy believed to be abandoned by her own mother was found along the river in Barangay Carmen Jimenez, Misamis Occidental, Friday morning, October 2, 2020. In a Facebook post, Resty Ann Ramo Pangan asked the parents of the baby to give justice to the angel. The baby […]
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GenSan extends GCQ status until Oct. 15
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – The entire city will remain under general community quarantine (GCQ) until Oct. 15 as local communities continue to grapple with the increasing cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) local transmission. City Mayor Ronnel Rivera ordered the GCQ extension and the sustained implementation of movement restrictions for residents as well as border lockdown through […]
New BARMM Covid-19 isolation facility to aid Maguindanao
COTABATO CITY—Bangsamoro Government officially turned over Tuesday, Sept. 29, a newly built Covid-19 temporary treatment and monitoring facility at Nuro, Upi in Maguindanao. Spokesperson Mohd Asnin Pendatun of the Bangsamoro Inter Agency Task Force (BIATF) on Covid-19 said the construction of isolation facility forms part of the continuous efforts and strategies of the Bangsamoro Government […]
Dipolog Court dimisses cyber-libel case filed against Ozamiz Councilor
DIPOLOG CITY — The Office of the City Prosecutor of Dipolog City has junked the Cyber Libel case filed by Atty. Rey Obnimaga, Jr. and Atty. Emerald Pancho of Dipolog City against Ozamiz City Councilor Roland “Dinky” Suizo, Jr. and social media practitioner Wedelino “Weeda” Callora. The complainants, lawyers of some party defendants in an […]
Groundbreaking for Davao-Samal bridge set in January 2021
Davao City — Despite hitches, Island garden City of Samal Mayor Al David Uy revealed, the groundbreaking for the Davao-Samal bridge will take place in January 2021. Uy said the September 24, 2020 meeting with Department of Public Works and Highways Undersecretary Emil Sadain and Davao del Norte Governor Edwin I. Jubahib has threshed out some issues and […]
DepEd assures to help parents, teachers as classes start
MANILA – Barely two days before classes officially start on Monday, the Department of Education assures that it will help parents and students cope with the online blended mode of learning. “May mga pagsasanay, trainings na ginagawa po ang ating Kagawaran ng Edukasyon para ang mga magulang pati po ang ating mga guro, of course, ay mahasa […]
Ozamiz City launches P1.5-M livelihood projects for IPs and 4Ps beneficiaries
OZAMIZ CITY — The city government here launched livelihood programs from the Department of Social Welfare and Development to benefit the Indigenous Peoples and the 4Ps beneficiaries in an effort to help them augment the economic impact brought about by the health pandem The P1.5-million worth of projects having four beneficiaries in Barangay Trigos, was inaugurated on […]
NPC issues ‘Do’s, Don’ts’ for online classes
MANILA – The National Privacy Commission (NPC) on Friday released a list of “do’s and don’ts” for online classes ahead of the opening of the school year 2020-2021 through blended learning in public schools next week. The guidelines, published in NPC Bulletin No. 16, aims to help students, parents, teachers, and schools at safeguarding sensitive personal […]
Morales, 9 other top PhilHealth execs charged before Ombudsman
MANILA – The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday formally endorsed to the Office of the Ombudsman the complaint against senior officials including the chief of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth). In his letter to Ombudsman Samuel Martires, Justice Undersecretary Adrian Ferdinand Sugay said the complaint of the National Bureau of Investigation on irregularities in […]
Buntis nga nagdumala og live streaming sex show sa internet sikop sa Ozamiz
DAKBAYAN SA OZAMIZ — Gipasaka na ang kaso batok sa nadakpang buntis nga nagdumala og live sex show sa internet sa gipahigayong entrapment operation niadtong Sabado, Septiembre 26, sa Sitio Bitoon Aguada ning dakbayan. Nasikop si Analyn Bangcolongan Tabibina, 22 anyos, minyo, buntis, nga nagpuyo sa Sitio Bitoon Aguada, subay sa mga warrant of arrest […]
Palace counts on timely passage of 2021 budget
MANILA – Saying members of the House of Representatives seemed to have settled the speakership dispute, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Thursday said lawmakers have to respond to President Rodrigo Dutete’s appeal to pass the proposed PHP4.5-trillion budget for 2021 without delay. “Tingin ko tapos na naman po iyong controversy ‘no at ang talagang paulit-ulit na pakiusap ni […]
Covid-19 infects 196 health workers, 54 front-liners in Caraga
BUTUAN CITY – A total of 196 healthcare workers and 54 other front-liners have been infected in Caraga Region since the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic was declared in March this year, the Department of Health (DOH) said Wednesday. The number of healthcare workers infected represent 15 percent of the total infection in the region and […]
PLDT begins clean-up of idle copper cables
MANILA – As PLDT Inc. continues its nationwide fiber network upgrade, the integrated telecommunications company has also launched a clean-up drive to remove copper cables that are no longer in use. In a statement on Wednesday, PLDT said its cleanup drive complies with national and local laws that require utility companies to repair or remove sagging […]